Leitrim
Townland in the civil parish of Mullagh, barony of Castlerahan, Co. Cavan
- Area
- 256.5 ha
- 634 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 21,348 m² (2.13 ha, 5.28 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leitrim, from 339 m² to 156,771 m² (15.68 ha, 38.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 13 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
29 Apr 2026Conditional
to (a) construct a two storey dwelling, (b) construct a detached domestic garage, (c) upgrade existing agricultural entrance to a bellmouth entrance to serve the dwelling, (d) install new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660220
17 Dec 2021Conditional
(1) to retain roofed area over existing walled silage pit and dungstead. (2) PERMISSION to construct an extension onto the side of existing slatted shed with an underground slurry storage tank and all ancillary site works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 21761
27 Aug 2021Conditional
for development consisting of the demolition of existing agricultural building and the erection of a two-storey dwellinghouse with proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, also private entrance
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21540
14 Jul 2021Refused
to 1) Retain an existing laneway and entrance onto the public road and 2) PERMISSION to construct a two storey dwelling house, new sewerage waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 21436
27 May 2021Conditional
to retain & complete (a) increase in length & width from dwelling granted under Planning Ref. No. 18/175, (b) flat roof porch to front elevation, (c) two storey extension to the rear & (d) with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21318
19 Mar 2021N/a
for minor alterations to elevations & floor plans of dwelling granted under planning ref. no. 18/175, with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21159
2 Dec 2020Conditional
construct a two-storey style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, form new entrance from the public road, together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20539
16 Jul 2020Conditional
The original single storey detached dwelling was previously extended as per planning application ref: 96/846. Planning Permission for retention is sought for alterations to previously approved planning application ref: 96/846, to include (1) pitched roof over existing dwelling and previous extension, in lieu of part pitched roof and part flat roof over existing dwelling and previous extension, including build up gable walls to u/side of new roof. The new pitched roof (over existing dwelling and previous extension) ridge level is 1.1m higher than the previous pitched roof ridge level (2) pitched roof over porch, in lieu of flat roof (3) alterations to windows sizes within side and rear elevation of existing dwelling and previous extension (4) internal alterations at ground floor level (5) new window to attic space within 2 no. side/gable wall elevations
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20291
16 Apr 2020N/a
for development consisting of; 1- RETENTION of an existing Laneway and Entrance onto the Public Road and 2- PERMISSION to construct a two storey dwelling house, new sewerage wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20140
7 Dec 2018Conditional
alterations made to domestic garage design from that previously granted under File Reference Number 05-1537
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18505
25 Apr 2018Conditional
to construct a two storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, install waste water treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18175
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) SAC 000006
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) 000006
Recorded monuments
- CV044-016 Well
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.
- CV044-017001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. 27m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank. No indication of a fosse. Break in bank at E may represent original entrance. Tradition of a 'cave' within the internal area (CV044-017002) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV044-017002 Souterrain
Description
Tradition of a 'cave' within the interior of Leitrim rath (CV044-017001-) which is possibly a reference to a souterrain. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Leitrim.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Leitrim.
- 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
No address of the register names Leitrim with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.
The townland
- Name
- Leitrim
- Area
- 2,564,943 m² (256.49 ha, 633.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mullagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castlerahan
- Electoral division
- Mullagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Mullagh electoral division: 2,535 people in 844 households; 75% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Billywood (Co. Meath), Cabragh (Co. Meath), Cloghbally Upper, Feegat (Co. Meath), Loughan (Co. Meath), Rantavan, Rathinree Lower (Co. Meath)
- Placenames
- Leitrim 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.