Gallowsfields
Townland in the civil parish of Tralee, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry; in Irish Gort an Chrochaire
Parcel 1168059
- Area
- 448 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it, 111 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028)) The objective
- Townland
- Gallowsfields
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_106 (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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 36 ha
- 89 acres
- Land parcels
- 641
- registered freehold, median 230 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 38
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
641 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gallowsfields, from 1 m² to 36,691 m² (3.67 ha, 9.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 55 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)
Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 625 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Industrial, Enterprise, Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 46 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3District/Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space, Park (Open space, park)
Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G2Walkway, Cycleway (Walkway, cycleway, bridle path)
Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
7 Jul 2026Conditional
a) retain the existing dwelling as constructed and b) retain the existing domestic sheds
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660629
16 Jun 2026Conditional
Permission to a) extend and renovate the existing dwelling and b) construct all associated site works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660547
23 Jun 2025N/a
Retention permission to retain as constructed alterations to existing residential property including rear extension. Retention permission to retain the as constructed rear outbuilding. Full planning permission to convert existing outbuilding to bicycle and bin store. Full planning Permission is being sought for the conversion of existing residential property to provide 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments and I no. studio apartment and for the provision of private and public open space amenities for the removal of the front roadside boundary wall and provision of a footpath along the roadside elevation of the property and for all ancillary site development works
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560535
20 Jun 2025Conditional
(A) RETAIN AN EXISTING AUDIOLOGY MEDICAL BUILDING CONSISTING OF TREATMENT ROOMS, WAITING ROOM, ADMIN OFFICE AND ASSOCIATED AREAS, ALL AS CONSTRUCTED, ALSO TO INCLUDE EXTERNAL SIGNAGE AND (B) PERMISSION TO INSTALL A WINDOW ON THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION SERVING A TREATMENT ROOM
Retention · Kerry County Council, 25167
24 Jun 2024Refused
The development will consist of: (A) Retention permission to retain as constructed alterations to existing residential property including rear extension circa 40m2 (B) Permission for the change of use of existing residential property to provide 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 1 no. studio apartment. (C) Retention permission to retain partially constructed single storey rear outbuilding (D) Permission to complete single storey rear outbuilding to provide 1 no. studio apartment including all associated site works at Monavalley House, Gallowsfield, Monavalley, Tralee. Co. Kerry.
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2460408
12 Jun 2024Conditional
(1) TO RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALLOW FOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES (2) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE REAR (3) ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES TO THE FRONT GARDEN (4) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 24242
15 Mar 2024Conditional
RETAIN 3 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINSERS
Retention, 3 homes · Kerry County Council, 24113
28 Nov 2023Conditional
Permission to construct a new bay window to the front of my existing dwelling house complete with all ancillary site works associated with the development
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360371
22 Jun 2023Refused
(A) RETAIN AS EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INCLUDING REAR EXTENSION CIRCA 40M2, (B) PERMISSION FOR THE CHNAGE OF USE OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO PROVIDE TWO NO. ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND ONE NO. STUDIO APARTMENT, (C) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED SINGLE STOREY REAR OUTBUILDING, (D) PERMISSION TO COMPLETE SINGLE STOREY REAR OUTBUILDING TO PROVIDE ONE NO. ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT INCLUDING ALL ASSOICATED SITE WORKS
Retention · Kerry County Council, 23709
5 May 2023N/a
(A) RETAIN AS CONSTRUCTED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INCLUDING REAR EXTENSION CIRCA 40M2, (B) PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO PROVIDE 2 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 1 NO. STUDIO APARTMENT, (C) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED SINGLE STOREY REAR OUTBUILDING, (D) PERMISSION TO COMPLETE SINGLE STOREY REAR OUTBUILDING TO PROVIDE 1 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention · Kerry County Council, 23494
6 Apr 2023N/a
INVALID APPLICATION
Retention · Kerry County Council, 23373
7 Mar 2023Conditional
(A) ERECT A PERMANENT FIXED SIGNAGE AND ADVERTISING BOARD, (B) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23240
16 Nov 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING UNIT 16, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE UNIT, INCLUSIVE OF ANCILARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 221185
16 Nov 2022Conditional
(1) DEMOLISH EXISTING OPEN LEAN-TO STORAGE SHED AND EXISTING BLOCK BOUNDARY WALLS, (2) CONSTRUCT A STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE UNIT TO ENCLOSE EXISTING BUILDERS STORAGE YARD INCLUSIVE OF ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 221186
28 Sept 2022Conditional
ERECT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221024
16 May 2022Refused
TO ERECT TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22509
9 Jul 2021Conditional
RETAIN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY GAMES ROOM, STORE ROOM ANCILLARY TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND LOCATED IN GARDEN AT REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21777
28 May 2021Conditional
CHANGE OF USE OF THE BAKERY BUILDING TO COMMERCIAL STORAGE USAGE, PERMISSION TO AMEND , WIDEN AND SET BACK THE ACCESS GATEWAY WITH ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITEWORKS (AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION REG. NO. 20/36) AND PERMISSION FOR NEW SIGNAGE
Permission · Kerry County Council, 21576
22 Feb 2021Conditional
DEMOLISH EXISTING OLD COTTAGE AND REBUILD A PRIVATE TWO STOREY DWELLING
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21163
24 Nov 2020Conditional
RETAIN AND COMPLETE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 201137
11 Nov 2020Conditional
A) RETAIN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AS CONSTRUCTED AND B) ALTER AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 201087
16 Oct 2020Conditional
FOR THE RETENTION OF (1) THE BUILDING AS CONSTRUCTED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES (2) THE CHANGE OF USE OF FAST FOOD TAKEAWAY AND DINER
Retention · Kerry County Council, 20979
27 Aug 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING. INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE WESTERN BOUNDARY WALL FROM SOUTHERN PILLAR OF EXISTING GATE TO SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF SITE AND ERECT NEW SHED TO SOUTH EASTERN CORNER OF SITE COMPLETE WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20764
16 Jul 2020Conditional
RETAIN THE FOLLOWING WORKS (A) CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO UTILITY, STUDY AND WC (B) 2 NO. BEDROOMS AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL (C) ATTIC WINDOW ON SOUTH WESTERN GABLE
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20637
22 Jan 2020Conditional
DEMOLISH BAKERY BUILDING, STORES AND OFFICE BUILDINGS, AMEND AND SET BACK THE SITE ACCESS AND TO CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY BUILDING CONTAINING SEVEN APARTMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Outline permission, 7 homes · Kerry County Council, 2039
The 25 most recent of 38 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 Gallowsfields.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gallowsfields.
Architectural heritage
- Factory, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited gabled-fronted attached three-bay two-storey former factory, built 1903, now in use as retail outlets. Pitched profiled metal cladding roof with galvanised rainwater goods. Snecked sandstone ashlar walls with red brick quoins and window mouldings. Rubble stone and nap rendered walls to ground floor side wall, having profiled metal cladding to first floor. Aluminium side hung outward opening windows in segmental-arched openings to first floor with concrete sills. uPVC top hung outward opening windows to ground floor surrounded by nap render reveals and moulding. Concrete steps to entrance doors on side wall.
- Factory, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Attached gable-fronted three-bay two-storey former factory, built 1902, now in use as retail outlets. Pitched corrugated metal sheet roof with galvanised rainwater goods and having timber truss with metal coping to gable. Snecked sandstone ashlar walls. Carved motif to limestone pediment of spade, corn and reaping hook. Timber pilaster and entablature shopfront with fixed glazed window to left hand side of ground floor. Aluminium side hung outward opening windows with concrete sills and red bricked reveals, with metal lintel girder to first floor. Timber matchboard double leaf door with ashlar limestone surrounds and pediment. Timber fixed windows flanking panelled double leaf doors with toplight, having moulded nap render surround, also to ground floor.
- Factory, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited attached single-bay two-storey former factory, built 1906, with gabled tower to side wall right hand side. Now in use as retail outlet. Pitched corrugated-sheet roof with timber bargeboard to gable end. Pitched natural slate roof to tower. Snecked sandstone ashlar walls. Timber pilaster and entablature shopfront to ground floor. Artificial slate cladding to side wall left hand side. Nap rendered and red brick walls to side wall right hand side. 'Co-operative Wholesale Society' written on side wall. Timber window in segmental-arched opening with steel horizontal pivot opening light, moulded limestone sill and bricked surround to first floor. Fixed timber window and timber matchboard double leaf doors to ground floor surrounded by timber plaster and entablature shopfront. Cast-iron fire escape to side wall. Side entrance shows old railway tracks in situ.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_106 (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 Gallowsfields with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Gallowsfields · Gort an Chrochaire
- Area
- 359,897 m² (35.99 ha, 88.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tralee, and its townlands
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Electoral division
- Tralee Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Tralee Rural electoral division: 19,032 people in 7,091 households; 60% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balloonagh, Buntalloon, Cahermoneen, Caherslee, Cloonanorig, Croogorts, Monavally, Rahoonane, Tralee
- Placenames
- Gallowsfields 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.