Laharan
Townland in the civil parish of Killorglin, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Leathfhearann
- Area
- 348 ha
- 860 acres
- Land parcels
- 556
- registered freehold, median 1,743 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 50
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
556 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Laharan, from 8 m² to 118,000 m² (11.8 ha, 29.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 71 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 135 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4Built up Area (Built up area)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial, Retail (Commercial, retail)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S1Education
Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 May 2026N/a
(A) construct a two story semi-detached mixed use building comprising of 2 no. ground floor commercial units (floor area 192.80sq.m) with rear storage yards, 2 no. first floor two bedroom Apartments (floor area 199.50sq.m) with rear balconies and 2 no. Bin Stores. (B) construct a new access roadway including paths, parking area, underground services and all associated site works, boundary treatments, landscaping and ancillary works in accordance with plans and particulars submitted.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2687
1 May 2026Conditional
Retention Planning Permission to Retain 2 No. Exiting Houses within a revised site boundary
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2660386
23 Sept 2025Conditional
Planning Permission to Construct Single Storey Dwelling house and domestic store / garage served by Mechanical Treatment unit and Polishing filter, site entrance and associated site works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560860
16 Apr 2025Conditional
Permission for the following (1) To construct a dwellinghouse extension onto my house (2) To convert my existing house to a granny flat and extend same (3) To demolish old shed (4) To install a new effluent treatment tank and polishing filter at Laharan, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560299
4 Apr 2025Refused
Outline planning permission to construct a new dwelling house, install a mechanical treatment unit and polishing filter and all associated site works at Laharan, Killorglin, Co Kerry for Brid Joy
Outline permission · Kerry County Council, 2560254
15 Nov 2024Conditional
Planning permission for Alterations and refurbishment of the existing dwelling house consisting of 1) Demolition of existing Car-Port, Boiler house /Store and Rear Sunroom 2) Construction of Extension to existing Dwelling house 3) Construction of Domestic Store / Garage 4) Construction of detached Home office Structure with all associated site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460890
17 Jul 2024Conditional
Planning Permission for a change of use from office use to residential use, to demolish the existing front porch, to alter the existing building, to construct an extension for residential use and to carry out Ancillary Site works at Iveragh Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry.
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460468
22 Mar 2024Refused
Outline planning permission to construct a new dwelling house, install a mechanical treatment unit and polishing filter and all associated site works at Laharan, Killorglin, Co Kerry for Brid Joy.
Outline permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460173
18 Aug 2023Refused
TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE C/W NEW SEPTIC TANK AND SECONDARY TREATMENT "PURAFLOW" PEAT FILTERS OVER A SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND PARTICULARS SUBMITTED
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23926
12 Jul 2023Conditional
To erect a new dwelling and install a septic tank and percolation area
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360028
31 May 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY DWELLING ON EXISTING SERVICED SITE AND ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23629
31 May 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY DWELLING ON EXISTING SERVICED SITE NO.9 AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23631
31 May 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCT A TWO-STOREY DWELLING ON EXISTING SERVICED SITE NO.1 AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23632
4 May 2023Conditional
(A) RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AND ATTACHED GRANNY FLAT AS-CONSTRUCTED WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REG. NO. 94/923) (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE; (C) RETAIN EXISTING AS-BUILT DOMESTIC SHED AT THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE SITE; (D) PERMISSION TO PARTIALLY DEMOLISH TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE EXISTING DOMESTIC SHED (E) RETENTION PERMISSION FOR NEW AS-BUILT SMALL SHED STORE ATTACHED TO THE GRANNY FLAT; (F) PERMISSION FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23492
19 Oct 2022Conditional
EXTEND EXISTING CARPARK, WITH ASSOCATED SERVICES INCLUDING LIGHTING
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221092
27 Jun 2022N/a
CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE C/W NEW SEPTIC TANK AND SECONDARY TREATMENT "PURAFLOW" PEAT FILTERS OVER A SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND PARTICULARS SUBMITTED
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22672
4 May 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCT A NEW LICENCED DISCOUNT FOODSTORE WITH ANCILLARY INFRANSTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (ALL TOTALLING 2224.5 SQM GROSS FLORR SPACE AND RANGING IN HEIGHT EQUIVALENT FROM 1 TO 2 STOREYS), AT A SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.9156 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPSED LICENCED DISCOUNT FOODSTORE (2,200 SQ M GROSS FLOOR SPACE) WILL CONSIST OF A RETAIL SALES AREA WITH ANCILLARY OFF-LICENCE USE AND BAKERY (TOTAL NET RETAIL SALES AREA OF 1,398 SQM), ENTRANCE POD, PUBLIC FACILITIES (INCL. LOBBY AND TOILETS), STAFF FACILITES (INCL. WELFARE LOBBIES TOILETS, CLOAK/CHANGE ROOMS, STAFF CANTEEN, MEETING ROOM AND OPERATIONAL OFFICE), IT ROOM, PLANT ROOM, DELIVERY AREA AND STORAGE (INCL. COLD STORAGE AND DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME), AND EXTERNAL COV ERED TROLLEY BAY AREA WITH 8 NO. BICYCLE PARKING SPACES (57.39 SQ M EXTERNAL COVERED FLOOR AREA); ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANEL ARRAY TOTALLING 980 SQ M; CORPORATE SIGNAGE CONSISTING OF 2 NO. BUILDING MOUNTED CORPORATE INTERALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS, 3 NO. WALL MOUNTED EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED POSTER PANEL DISPLAY BOARDS, 1 NO. EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED POSTER DISPLAY BOARD ADN 1 NO. FREE STANDING INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FLAGPOLE SIGN AT ENTRANCE; 131 NO. SURFACE CAR PARKING SPACES (5 NO. DISABLED, 5 NO. PARENT AND CHILD, 2 NO. EV CHARGING, AND 119 NO. REGULAR). BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, RETAINING WALLS HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING (INCL. RAISING OF SITE LEVELS) SERVICES (INCL. SITE DRAINAGE ACCOMMODATION WORKS AND UNDER GROUND SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION STORAGE) ESB SUBSTATION (24.5 SQM GROSS FLOOR SPACE), AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. PRIMARY VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED LICENCED DISCOUNT FOODSTORE WILL BE PROVIDED VIA A NEW SITE ENTRANCE FROM THE IVERAGH ROAD (N70 NATIONAL SECONDARY ROAD); AND SECONDARY PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED VIA A SEPARATE NEW DEDICATED PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE FROM THE OFF THE IVERAGE ROAD (N70 NATIONAL SECONDARY ROAD)
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22461
31 Mar 2022Conditional
INSTALL AREA OF (708 SQ.M) PV SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOFS OF THE SUPERMARKET
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22349
30 Mar 2022Conditional
RENOVATE AND EXTEND DWELLING HOUSE
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22337
3 Mar 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCT EXTENSIONS AND ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22229
28 Jan 2022Conditional
REDEVELOP PREMISES FORMERLY KNOWS AS SHEILA O'NEILLS/DAIL BAR TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE TO CREATE WIDER LANEWAY ACCESS ON GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, WITH FRONT ELEVATION CHANGES (2) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING BAR WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW STAIRWELL TO THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS (3) CONSTRUCTION OF TOILETS AND KEG STORE AT REAR (4) ROOFING AND REFURBISHING EXISTING DOUBLE HEIGHT OUTBUILDING FOR USE AS BAR AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (5) DEVELOPMENT OF REAR YARD AS BEER GARDEN COMPLETE WITH PARASOLS AND AWNINGS (6) REDEVELOPMENT OF FIRST FLOOR AS APARTMENT AND STAFF FACILITIES AND (7) REDEVELOPMENT OF SECOND FLOOR AS APARTMENT
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2277
19 Jan 2022Conditional
PROVIDE AN OFF LICENCE IN PART OF SHOP
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2230
28 Sept 2021Refused
CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE AND PRIVATE SHED WITH NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211096
21 Jul 2021Conditional
CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS AT THE EXISTING STORE, (1) TO CONSTRUCT A CAFÉ/RESTAURANT (2) CONSTRUCT AN EXTERNAL CUSTOMER SEATING AREA (3) ALTER EXISTING ENTRANCE/EXIT TO N70 (4) CONSTRUCT A BUS PARKING AREA (5) MAKE ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING CAR PARK LAYOUT (6) CONSTRUCT NEW PORTAL FRAME TYPE STRUCTURE TO PARTIALLY REPLACE EXISTING POLY TUNNELS AND (7) ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES
Permission · Kerry County Council, 21830
30 Jun 2021Conditional
TO RETAIN EXISTING SUN-LOUNGE AS CONSTRUCTED
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21722
The 25 most recent of 50 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Laharan.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Laharan.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Laharan.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_63 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Laharan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Laharan · An Leathfhearann
- Area
- 3,479,511 m² (347.95 ha, 859.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killorglin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Electoral division
- Killorglin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Killorglin electoral division: 4,670 people in 1,826 households; 66% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Castleconway, Farrantoreen, Garrane East, Garrane West, Knockyline, Rangue, Reen, Tullig More
- Placenames
- Laharan 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.