Leath West

94 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leath West, from 65 m² to 197,643 m² (19.76 ha, 48.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Leath West 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.

• 26 Jan 2026Conditional

  Construct a Dwelling House and Wastewater Treatment System, Inclusive of All Ancillary Drainage, Site Works and Landscaping

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660048

• 18 Nov 2025Conditional

  Planning Permission to a) Extend and renovate the existing dwelling, b) decommission the existing septic tank, c) install a new mechanical treatment unit and raised polishing filter and d) construct all associated site works at Leith West, Tralee, Co. Kerry

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561063

• 31 Mar 2025Refused

  1) CONSTRUCT A STOREY AND HALF TYPE DWELLING, 2) INSTALL MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, 3) EXISTING ACCESS TO FARM LAND TO FORM PART OF NEW ACCESS TO SITE, 4) ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2575

• 30 Oct 2024Refused

  Planning Permission to construct a detached two story dwelling house and wastewater treatment system, inclusive of all ancillary drainage, site works and landscaping, all at Leath West, Abbeydorney, Tralee, County Kerry.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460847

• 19 Sept 2024Refused

  Full planning permission to construct a new dwelling house, install a mechanical treatment unit and polishing filter and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460707

• 19 Sept 2023Conditional

  (A) CONSTRUCT A TRADITIONAL STYLE DWELLING HOUSE, PART ONE AND HALF STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY DESIGN.(B) CONSTRUCT A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE (C) INSTALL A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA (D) CARRY OUT ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ON SITE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 231006

• 12 Sept 2022Refused

  CONSTRUCT A TRADITIONAL STYLE DWELLING HOUSE PART ONE AND HALF STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY DESIGN, CONSTRUCT A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, INSTALL A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND CARRY OUT ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22962

• 30 Aug 2022Conditional

  CHANGE HOUSE DESIGN THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF 22/49

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22910

• 24 Jan 2022Conditional

  (A) A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, SERVICED BY A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER (B) A DOMESTIC SINGLE STOREY SHED/GARAGE (C) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORK

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2249

• 19 Jul 2021Conditional

  A) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A BUS GARAGE UNIT ANCILLARY TO EXISTING USE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. B) CONTRUCT A SECURITY FENCE. C) RETAIN BUS WASH AREA. D) RETAIN EXISTING FACILITY ALL WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 21812

• 28 Aug 2020Refused

  CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALL A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20769

• 14 Apr 2020Conditional

  RETAIN (A) EXISTING BOUNDARY BLOCK WALL, (B) TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE EXISTING FRONT PORCH (C) FULL PLANNING PERMISSION TO RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING AND BUILD A PRIVATE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION WITH 2 STOREY IN PART AT SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOICATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20340

• 12 Feb 2020N/a

  BUILD A PRIVATE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION WITH TWO STOREY IN PART AT SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING, ALSO NEW PORCH TO FRONT OF DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20131

• 7 Feb 2020Conditional

  ALTER, REFURBISH AND EXTEND A DWELLING COMPLETE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND NEW MECHANICAL WASTE TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20107

• 6 Jun 2019Conditional

  RETAIN THE DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE IN THE CURTILAGE OF MY HOUSE SITE

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19591

• 8 Apr 2019Conditional

  CHANGE THE USE FROM RESIDENTIAL USE TO RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL USE FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19357

• 27 Feb 2019N/a

  RETAIN THE CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL USE TO RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL USE FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN. THE RETENTION IS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 19196

• 18 Apr 2018Conditional

  (A) RETAIN EXISTING CONCRETE BASE FOR WORKSHOP, (B) FULL PLANNING PERMISSION TO COMPLETE WORKSHOP AND (C) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN DWELLING, WORKSHOP, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALL WITHIN REVISED BOUNDARY

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 18359

• 12 Feb 2018Conditional

  RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18108

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• KE021-127 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 29m N-S, 33m E-W This univallate rath is situated on slightly rising pastureland and has an extensive view of the surrounding land. It consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and exterior fosse. The enclosing bank is on average 7m wide at the base, and it rises to a maximum of 1.09m above the interior and 3.6m above the fosse. The external fosse runs for the whole of the site, except to the N to NE where a fieldbank cuts through it, and is c 1.6m wide and .5m-1.2m deep. A c 4m wide gap to the SE provides access to the interior, which is at a higher level than the surrounding land. Contained in the interior are features which possibly suggest house- sites. Extending from the W sector of the interior are two earthen ridges 5.4m apart. They run E for 17.5m. A circular mound, 6m N-S and 5.6m E-W internally and .6m high, is situated at the ridges' end. Extending out of this mound in a S direction are two further ridges, 6m apart, which runs for c 8m before touching the interior of the SE bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 764. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE021-127001 Hut site
  Description

  Univallate rath KE021-127---- is situated on slightly rising pastureland and has an extensive view of the surrounding land. It consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and exterior fosse. Contained in the interior are features which possibly suggest house- sites. Extending from the W sector of the interior are two earthen ridges 5.4m apart. They run E for 17.5m. A circular mound, 6m N-S and 5.6m E-W internally and .6m high, is situated at the ridges' end. Extending out of this mound in a S direction are two further ridges, 6m apart, which runs for c 8m before touching the interior of the SE bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 764. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE029-035 Enclosure
  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.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Leath 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 Leath West, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_147 (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 Leath West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Leath West · An Liath Thiar

Area

1,138,669 m² (113.87 ha, 281.37 acres)

Civil parish

Ratass, and its townlands

Barony

Trughanacmy

Electoral division

Ratass, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,080 people lived in 403 households in the Ratass electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintobeenig, Lacka More, Leath East, Lismore, Lissanearla East, Lissatanvally

Placenames

Leath 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.