Kilkeran

117 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilkeran, from 1 m² to 364,199 m² (36.42 ha, 90 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilkeran 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.

• 3 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Construction of a proposed new detached dwelling house, detached garage, septic tank and percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works (this application seeks permission for revised site boundaries, revised site entrance and driveway arrangement off an existing private lane access and revised garage position to those previously permitted under planning application ref: 22/384)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5768

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for works to existing dwelling to comprise - 1. The construction of a single storey extension, 2. the construction of a two storey extension, 3. modifications to the existing elevations and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/194

• 7 Nov 2024Conditional

  Construction of a garage for the storage of a camper van, along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/609

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  Construction of a domestic garage along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/606

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  Extension to the western elevation and alterations to the front entrance porch on the southern elevation of the existing dwelling, along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/353

• 7 Jun 2022Conditional

  Construction of a new detached dwelling house, detached garage, septic tank and percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/384

• 1 Dec 2021Conditional

  Construct a single-storey family dwelling, a single storey domestic garage, to install a waste water treatment plant, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/830

• 3 May 2019Conditional

  Renovation and alteration of existing dwelling house, construction of a new single storey extension to east and west of same existing dwelling and construction of a new wastewater treatment unit and sand polishing filter, including all ancillary works, all accessed via existing entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/294

• 20 Jul 2018Conditional

  Retention of additional stone finish to front elevation, revised window openings to elevations, internal modifications and associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/430

• 4 Aug 2016Unconditional

  Changes to permitted development granted under planning reference number 07/3110: (1) Alteration to permitted house type B (2) Construction of detached shed on site B and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/492

• 12 Apr 2016Conditional

  Permission for Retention of the construction of a garage to the northern end of the property, permission for retention and permission for completion of driveway entrance to the southern end of the property, and permission for retention of alterations to main dwelling house including 6no. additional velux windows, extension to front southern side, inclusion of a lower ground floor plan, amended window/door openings to elevations and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/216

• 24 Mar 2016Incompleted application

  Permission for Retention of the construction of a garage to the northern end of the property, permission for retention on completion of driveway entrance to the southern end of the property, and permission for retention of alterations to main dwelling house including 6no. additional velux windows, extension to front southern side, inclusion of a lower ground floor plan amended window/door openings to elevations and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/168

• 20 Jun 2013Conditional

  Permission for retention of existing walled silo, concrete apron, calf house and feed storage bin, permission to contruct a cattle house with three no. slatted slurry tanks, concrete apron and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/359

• 17 Jun 2013Incompleted application

  Retention of existing walled silo, concrete apron, calf house and feed storage bin, permission to construct a cattle house with three no. slatted slurry tanks, concrete apron and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/343

• 23 Apr 2013Unconditional

  Erection of 4no. dwellinghouses, 4no. treatment units and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/234

• 9 Apr 2013Unconditional

  Construction of a traditional style dwelling and carry out associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/208

• 8 Aug 2011Refused

  Alteration to design of dwelling (currently under construction) as granted under PL Reg. No. 08/2150 consisting of alterations and raising of permitted roof level to allow for first floor dormer level accommodation

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/488

• 22 Jul 2011Conditional

  Changes to permitted development granted under planning reference number 07/3110: (1) Alteration to permitted house type B (2) Construction of detached shed on site B and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/455

• 28 Apr 2009Incompleted application

  New septic tank and percolation area to serve existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/489

• 28 Apr 2009Conditional

  Changes to 07/3110 (1) Alterations to house type C, (2) Replacement house type for permitted house type A and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/488

• 9 Dec 2008Conditional

  Retention of construction of two storey extension to dwellinghouse, revised window openings in elevations and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/2159

• 8 Dec 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, septic tank and percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/2150

• 7 Nov 2008Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse with septic tank and percolation area, construction of new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1999

• 3 Oct 2008Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1788

• 18 Aug 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of construction of two storey extension to dwelling house, revised window openings in east elevation and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1531

The 25 most recent of 78 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: Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes SAC 001061
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Kilkeran Lake And Castlefreke Dunes 001061

Recorded monuments

• CO144-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop N-S trending ridge. Circular area (36.5m N-S; 35.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 3.3m); external fosse (D 1.7m). Entrance to E, with causeway. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO144-002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Horseshoe-shaped mound (L 8m; Wth 6m; H 0.95m) in pasture with stream to W and N. Opening to E (Wth 1.5m). Some burnt material removed from NW side: mound recently cleared of vegetation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO144-051 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Low circular mound (diam. 15m) of burnt material, in tillage, on SW-facing slope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO144-052 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, on a SW-facing slope. This souterrain was discovered in 1997 when the ground collapsed revealing an opening (diam. c. 0.6m). This opening gave access to the S end of a roughly rectangular chamber (c. 0.9m E-W; c. 3.5m N-S; H c. 1m). The chamber was constructed of drystone-walling; the walling rose vertically for c. 0.6m and then inclined inwards for the remaining c. 0.3m. The roof of the chamber was formed of stone lintels of which 5 remained in situ; the lintels had all collapsed in the area of the accidental opening and the N end of the chamber had also collapsed. At the SE corner of this chamber an earth-cut creepway (Wth c. 0.4m; L c. 0.5m) gave access to a second chamber. This roughly rectangular (c. 3.6m N-S; c. 1.1m E-W) earth-cut chamber had a domed roof (H c. 0.9m). Part of its roof had collapsed at the N end and its S end was formed by a sloping surface of rough earth; this latter is the likely position of the original entrance. Stone facing at the N end of the W side of this second chamber indicates the position of the construction shaft. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO144-053 Church
  Description

  On the N side of a T-junction, to the E of Milltown. According to local information, this is known locally as the site of Kilkeran church. There are no visible remains of any church here. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

• Sprigging School, school, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey former school, built 1825, formerly ruinous, restored 2000. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack. Rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, having three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to rear (east) elevation, having battened timber door with limestone threshold.

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 Kilkeran, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilkeran.

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 Kilkeran with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Kilkeran · Cill Chiaráin

Area

2,283,495 m² (228.35 ha, 564.26 acres)

Civil parish

Rathbarry, and its townlands

Barony

Ibane and Barryroe

Electoral division

Rathbarry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

569 people lived in 220 households in the Rathbarry electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 23% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballylibert, Camus, Carrigroe, Castlefreke-Island, Castlefreke-Warren, Donoure, Milltown

Placenames

Kilkeran 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.