Kilsaran

90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilsaran, from 1 m² to 150,709 m² (15.07 ha, 37.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 53 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Infrastructure and Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for a new single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460788

• 20 Mar 2023Conditional

  Permission for the upgrade of the Castlebellingham Wastewater Treatment Plant and will comprise of the following: construction of a new inlet works complete with an automatic screen, storm overflow chamber, grit removal system and associated access stairs, gantry and platforms; the construction of a new storm water holding tank complete with internal cleaning system, internal storm return pumps, access stairs and platform; construction of new final effluent wash water pumping station; and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application

  Permission · Louth County Council, 23132

• 10 Mar 2021Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of new store, associated car parking, drainage infrastructure and for all associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 25/06/2021*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21244

• 29 Nov 2019Conditional

  Permission for four dormer roof windows and relocating velux roof window to front of existing dwelling house

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19992

• 13 Dec 2018Conditional

  Permission is sought to convert existing 1960s ballroom block into 11 no. ensuite bedrooms, storage areas and circulation, including passenger lift, alterations to existing 1960s ballroom elevations, re-surfacing of adjoining carpark, landscaping, re-location & screening of gas tanks & bins storage zone, the demolition of existing single storey shed to south of the site, and construction of replacement single storey building, containing 9 no. ensuite bedrooms, cleaners store, construction of boat house and machinery store building, retention of security gates and associated site works at Protected Structure ID No. LHS015-005, A Natura Impact Statement has been included as part of this application.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 181018

• 21 May 2018N/a

  The development consists of the construction of 243m of 2.4m high Palisade Fencing around the perimeter of the site and the installation of one manually operated lockable gate suited to match perimeter fencing.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18381

• 6 Apr 2018N/a

  PERMISSION for development will consist of the construction of 243m of 2.4m high Palisade Fencing around the perimeter of the site and the installation of one manually operated lockable gate suited to match perimeter fencing.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18253

• 22 Feb 2017Conditional

  Retention permission and permission for the following: A. Retention of existing building that was to be demolished under planning ref. 06/1613. B. Full planning permission for refurbishment of this building. C. Internal alterations to provide 1 no. multi-purpose area that can alternatively be used as 2 no. or 4 no. dressing rooms by provision of folding separation walls and associated toilet/shower facilities. D. All associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17129

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilsaran.

Recorded monuments

• LH015-006 Religious house - Knights Templars
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Preceptory of Knights Templars recorded at Kilsaran in 1307. No visible trace. (Leslie 1908, 21; CLAJ 1943, 207)

• LH015-007 Earthwork
  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.

• LH015-011001 Church
  Description

  Indicated on Taylor and Skinner's map (1777). All that survives of church are two featureless sections of walls. A number of 18th century headstones in graveyard. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 May 2012

• LH015-011004 Graveyard
  Description

  Sub-rectangular shaped graveyard surrounding church remains (LH015-011001-). A number of graveslabs dating to the early eighteenth century noted (CLAJ 1922, 104; CLAJ 1951 114-7). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 May 2012

Architectural heritage

• Spencer House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over basement former rectory, built c. 1780, now in use as private house. Rectangular-plan, flat-roofed addition to north c. 1900, side entrance. Pitched slate roof hidden by parapet, painted smooth rendered chimneystacks, gutter hidden by parapet, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, painted plinth course, string course separating ground and first floor east elevation. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted moulded architraves to ground and first floor windows, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows to ground and first floor, three-over-six to second floor. Round-headed door opening, limestone doorcase comprising broken pediment supported on fluted brackets flanking decorative fanlight, painted timber and glazed double door, accessed by flight of dressed limestone steps, railing surround basement area. Red brick outbuildings surround gravelled courtyard to rear (west). House situated in own grounds, overlooking fields to east, gravelled avenue to south, site bounded by stone wall, red brick gate piers containing metal security gates.

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic church, dated 1814. T-plan, three-stage belfry entrance tower to east elevation dated 1856, gable-fronted porches to north and south transepts, single-storey flat-roofed sacristy to west c. 1970. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, limestone verge coping to north and south gables and porches, carved stone cross finials to porches, crenellated limestone parapet to east, moulded cast-iron gutters supported on stone corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes; tooled limestone crenellated and pinnacled parapet to belfry. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to east elevation and belfry, block-and-start limestone quoins, limestone string courses to separate stages, painted plinth; painted roughcast rendered walling to nave, transepts and west elevation; stepped ashlar limestone clasping buttresses to corners. Pointed arch window openings, painted stone block-and-start surround, roll-moulded hood moulding, painted tooled stone sills, stained glass windows to nave and transepts; pointed arch lancet windows to east elevation, chamfered ashlar limestone surround and sill, stained glass windows; oculus to west elevation, tooled limestone surround, plain-glazed window. Pointed arch door opening to east, chamfered tooled limestone surround, hood moulding, lattice-glazed fanlight, timber vertically-sheeted double doors, leading steps; pointed arch door openings to porches, chamfered tooled limestone block-and-start surround, timber vertically sheeted double doors, leaded fanlight. Interior of church renovated in 1990, carved and painted plaque to interior reads, "The Revd, Eugene O'Daly Pastor of the united Parish of Kilsaran and Stabanon was appointed to care for the aforesaid Parish by the most Revd Doctor O'Reilly Primate of Ireland and took on the charge of it Jan, the 11th 1791 laid the first Stone of this Chapel in honour of the B.V.M. July 18th 1814 and departed this life March 15th 1822 AD'. Graveyard to north with horizontal and upright grave markers, caretakers lodge to north-east, decorative wrought and cast-iron railings and gates.

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 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_3034 (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.

• Kilsaran, Castlebellingham7 sales

Name

Kilsaran · Cill Sáráin

Area

1,786,771 m² (178.68 ha, 441.52 acres)

Civil parish

Kilsaran, and its townlands

Barony

Ardee

Electoral division

Castlebellingham, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castlebellingham electoral division: 1,882 people in 704 households; 72% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Braganstown, Castlebellingham, Drumleck, Greenmount, Milestown, Williamstown

Placenames

Kilsaran 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.