Beckscourt
Townland in the civil parish of Bailieborough, barony of Clankee, Co. Cavan
- Area
- 35.9 ha
- 89 acres
- Land parcels
- 57
- registered freehold, median 379 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beckscourt, from 9 m² to 212,763 m² (21.28 ha, 52.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 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)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Public Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 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
17 Oct 2025Conditional
for construction of a sheltered canopy (c 80 sq.m) over 3 no dedicated van parking spaces in the existing service yard and all ancillary site services and site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2548
11 Jul 2025Conditional
for a 10-year duration planning permission is sought for works to upgrade the Bailieborough Wastewater Treatment Plant in the townland of Beckscourt, Bailieborough Co. Cavan. The proposed development consists of upgrades to the capacity of the existing WwTP. The proposed development consists of the following elements: (i) Demolition and replacement of existing Inlet works; (ii) SWO outfall from existing Storm Water Tank to be decommissioned; (iii) Proposed Dual Function Overflow outfall pipe connection from the WwTP inlet works to an existing drainage culvert pipeline; (iv) Provision of 1 no. new Storm Water Storage Holding Tank and associated SWO outfall pipe connection to the existing drainage culvert pipeline; (v) Provision of 1 no. aeration tank and 2 no. settlement tanks; (vi) Demolition of the existing oxidation ditch and clarifiers; (vii) Provision of below and above ground chambers (pump chambers and process drainage); (viii) Provision of service water pump sump (wash water recycle system to clean equipment); (ix) Provision of new WwTP Primary Discharge outfall pipe connection to the existing drainage culvert pipeline; (x) Provision of 1 no. picket fence thickener and mechanical dewatering unit; (xi) Provision of chemical storage and dosing equipment for alkalinity boosting, phosphorus removal and sludge treatment; (xii) Provision of 1 no. building (Sludge dewatering building) of operating equipment and 2 no. of kiosks (Intake MCC Kiosk and Aeration Tanks MCC Kiosk); (xiii) Provision of odour control unit and associated above ground ductwork; (xiv) Provision of a back-up generator with diesel tank to be used in an emergency/power cut; (xv) Provision of an ESB substation; (xvi) Demolition of the existing tanks not used in the future design (i.e., inlet works, storm tank, oxidation ditch, circular clarifier and drainage/process pump sumps, polymer preparation building, sludge blanket thickener, sludge holding tank, scum chamber and sludge dewatering kiosk); (xvii) Extension of internal access road and provision of turning head to the northern end of the site; (xviii). Ancillary and associated development including: a) Equipment lifting gantries, access platforms; b) Provision of paved/pebble area within the site; c) Landscaping works d) Replacement of site fence; e) Mechanical and electrical service connections; (xix) Installation of south facing Solar PV Panels; (xx) Retaining wall to the northern part of the site and entrance of the site. A Natura
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560379
10 Jul 2025Conditional
for retention consists of a detached domestic garage, two number timber garden storage sheds and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560373
13 Jun 2025N/a
for (i) Demolition and replacement of existing Inlet works; (ii) SWO outfall from existing Storm Water Tank to be decommissioned; (iii) Proposed Dual Function Overflow outfall pipe connection from the WwTP inlet works to an existing drainage culvert pipeline; (iv) Provision of 1 no. new Storm Water Storage Holding Tank and associated SWO outfall pipe connection to the existing drainage culvert pipeline; (v) Provision of 1 no. aeration tank and 2 no. settlement tanks; (vi) Demolition of the existing oxidation ditch and clarifiers; (vii) Provision of below and above ground chambers (pump chambers and process drainage); (viii) Provision of service water pump sump (wash water recycle system to clean equipment); (ix) Provision of new WwTP Primary Discharge outfall pipe connection to the existing drainage culvert pipeline; (x) Provision of 1 no. picket fence thickener and mechanical dewatering unit; (xi) Provision of chemical storage and dosing equipment for alkalinity boosting, phosphorus removal and sludge treatment; (xii) Provision of 1 no. building (Sludge dewatering building) of operating equipment and 2 no. of kiosks (Intake MCC Kiosk and Aeration Tanks MCC Kiosk); (xiii) Provision of odour control unit and associated above ground ductwork; (xiv) Provision of a back-up generator with diesel tank to be used in an emergency/power cut; (xv) Provision of an ESB substation; (xvi) Demolition of the existing tanks not used in the future design (i.e., inlet works, storm tank, oxidation ditch, circular clarifier and drainage/process pump sumps, polymer preparation building, sludge blanket thickener, sludge holding tank, scum chamber and sludge dewatering kiosk); (xvii) Extension of internal access road and provision of turning head to the northern end of the site; (xviii). Ancillary and associated development including: a) Equipment lifting gantries, access platforms; b) Provision of paved/pebble area within the site; c) Landscaping works d) Replacement of site fence; e) Mechanical and electrical service connections f) Landscaping works; (xix) Installation of south facing Solar PV Panels; (xx) Retaining wall to the northern part of the site and entrance of the site. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560303
24 Mar 2025Conditional
for the retention of the change of use of an agricultural storage shed granted planning under Reference Number 2086 to a commercial storage building and all ancillary site development works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560120
8 Nov 2024Conditional
for (i) retention permission for the relocation of the existing click and collect signage (ii) planning permission to extend the existing canopy (as permitted under ref 21647) by c 25.61 sq m to provide a total of 3 sheltered click and collect car parking spaces for the existing Tesco store and (iii) all associated site development works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2468
22 Nov 2021Conditional
for development consisting of a storey and a half style dwelling, connection to all existing public services, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21715
2 Nov 2021Conditional
to retain "Click and Collect" signage in the existing Tesco car park
Retention · Cavan County Council, 21670
19 Oct 2021Conditional
(i) construction of a sheltered canopy (c. 50 sq.m) in the existing car park for the purpose of providing 2 no. dedicated "Click and Collect" spades for the existing Tesco store; (ii) ancillary signage; and (iii) a pedestrian crossing and all associated site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 21647
13 Mar 2020Conditional
for an agricultural storage shed and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2086
12 Aug 2019N/a
for development consisting of a single storey, three bedroom log cabin type dwelling with entrance, retaining wall and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19307
10 Dec 2018Conditional
for a proposed new vehicular entrance onto a public road, closure of the existing vehicular entrance and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 18512
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 Beckscourt.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Beckscourt.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Beckscourt.
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Beckscourt.
- 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
- Beckscourt, Bailieborough5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Beckscourt
- Area
- 359,443 m² (35.94 ha, 88.82 acres)
- Civil parish
- Bailieborough, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clankee
- Electoral division
- Bailieborough, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Bailieborough electoral division: 4,230 people in 1,546 households; 73% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Corkish, Drumbannan, Tanderagee
- Placenames
- Beckscourt 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.