Rantavan

206 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rantavan, from 7 m² to 460,172 m² (46.02 ha, 113.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating Variation No1 2022-2028, Cavan · 58 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating Variation No1 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.

• 20 Aug 2026N/a

  to construct an agricultural building with underground slurry storage tank together with all associated siteworks

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660463

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  to construct an agricultural building with underground slurry storage tank together with all associated siteworks

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660431

• 30 Jun 2026Conditional

  to construct a single storey style dwelling and detached domestic garage, install proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, form new entrance from public roadway, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660362

• 17 Jul 2025Conditional

  to (a) construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling (b) together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560403

• 7 May 2025Conditional

  to (a) remove existing substructures for 2 no. detached and 4 no. semi-detached dwelling’s that are currently constructed to ground floor level (originally approved under planning application reference no.’s 05/583 & 16/450) (b) construct 8 no. two story semi-detached 3 bedroom dwellings, 1 no. two storey detached 3 bedroom dwelling, 2 no. dormer style semi-detached 3 bedroom dwellings, 2 no single storey semi-detached 1 bedroom apartments, (c) to form part of the existing housing development known as ‘Dun Mullach’, form connections to all public services, together with all associated site works- SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

  Permission, 13 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560224

• 2 Sept 2023Conditional

  to erect a new two storey clubhouse, form connection to public sewer and watermain, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360161

• 7 Jun 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360046

• 26 May 2023Conditional

  to construct a 4 bed type Bungalow,Domestic Garage, To upgrade existing entrance on the main road to access a laneway leading to a new proposed private entrance to access proposed site also new BAF Sewage Treatment System with percolation area and with all ancillary site works. Note: the existing entrance enters the townlands of Rantavan & Cloghbally Upper

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2360035

• 10 May 2023Conditional

  demolition of existing wall to the external yard area to the front of the building and the construction of an increased external animal pen area to the front of the building, to include a new wall to the sides and new metal sloping roof over, there are no alterations to the existing building or the existing building services or drainage installations

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 23197

• 1 Mar 2023Conditional

  construct agricultural shed and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2380

• 14 Dec 2022Conditional

  to consist of (A) Renovation works & alterations to existing dwelling (B) Construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling (C) Install Waste Water Treatment system and percolation area (D) Upgrade entrance and form new driveway and all other ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22508

• 28 Jul 2021Conditional

  to: (A) Renovation works & alterations to existing dwelling, namely a single storey porch & revised window arrangement to the front elevation; (B) Construct a part single storey / part two storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling; (C) install wastewater treatment system and percolation area; (D) and all other ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21481

• 16 Jun 2021Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION of Planning Reg. No. 16/249: for 1) extension to existing slatted cattle shed with additional underground slurry storage tanks, 2) silage pit and associated underground effluent tank, 3) alterations to existing milking parlour and 4) all ancillary site development works

  Extension of duration · Cavan County Council, 21363

• 3 Nov 2020Conditional

  to (a) retain the removal of roadside hedgerow and PERMISSION to (b) remove the unauthorised entrance and part of existing unauthorised driveway (c) form a new entrance onto public road and erect new piers, wing walls and roadside boundary together with 4m layby (d) remove/block up the original entrance to the property together with all associated walls, piers etc. (e) carry out all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20486

• 5 Dec 2018Conditional

  to construct 4 no. semi-detached single storey dwellings together with all associated site works, including connections to public foul drainage system and watermain at existing housing development

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18508

• 8 Aug 2018Conditional

  of (a) existing building being used as a tyre service workshop and tyre store, (b) portacabin structure being used as an office, (c) external tyre storage yard and (d) upgraded entrance and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18322

• 31 Jan 2018Conditional

  to construct (a) a single storey 55-bedroom nursing home (49 single bedrooms, 6 double bedrooms - 61 beds in total) (b) single storey community centre (approx. size 195m2), (c) single storey boiler/utility shed, (d) together with all ancillary site works including installing pumping station and rising main and connecting to public foul drainage system and watermain, complete existing access roadway and entrance from public road, all on existing brownfield site. (Development previously granted and commenced under planning ref. no. 07/866 and 08/522)

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 1849

• 28 Jun 2017Conditional

  to change house type as granted in previously approved planning application 09/158 from a two storey dwelling to a revised single storey dwelling, construct detached domestic garage, install waste water treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 17289

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: Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) SAC 000006

Recorded monuments

• CV044-018001 Church
  Description

  Not marked on any OS ed. According to Davies (1948, 115) a chapel is mentioned as having existed at the corner of two fields and the road in this area in 1608. He also noted that some flags in the kitchen of Rantavan House are thought to have come from here and that there may have been a stoup at the site. Tradition that ogham stone at Mullagh (CV040-047----) originated from this church site (local information). Its exact location is not known. 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

• CV044-018002 Ogham stone
  Description

  There was a local tradition that this is the original location Mullagh ogham stone (see CV040-044003-) which was later moved to Teampall Cheallaigh (Templekelly, see CV040-044001-) in Mullagh townland. It is now in St Kilians heritage Centre Mullagh (CV040-047----). The stone is limestone and measures 0.64 x 0.27 x 0.11m (Macalister 1945, 299). Macalister (1945, 300, no. 312) read the inscription as OSBBAR. The exact find-spot is not known. Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 11 September 2016

• CV044-018003 Graveyard
  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.

• CV044-019 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.

• CV044-020 Architectural fragment
  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.

• CV044-021 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a valley floor to the W of a stream. A tower is indicated at Rantauan on Petty's Down Survey (1656-8) barony map, for which see this web-page accessed on 13/04/2016 http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Castlerahan&c=Cavan Davies recorded 'walls of mortar and rubble' enclosing a rectangular area which he thought unlikely to be ancient (1947a, 99). However, there are now no visible remains of this structure at ground level. 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 revision: 13 April, 2016

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rantavan, 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2380 (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.

• Rantavan, Mullagh7 sales

Name

Rantavan · Ráth an Tamhain

Area

2,722,900 m² (272.29 ha, 672.84 acres)

Civil parish

Mullagh, and its townlands

Barony

Castlerahan

Electoral division

Mullagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,535 people lived in 844 households in the Mullagh electoral division. 75% of households owned 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), Cloghbally Upper, Cloghballybeg, Glebe, Leitrim, Mullagh, Rosehill

Placenames

Rantavan 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.