Emlagh West

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Emlagh West, from 9 m² to 55,064 m² (5.51 ha, 13.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 43 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism & Related (Tourism and related)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.2Wastewater
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Office, Business/Technology Park and related (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Commercial, Retail (Commercial, retail)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.4Seaport/Harbour
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Park (Open space, park)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Landscape Protection (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 1 Oct 2026N/a

  Permission to carry out the following works to an existing dwelling house which is a protected structure Ref. RPS KY -0285 ( 1) Replacement of all existing windows & doors, (2) Complete electrical rewiring throughout the property, ( 3 ) Complete mechanical upgrade throughout the property, ( 4 ) Installation of insulated internal wall lining to improve thermal performance, (5 ) Replacement of existing oil boiler with an air-to-water heat pump heating system, ( 6 ) Conversion of the existing rear bedroom into a bathroom, and conversion of the existing external bathroom into a storage unit, ( 7 ) Carry out alterations / modifications to dormer windows and re-slate existing roof and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660950

• 23 Sept 2026N/a

  construct a two storey structure incorporating two number living units with all associated ancillary services and connections

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660917

• 7 Aug 2026Conditional

  permission to construct a flat roof canopy and support columns with an area of 97 sqm and glazed wind break, to part of the existing dining room

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660739

• 5 Jun 2026Conditional

  to renovate & extend existing dwelling house which is a protected structure Ref. RPS KY 043 019 including proposed demolition of existing detached shed with the construction of a new detached shed and all associated ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2660508

• 16 Apr 2026Conditional

  to Retain Existing Guesthouse, Existing Shed and all associated site works within Revised Site Boundaries and Planning Permission to construct an extension to existing guesthouse to serve as private accommodation with all necessary modifications to existing structure

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2660334

• 24 Feb 2026Conditional

  for ( a ) retention permission to retain existing dwelling house within revised site boundaries and ( b) full permission to ( 1) demolish existing attached boiler house, ( 2) carry out modifications / renovate existing dwelling house, (3) construct two no. single storey extensions ( to the side and to the rear ) of existing dwelling house, ( 4 ) install an external stairs to serve basement and ( 5) decommission existing septic tank and connect to existing dwelling house to the existing public sewer

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660146

• 18 Feb 2026Conditional

  The development is Planning Permission to (A) Renovate existing single-storey dwelling house with minor elevational changes (B) to raise the roof level (height) of the single-storey dwelling house to convert the attic space into living accommodation with rooflights to the front elevation (C) demolish existing rear extension and shed (D) to extend the dwelling to the rear and for permission for all associated site works at Emlagh West, Cooleen, Dingle, Co. Kerry – V92N8X9.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660119

• 4 Dec 2025N/a

  The development is Planning Permission to (A) Renovate existing single-storey dwelling house with minor elevational changes (B) to raise the roof level (height) of the single-storey dwelling house to convert the attic space into living accommodation with rooflights to the front (C) demolish existing rear extension and shed (D) to extend the dwelling to the rear and for permission for all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561128

• 26 Mar 2025Refused

  The development is Planning Permission to (A) Renovate an existing single storey dwelling house with minor elevational changes (B) to raise the roof level (height) of the single storey dwelling house to convert the attic space to living accommodation with first floor box dormer to the front (C) to extend the property to the rear and for permission for all associated site works at Emlagh West, Cooleen, Dingle, Co. Kerry – V92N8X9

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2560223

• 16 Nov 2023Refused

  (A) Retention permission to retain additional floor area of an existing dwelling house comprising additional building width, additional building height and attic accommodation. (B) Retention permission to retain an existing garden shed. (C) Planning permission to construct a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. (D) Planning permission to install additional windows comprising 1no. 2nd storey gable window to the rear, and roof lights to the front and side of the dwelling and (E) all ancillary site works related to all of the above.

  Retention, 2 homes · Kerry County Council, 2360336

• 25 Apr 2023Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING OVERFLOW CAR PARK TO THE EAST OF THE ACCESS ROAD. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE (4484M2) OVERFLOW CAR PARK, CONSISTING OF (A) THE FORMING OF A NEW CAR PARK SURFACE, (B) SITE LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND (C) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ON THIS SITE

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 23451

• 8 Mar 2023N/a

  (1) DEVELOP THE (4484M2) OVERFLOW CAR PARK TO THE EAST OF THE ACCESS ROAD AND (2) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 23241

• 23 May 2022Conditional

  1) RETAIN EXTERNAL COVERED DINING AREA, FLOOR AREA 154.26M2 WITH ASSOCIATED RETRACTABLE AWNING SYSTEM OVER (2) THE RETENTION OF A (48M2) SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE HOTEL (3) THE RETENTION OF A (8M2) COVERED ENTRANCE TO THE SIDE OF THE HOTEL

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 22547

• 12 May 2022Conditional

  RENOVATE AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WHICH IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF. RPS KY 043 019 INCLUDING PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED SHED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETACHED SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22501

• 4 Apr 2022N/a

  RETAIN (1) RETRACTABLE AWNING (2) RETAIN 48M2 SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE HOTEL (3) RETAIN 8M2 COVERED ENTRANCE TO THE SIDE OF THE DINGLE SKELLIG HOTEL

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 22361

• 14 Aug 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PUBLIC SEWER CONNECTION AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20724

• 12 Aug 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PUBLIC SEWER CONNECTION AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20717

• 12 Mar 2020N/a

  RENOVATE AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLLING HOUSE WHICH IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF RPS KY 043 018, INCLUDING PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSIONS AND DETACHED SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20242

• 12 Feb 2020N/a

  ERECT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE IN PLACE OF AN EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20124

• 23 Apr 2019Conditional

  RETAIN BOILER HOUSE ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY FLUE-PIPE

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19412

• 22 Feb 2019Conditional

  TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH A PUBLIC SEWER CONNECTION AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Outline permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19176

• 18 Apr 2017Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCT OF A PART 3 STOREY AND PART 4 STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DINGLE SKELLIG HOTEL, TO CONSIST OF 32 NO. BEDROOMS (CIRCA. 1,510.99M2), (2) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HOTEL ENTRANCE (CIRCA. 53.58M2), (3) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HOTEL RESTAURANT (CIRCA. 131.77M2), (4) THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING BEDROOM BLOCK ELEVATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR EXTERNAL INSULATION AND REVISED FENESTRATION, (5) THE REMODELLING OF THE EXISTING SURFACE CAR PARKING, (6) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CAR PARK AND (7) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING NECESSARY, TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 17346

• 15 Mar 2017N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A PART 3 STOREY AND PART 4 STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DINGLE SKELLIG HOTEL TO CONSIST OF 32 NO. BEDROOMS (CIRCA 1,510.99M2) (2) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HOTEL ENTRANCE ( CIRCA 53.58M2) (3) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HOTEL RESTAURANT ( CIRCA 131.77M2) (4) THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING BEDROOM BLOCK ELEVATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR EXTERNAL INSULATION AND REVISED FENESTRATION (5) THE REMODELLING OF THE EXISTING SURFACE CAR PARKING (6) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CAR PARK (7) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 17218

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 Emlagh West.

Recorded monuments

• KE053-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  An ogham stone stands against the W side of a N-S field wall in a field on the W side of the main Dingle to Lispole road, near the old Dingle railway station. It formerly acted either as a lintel or as a jamb stone to a souterrain in a destroyed rath in the same field (Windele 1848, 395-7; Brash 1879, 216-7). Ogham Stone; The stone is 1.08m high, .36m wide and .24m thick. The inscription occupies one of its angles and reads: TALAGNI MAQ..... The stone is broken beyond the Q and the remainder of the inscription is missing. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 674. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE053-016001 Souterrain
  Description

  An ogham stone (KE053-016002-) stands against the W side of a N-S field wall in a field on the W side of the main Dingle to Lispole road, near the old Dingle railway station. It formerly acted either as a lintel or as a jamb stone to a souterrain (KE053-016001-) in a destroyed rath (KE053-016----) in the same field (Windele 1848, 395-7; Brash 1879, 216-7). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 674. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE053-016002 Ogham stone
  Description

  This ogham stone (KE053-016002-) formerly stood against the W side of a N-S field wall in a field on the W side of the main Dingle to Lispole road, near the old Dingle railway station: it is now in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (see KE042-167----). It acted either as a lintel or as a jamb stone to a souterrain (KE053-016001-) in a destroyed rath (KE053-016----) in the same field (Windele 1848, 395-7; Brash 1879, 216-7). The stone is 1.08m high, 0.36m wide and 0.24m thick. The inscription occupies one of its angles and reads: TALAGNI MAQ..... (Macalister 1945, 174, no. 181). The stone is broken beyond the Q and the remainder of the inscription is missing. (Cuppage 1986, no. 674) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=181 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 27 January 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Emlagh West, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_16 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Emlagh West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Emlagh West · Imleach an Daingin

Area

174,508 m² (17.45 ha, 43.12 acres)

Civil parish

Dingle, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Dingle, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,671 people lived in 580 households in the Dingle electoral division. 51% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dingle, Farran

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Emlagh West 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.