Kiltorcan

147 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kiltorcan, from 15 m² to 389,610 m² (38.96 ha, 96.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 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 Kiltorcan 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.

• 17 Aug 2026N/a

  to construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2660518

• 22 Apr 2026Unconditional

  of 20/127

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 2639

• 19 Mar 2026Conditional

  to demolish part of existing shed / slatted tank to accommodate proposed new build and to construct a new slatted tank and with roofed shed, accommodating straw bed area and central passage, including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660156

• 28 Nov 2025Conditional

  for the construction of an agricultural building with cubicles and underground slatted storage tanks and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560766

• 13 Oct 2025N/a

  for the Earthworks carried out on site includinq levellinq of qround, modifyinq the existinq boundary, relocation of the earth mound and layinq of hard-core base over new area of site and Permission for chanqe of use from Aqricultural to overflow carpark and all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2560654

• 4 Sept 2024Conditional

  for retention for alterations to dwelling house as constructed to that granted under Planning application P19/405, i.e. reduced floor area, relocation of front entrance and reconfiguration of bedroom / living areas, including all site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2460420

• 22 Aug 2024Conditional

  for development at this site. The development will provide for the upgrade of the Ballyhale Wastewater Treatment Plant and will generally comprise the following: Installation of a new automatic inlet screen; construction of a new stormwater holding tank; construction of a new sludge holding tank; construction of a new balance tank with associated access stairs and platform; construction of a new supernatant pumping station; construction of a new washwater booster pumping station; demolition of the existing sludge holding tank; demolition of the existing balance tank; and all ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460407

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  to construct a concrete silage slab with retaining walls and concrete apron, including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360331

• 23 Dec 2022Conditional

  1. The removal of the temporary marquee and replacement with a single storey Function Room, ancillary service areas, storage, male toilets, female toilets, and accessible toilet. 2. Retention of the construction of the kitchen preparation area, cold room and dry store adjacent to the proposed Function Room and existing permitted Bar/Restaurant.3. Retention of the conversion of the existing hayshed store as a covered multipurpose event space to include eating area, Indoor market and covered event space together with an external market and event area. This market is intended to be held on Sunday’s only. 4. Permission to construct a new extension comprising of proposed new accessible and gender neutral WC’s, staff room and storage together with a proposed new pergola to the west elevation of the existing hayshed building. 5. Permission for the construction of a new Sewage Treatment Plant and percolation area to service the existing Bar/ Restaurant, proposed new Function Room and the Hayshed covered market and event space WC’s.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360003

• 9 Jul 2021Conditional

  for alterations to the previously granted solar farm in the townlands of Ballyhale and Kiltorcan (Kilkenny County Council Reg Ref. 16592, and An Bord Pleanala Reg Ref. PL10.247616) as amended by Kilkenny County Council Reg Ref. 19538. Permission was originally granted for a Solar photovoltaic installation comprising up to 26,100m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 4 no. inverters housed in 2 units, 1 no. 20kV substation, security fencing, new entrance onto public road, access tracks, CCTV; underground cable and ducts including underground cable and ducts along the public road to the entrance of the existing Ballyhale substation within the townland of Kilcorcan, Co. Kilkenny and all associated ancillary development works and services. Permission was sought for a period of 10 years. Permission was subsequently granted for the addition of 4 no. battery storage containers and extension to the operational period of the solar farm from 25 years to 30 years. Permission is now sought for the following: increase the area of solar panels from up to 26,100 m2 to up to 30,500 m2; increase in height to the permitted solar panels from 2.72m to 2.82m and; permission to increase the operational period of the solar farm from 30 years to 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21595

• 28 Apr 2021Conditional

  for the construction of an extension to existing single-storey dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21349

• 10 Nov 2020Conditional

  for indefinite retention of an existing detached domestic garage and store to the rear of dwelling

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 20767

• 27 Aug 2020Refused

  to erect dwellinghouse, domestic garage and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20565

• 17 Aug 2020N/a

  of permission to hold a weekend Artisans Farmer's Market in and around the existing covered agricultural structure known as 'The Hayshed.' This Market is intended to be held on one day of the weekend throughout most of the year. This will generally be held between the hours of 10.00am and 17.00pm

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 20537

• 10 Jul 2020N/a

  to retain Marquee to side of existing Clubhouse for the use of a function room and to retain storage shed to rear of existing Clubhouse and all associated site development works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 20443

• 4 Jun 2020Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20342

• 4 Mar 2020Conditional

  for the importation of soil & stone (LOW Code 17 05 04) for the raising of an agricultural field/ restoration of a disused quarry in order to improve the agricultural output of the field/disused quarry

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20127

• 19 Feb 2020Conditional

  for development of a hay shed, concrete apron and associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2095

• 14 Jan 2020Conditional

  for a change of house type to that granted on Planning Application P19/405, with all other works as per this application, including all necessary siteworks

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 208

• 23 Dec 2019N/a

  for a change of house type to that granted on Planning Application P19/405, with all other works as per this application, including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19965

• 19 Sept 2019Conditional

  to construct a new short stay / holiday camping park consisting of 11 no. glamping pods, new bore well, new sewerage treatment system / percolation area and parking area, including all additional site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19666

• 1 Aug 2019Conditional

  for development comprising the provision of four battery storage containers which are required for the operation of the previously granted solar farm in the townlands of Ballyhale and Kitorcan, Co. Kilkenny (Reg. Ref. 16592 and PL10.247616). This planning application also includes an extension to the operational permission of the solar farm to be increased from 25 to 30 years and a reduction in the validity period of planning approval from 10 to 4 years,

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19538

• 11 Jun 2019Conditional

  for renovations and upgrading of our existing dwelling house, namely additional floor area to living spaces and additional bedrooms, gym, new sewerage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19405

• 8 Oct 2018Conditional

  to construct a dormer dwelling and detached garage, with treatment system/polishing filter, and all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 18664

• 8 Nov 2017Conditional

  planning/retention permission for 1. proposed kitchen extension to the rear and proposed covered patio area to the side of existing clubhouse, 2. retention of existing changing rooms to the rear of existing clubhouse and retention of existing extension to the front of the existing clubhouse and all associated site development works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 17734

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• KK032-028 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KK032-044 Mound
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kiltorcan.

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

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2212 (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.

• Kiltorcan, Ballyhale10 sales

Name

Kiltorcan · Cill Torcáin

Area

3,953,262 m² (395.33 ha, 976.87 acres)

Civil parish

Derrynahinch, and its townlands

Barony

Knocktopher

Electoral division

Kiltorcan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kiltorcan electoral division: 188 people in 54 households; 90% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhale, Castlebanny, Derrynahinch, Knockwilliam, Moanroe Commons

Placenames

Kiltorcan 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.