Bunrower

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bunrower, from 27 m² to 397,286 m² (39.73 ha, 98.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Killarney Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 2 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 31 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Killarney Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 2 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Mixed/general 'green' /recreation/conservation, other (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Killarney Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 2 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 17 Jul 2026Conditional

  to (i) retain house within revised site boundaries to that granted under planning reference 25/60863 (ii) Retention Planning Permission to retain minor elevational changes to the fenestration, to that previously granted under planning ref: 25/60863 (iii) Retention Permission to Retain a second storey extension at the rear of the dwelling

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660674

• 11 Mar 2026Conditional

  Permission to demolish part of existing storage buildings and form a new gated access from the existing grass area at the northern side of the storage buildings to facilitate movement of horses, horse personnel, and equipment including gators and similar vehicles to the stables area

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660214

• 19 Dec 2025Conditional

  (i) Retention Planning Permission to retain elevational changes to the fenestration (ii) Planning Permission for the provision of pitched roofs in place of the originally proposed curved roofs to the design previously granted under planning ref: 22/218, and (iii) Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension at the side of the dwelling

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2561208

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  (i) Retention Permission to Retain House within revised site boundaries to that granted under planning reference 22/218 (ii) Retention Planning Permission to retain minor elevational changes to the fenestration and door layout to the elevations, to that previously granted under planning ref: 22/218 (iii) Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension at the rear of the dwelling, (iv) Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension to the front porch of the dwelling, all at dwelling No 6. Ross Avenue, Ross Rd, Killarney, Co. Kerry. V93 HH2F.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560863

• 28 Jul 2025Conditional

  To construct a gated entrance to Castle drive, Ross Road, Killarney.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560650

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  (i) Retention Permission to Retain House within revised site boundaries to that granted under planning reference 22/218 (ii) Retention Planning Permission to retain minor elevational changes to the fenestration and door layout to the elevations, to that previously granted under planning ref: 22/218 (iii) Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension at the rear of the dwelling (iv) Planning Permission to construct a two-storey extension at the rear of the property, all at dwelling no No 5, Ross Avenue, Ross Rd, Killarney, Co. Kerry. V93 FP4F.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560307

• 21 Mar 2025N/a

  Invalid:(i) Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension at the rear of the dwelling (ii) Planning Permission to construct a two-storey extension at the rear of the property, (iii) Plan-ning Permission to revise site boundaries to that granted under planning ref 22/218, and (iv) Retention Planning Permission to retain minor elevational changes to the fenestration and door layout to the elevations, to that previously granted under planning ref: 22/218, all at dwelling no No 5, Ross Avenue, Ross Rd, Killarney, Co. Kerry. V93 FP4F.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560205

• 31 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission to construct a 2 storey dwelling house with attached garage and detached home gym building for domestic use and ancillary to the dwelling house including all necessary ancillary services works and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360269

• 25 Jan 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY PAVILLON BUILDING TO THE NORTH OF OUR DWELLING HOUSE TO CONTAIN A HOME GYM FOR DOMESTIC USE AND ANCILLARY TO OUR EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SERVICES WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2358

• 22 Mar 2022Conditional

  RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES. PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING CONSISTING OF A DINING ROOM AND INCREASE THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22314

• 15 Mar 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND ANCILLARY STORE/GYM BUILDING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND ANCILLARY SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22283

• 1 Mar 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR SOUTH SIDE OF THE DWELLING CONSISTING OF AN INCREASE TO THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM WITH PITCHED ROOF OVER, ALONG WITH PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A DORMER WINDOW IN THE ROOF ON THE FRONT NORTH ELEVATION

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22218

• 28 Jan 2022Conditional

  TO CONSTRUCT AN EXCLUSIVE GLAMPING SITE WITH 15 GLAMPING UNITS, OFFICE, CAR PARKING, LPG GAS TANKS AND ENCLOSURES, REFUSE ENCLOSURES AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2268

• 6 Oct 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND ANCILLARY SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211137

• 4 Jun 2021Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL WITH STONE (B) PLANNING PERMISSION TO RECONSTRUCT NEW BOUNDARY WALL WITH NATURAL STONE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 21614

• 11 Mar 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND A SEPARATE SHED AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21255

• 19 Feb 2021Conditional

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE 9 NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY DWELLINGS AS PER PLANNING ALREADY GRANTED REF NO.PL6323329 AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT 2 NO. DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGES ON SITE NO'S 1 AND 8 WITH INTERNAL PRIVATE ACCESS ROADWAY AND TURNING BAY, ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ATTENDANT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF UTILITIES WITH MISCELLANEOUS WORKS AND FOR RETENTION OF VEHICULAR ENTRANCE ONTO ROSS ROAD AS CONSTRUCTED

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 21153

• 1 Dec 2020Conditional

  OMIT CONCRETE BLOCK SCREEN WALL GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REG NO 13/5376 AND TO ERECT A 1.8 METER HIGH SCREEN FENCE IN NEW LOCATION

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 201156

• 5 Feb 2020Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF THE JIM CULLOTY BAR AND EVENT AREA, FROM A BAR/ DINING USE TO A THEATRE USE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AN IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC, SONG AND DANCE SHOW NIGHTLY AT THE VENUE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2094

• 22 Oct 2019Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING ENTRANCE WING WALLS, PILLARS AND SECTION OF BOUNDARY WALL, (B) CONSTRUCT NEW BOUNDARY WALLS, ENTRANCE WING WALLS WITH RAILINGS, AND PILLARS TOGETHER WITH HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AT THE ENTRANCE, (C) ERECT NEW SIGNAGE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 191088

• 16 Oct 2019Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED (I.E. RETAIN ALTERATIONS TO THE DWELLING HOUSE PERMITTED UNDER KILLARNEY TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING REF PL 12/5329) ALL WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES ( WHICH WILL ENCLOSE THE PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD GRANTED UNDER KILLARNEY TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING REF PL 12/5329)

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 191066

• 3 Sept 2019Conditional

  CHANGE USE OF HOLIDAY HOME FROM A HOLIDAY HOME TO A PRIVATE DWELLING

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19920

• 17 Jul 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE ON SITE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19749

• 3 Apr 2019Conditional

  FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ANCILLARY SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19340

• 27 Aug 2018Refused

  RETAIN EXISTING ENTERTAINMENT VENUE AND CHANGE OF USE FROM RACECOURSE ANCILLARY STRUCTURE TO ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 18841

The 25 most recent of 29 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: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Special Protection Area: Killarney National Park SPA 004038
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bunrower.

Architectural heritage

• Reen Cottage, gate lodge, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay single-storey Tudor Revival style gate lodge with half-dormer attic, dated 1839, possibly originally thatched and incorporating fabric of earlier house, pre-1814. Comprising single-bay single-storey gabled projecting open porch to centre having ogee-headed opening, single-storey canted bay window to right, single-storey box bay window to west elevation and single-bay single-storey return to rear to south. Pitched slate roof with gable copings having corbelled springers, paired octagonal rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron hopper and downpipe and gabled half-dormer. Painted roughcast rendered walls with render plinth, and render date plaque to porch. Timber mullion-and-transom frames with iron framed lattice glazing, limestone sills and render hood mouldings. Bay windows with pitched roofs, lead ridge rolls and timber cornice. Porch has diagonally-laid quarry tiles and ribbed vaulting with plaster ribs. Four-centred arched entrance door with timber panelled double-leaf door and bell-pull to architrave. Gateway adjacent to lodge has two-limestone ashlar piers which are widely spaced and probably originally part of a more elaborate gateway.

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 Bunrower, about 1 in 10 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_186 (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 Bunrower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Bunrower

Area

833,378 m² (83.34 ha, 205.93 acres)

Civil parish

Aghadoe, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Killarney Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

7,735 people lived in 2,446 households in the Killarney Rural electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cahernane, Demesne, Reen, Ross Island, Scrahane

Placenames

Bunrower 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.