Kealid

104 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kealid, from 42 m² to 618,794 m² (61.88 ha, 152.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Kealid in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  RED III: The erection of 4 no Vestas V47 wind turbines (45.00m tower height, 69.85m tip height), the construction of 4 no 23.00 sq m electrical sub-stations / control buildings, the construction of 1 no. 70.00 sq. m storage building, site access tracks, hard standing areas, and associated ancillary works. The development is covered by the provision of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provision of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulation 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 26138

• 29 Jun 2026Conditional

  erect a bungalow type dwelling house with a wastewater treatment unit and soil polishing filter, also to create an entrance to same, all on his site

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 26105

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  Retention Permission to retain existing 3no. private sheds on site

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660460

• 13 Feb 2026N/a

  INCOMPLETE: RED III A 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of c. 349 hectares in the town lands of Kealid, Gortdromagownagh, Lissaniska (Newtownsandes), Beennanaspuck, Pilgrim hill, Shronebeirne, Lacka East, and Trien in Co. Kerry. This application relates to renewable energy development as defined by the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The solar farm will consist of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 37 no. hardstanding locations for electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L-10071 public road; horizontal road crossings for underground power and communications cables and ducts under the R523, L-1021, L-10071 and the L-6035; 15 no. solar farm site entrances as follows, 3 no. on the L-1021 public road (2 no. upgrades to existing agricultural field access and 1 no. upgrade to existing commercial inert waste sites), 2 no. on the L-1022 public road (upgrades to existing agricultural field/farmyard access), 3 no. on the L-6035 public road (1 no. upgrade to existing private road access, 2 no. upgrades to existing agricultural field access), 1 no. on the R-523 public road (upgrades to existing agricultural field access), 6 no. on the L-10071 public road (4 no. upgrades to existing agricultural field access and 2 no. new access); 5 no. passing bays to serve the l-10071 and 3 no. passing bays to serve the L-6035 public road; access gates; 5 no. temporary site compounds of c. 4,050 sq m each to be used for storage during construction activity; weather stations; security fencing; CCTV; felling of c. 1.5ha of forestry; internal culvert crossings; Installation of onsite transformer compound with associated electrical infrastructure in the town land of Beennanaspuck and a prefabricated containerised 110 kV GIS switching station in the town land of Shronebeirne to facilitate a future over-the fence connection to the adjacent Knockanure 220/110 kV substation located within the town land of Trien. The transformer compound will include an Independent Power Producer Building of c. 158.5 sq m, a 110 kV transformer, MV Switchgear, an 18 m high lightning monopole mast, boundary fence and associated ancillary development; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; boundary fencing and all associated ancillary drainage development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660103

• 5 Sept 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF FARM BUILDINGS; (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED CATTLE HOUSE, COMPLETE WITH ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANK, CATTLE CRUSH, AND A ROOFED FEED PASSAGE ON DEMOLISHED BUILDING'S FOOTPRINT; (3) CONSTRUCTION OF ANCILLARY CONCRETE YARD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 25228

• 4 Dec 2023Conditional

  To retain a dwellinghouse with extension and covered carport within revised site boundaries

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360386

• 18 Jan 2022Conditional

  REPLACE THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREAS WITH A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND RAISED SAND POLISHING FILTER ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2227

• 11 Oct 2021Conditional

  ERECT A BUNGALOW WITH ATTIC DEVELOPMENT WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211156

• 1 Oct 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN UNROOFED SLATTED EASY FEED ENCLOSURE COMPLETE WITH THE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANK AND REPLACEMENT CONCRETE YARD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20909

• 10 Jan 2020Conditional

  (A) 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WASTE FACILITY FOR THE IMPORTATION OF INERT WASTE MATERIAL COMPRISING OF SOIL AND STONE (LoW 17 05 04 & LoW 20 02 02), CONCRETE (LoW 17 01 01) BRICKS (LoW 17 01 02), TILES AND CERAMICS (LoW 17 01 03), MIXTURE OF CONCRETE, BRICKS, TILES AND CERAMICS (17 01 07), DREDGING SPOIL (LoW 17 05 06) AND TRACK BALLAST (LoW 17 05 08) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILLING AND RAISING LAND TO IMPROVE IT FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. THE SITE WHICH IS PRESENTLY USED AS AGRICULTRUAL GRASSLAND WILL REVERT BACK TO AGRICULTRUAL GRASSLAND AFTER THE WORKS ARE COMPLETED. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE A WASTE FACILITY PERMIT FROM KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL TO AUTHORISE THE ACTIVITY. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) IS INCLUDED WITH THE APPICATION (B) CREATE NEW ENTRANCE AND INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2010

• 8 Jun 2018Conditional

  RETAIN HOUSE, GARAGE / DOMESTIC STORAGE AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18554

• 27 Apr 2018N/a

  RETAIN HIS HOUSE, GARAGE / DOMESTIC STORAGE AREA, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED BOUNDARIES

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 18391

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

• KE011-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Lissalon/Lios a Loin (fort of the blackbird) is marked on the 1841-42 and 1939 OS maps as a circular enclosure that has been slightly cut on its W side by a road running N-S. No surface trace of this site survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 427. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

Architectural heritage

• Corpus Christi Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1960–1965 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height flat-roofed International Modern style single-cell Roman Catholic church, dated 1963, with four-bay side elevations. Concrete slab roof with beams. Buff-coloured concrete brick side walls in English bond. Metal framed glazed screen walls with similar framed clerestory windows between beams of roof. Single volume interior with carved screen forming porch, plastered screen as reredos and half-height timber partitions to sacristy and offices. Concrete flagged floor and concrete brick walls. Polished limestone altar, lectern and font. Freestanding iron belfry, built c. 1965, to south-east of site possibly incorporating bell of earlier church. Concrete flagged podium and steps to front at same level as internal floor. Architect Ronald Tallon - Michael Scott & Partners.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kealid.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Kealid with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Kealid · Caolad

Area

3,553,062 m² (355.31 ha, 877.98 acres)

Civil parish

Knockanure, and its townlands

Barony

Iraghticonnor

Electoral division

Newtownsandes, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Newtownsandes electoral division: 1,135 people in 451 households; 79% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carhooearagh, Derry, Drommurher, Gortdromagownagh, Lissaniska, Moyvane South

Placenames

Kealid on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.