Rathnapish

1,126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathnapish, from 1 m² to 75,711 m² (7.57 ha, 18.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 61 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Existing / Infill Residential (Existing residential)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 939 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 86 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space and Amenity (Open space, park)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 26 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Business and Innovation (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community / Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Commercial / Residential (Built up area)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Transport and Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  two Storey Dwelling as Built previously approved under Planning Ref 21518 and all associated site works

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2660243

• 28 Jul 2026N/a

  Two Storey Dwelling as Built previously approved under Planning Ref 21-518 and all associated site works

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2660236

• 18 Jun 2026N/a

  the development of following works at our existing tennis club site at Oak Park Road, Carlow. 1. Construct two further all-weather tennis courts with fencing, flood lights and ball stops between existing courts and clubhouse. 2. Construct two all-weather paddle courts with flood lights, individual fencing and canopy/roof covers to the north of site. 3. Construct two indoor badminton courts adjoining our two existing badminton courts to the west of site. 4. Renovate and extend ladies and gents changing rooms and toilets on ground floor with first floor extension over to incorporate office, gym, store and new clubhouse entrance foyer and external lighting. 5. Construct external balcony at first floor level of clubhouse overlooking tennis courts

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660188

• 14 May 2026Conditional

  the demolition of existing single-storey extensions and the construction of a two-storey extension to the side and single-storey extension to the rear of the existing house, alterations to the entrance porch and site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2660144

• 12 May 2026N/a

  the demolition of existing single-storey extensions and the construction of a two-storey extension to the side and single-storey extension to the rear of the existing house, alterations to the entrance porch and site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660141

• 12 May 2026Conditional

  the construction of a 3-storey commercial / office building (Overall Gross Floor Area 2,737sq.m.) comprising 2 No. retail or café / restaurant units (Gross Floor Area 341sq.m.) at ground floor fronting Green Lane / R448 and office and ancillary accommodation over three levels (Gross Floor Area 2,396sq.m.) on the site of the existing car park. The development is accessed from existing vehicular access to Shamrock Plaza and includes 12 No. car parking spaces and 60 No. covered bicycle parking spaces, bin storage / services compound, signage, roof plant / rooftop plant enclosure, solar panels and all associated site and development works, ancillary site activities and ancillary accommodation

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660142

• 29 Apr 2026N/a

  the demolition of existing single-storey extensions and the construction of a two-storey extension to the side and single-storey extension to the rear of the existing house, alterations to the entrance porch and site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660125

• 5 Apr 2026N/a

  1. Construct two further all-weather tennis courts with fencing, flood lights and ball stops between existing courts and clubhouse. 2. Construct two all-weather paddle courts with flood lights, individual fencing and canopy/roof covers to the north of site. 3. Construct two indoor badminton courts adjoining our two existing badminton courts to the west of site. 4. Renovate and extend ladies and gents changing rooms and toilets on ground floor and first floor extension to incorporate office, gym, store and new clubhouse entrance foyer and external lighting. 5. Construct external balcony at first floor level of clubhouse overlooking tennis courts. 6. Resurface and redevelop existing carpark.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660097

• 16 Mar 2026Conditional

  a single storey extension to the rear of existing two storey dwelling, demolition of existing single storey area to the front and construction of a new single storey extension to the front façade, connection to existing on site services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2660070

• 16 Jan 2026Conditional

  the demolition and removal of an existing shipping container to the eastern side of the site, alterations to the front and side elevations, and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660011

• 22 Dec 2025N/a

  1. construct two further all-weather tennis courts with fencing, flood lights and ball stops between existing courts and clubhouse. 2. Construct two all-weather padel courts with flood lights, individual fencing and canopy/roof covers to the north of site. 3. Construct two indoor badminton courts adjoining our two existing badminton courts to the west of site. 4. Renovate and extend ladies and gents changing rooms and toilets on ground floor and first floor extension to incorporate office, gym, store and new clubhouse entrance foyer and external lighting. 5. Resurface and redevelop existing carpark.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560431

• 16 Dec 2025Conditional

  Ground Mounted Photovoltaic array covering an area of 2200m2 (0.22 hectares) to be located west of the factory. PV panels are ground mounted on steel frames with associated electrical cabinet / switch room including 4 no. battery storage kiosks and 3 no. invertors and all associated cables / ducting connecting back to the factory and all associated site development works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560416

• 12 Dec 2025Conditional

  internal alterations to provide for additional accommodation at ground floor, new 1st floor accommodation, relocated and extended 1st Floor Mezzanine and revised elevation to front

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560409

• 10 Dec 2025Conditional

  the construction of a storey & a half type extension to the rear elevation of my existing dwelling, permission for the construction of a domestic garage / store, permission for new windows to gables of existing dwelling. Retention permission for 2 No. Velux roof lights to the front elevation, permission for the demolition of an existing domestic garage and a boiler house, and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2560407

• 21 Nov 2025N/a

  internal alterations to provide for additional accommodation at ground floor, new 1st floor accommodation, relocated and extended 1st Floor Mezzanine and revised elevation to front

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560382

• 10 Nov 2025Conditional

  works to existing dwelling to include a single storey extension the West elevation, changes to existing roof, and elevations and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2560356

• 15 Sept 2025Conditional

  a pedestrian gate to boundary fence at main entrance (Dr Cullen Road Roundabout) and extension of footpath, 2 no. access doors and 2 no. ramps to northern facade of factory, detached storage building (795m2) to the north of the factory with roof solar panels and external battery kiosk / invertor, single storey extension (100m2) to the east of the factory, single storey extension (1902m2) to the south of the factory with roof solar panels and external battery kiosk / invertor, detached storage building (1200m2) to the south of the factory with roof solar panels and external battery kiosk / invertor, refurbishment of existing factory (1001m2) and single storey extension (561m2) to the south, 12 no. cycle parking spaces and 4 no. EV parking spaces to the car park and all associated site development works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560282

• 2 Sept 2025Conditional

  the proposed change of use from office to health centre, alterations and extension to existing building, proposed signage to building elevations and free-standing totem signage, and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560261

• 28 Aug 2025N/a

  the proposed change of use from office to health centre, alterations and extension to existing building, proposed signage to building elevations and free-standing totem signage, and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560257

• 27 Aug 2025Conditional

  retention permission is sought for the part constructed back office structure located to the rear of existing dwelling. Permission is sought to complete the construction of the back office, together with all associated site works and services

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2528

• 12 Aug 2025Conditional

  development consists of an MMC innovation area consisting of 4 no. two storey terraced prototype units to the western side of the existing factory for research and development purposes to test products and materials. A 1.8 metre high fence shall bound the area with landscaping and all site development works. The units are not habitable and shall be decommissioned and the area reinstated when no longer required

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560235

• 12 Aug 2025N/a

  a single-storey, home office/garden shed at the rear of existing dwelling house

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2526

• 15 Jul 2025Conditional

  planning permission for demolition of existing single storey side extension, existing garage and canopy linking same. Planning permission is also sought for a new 2-storey side extension to existing dwelling with single storey to the rear, along with new domestic garage, and alterations to driveway, to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2560201

• 13 Jul 2025Conditional

  construction of a 211sq/m, single-storey building for the purpose of providing Funeral Industry training classes, and all associated site works. The proposed building will be ancillary to the existing funeral home and the proposed operating hours are 10:30 am to 7:30pm, Monday to Friday

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560198

• 4 Jul 2025N/a

  demolition of existing single storey side extension, existing garage and canopy linking same. Planning permission is also sought for a new 2-storey side extension to existing dwelling with single storey to the rear, along with new domestic garage to include all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560193

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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 Rathnapish.

Recorded monuments

• CW007-021 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Aerial photographs (GSI S 22) show cropmark of circular feature (est max. diam. c. 30m). Now covered by extention of graveyard. No visible surface traces.

• CW007-146 Cremation pit
  Description

  Excavated in advance of construction of a residential development (Excavation Licence number 05E1359). A pit (diam. 0.35m) containing human burnt bone and charcoal was uncovered. The bone produced a radiocarbon date of 1888-1746 BC cal. A series of other pits were excavated in the vicinity. (McCarthy G. 2008, 6, 32) Reference: McCarthy G. (2008) Final report of testing, monitoring and final excavation work carried out for a Residential Development at Pollerton Little, Duublin Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), 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_2511 (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.

No address of the register names Rathnapish with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Rathnapish · Ráth na Pise

Area

1,496,666 m² (149.67 ha, 369.83 acres)

Civil parish

Carlow, and its townlands

Barony

Carlow

Electoral division

Carlow Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carlow Rural electoral division: 16,203 people in 5,763 households; 59% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carlow, Kernanstown, Oakpark or Painestown, Pollerton Big, Pollerton Little, Strawhall

Placenames

Rathnapish 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.