Rathmiles

200 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathmiles, from 3 m² to 207,227 m² (20.72 ha, 51.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 52 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 102 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 35 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space/Amenity (Active open space)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community-Educational-Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 5 Jun 2026N/a

  alter internal layouts by way of removal of handball alley, additional first floor area to the same, new stairwell, internal layout alterations, amendments to elevations and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660344

• 3 Jun 2026N/a

  alter internal layouts by way of removal of handball alley, additional first floor area to the same, new stairwell, internal layout alterations, amendments to elevations and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660338

• 29 May 2026N/a

  alter internal layouts by way of removal of handball alley, additional first floor area to the same, new stairwell, internal layout alterations, amendments to elevations and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660324

• 11 Feb 2026Conditional

  erect single storey extension to dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660070

• 6 Feb 2026N/a

  construct a single storey extension to dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660063

• 26 Jan 2026N/a

  construct a single storey extension to dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660028

• 23 Jun 2025Conditional

  construct a bungalow type dwelling with an effluent treatment system & percolation area with new shared vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560369

• 13 Nov 2024Refused

  1. Proposed change of use part of existing building formerly used as a driving range and golf academy to the following: • 1 number 1-bedroom golf suite and 4 number 2-bedroom golf suites. 2. Alterations to the existing driving range and golf academy to allow for the following: • Provision of a café / licence bar and seating areas including internal refurbishment and alterations within previous reception area. • Construction of a single storey extension to accommodate Trackman golf simulators to aid training and practice for golfers. 3. For the construction of a new single storey Trackman driving range shelter adjacent to existing building which shall accommodate 10 bays. 4. For all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460692

• 7 Nov 2024N/a

  Planning permission is sought by Navasota Ltd for amendments to granted permission application ref: 21/643 and subsequent granted permission application ref: 22/342 for development at Killenard, Portarlington, Co. Laois. The proposed minor amendments consist of providing additional floor area of 10m2 to house type C1, in the form of a single storey extension to the rear of the currently permitted house design, and associated alterations to the internal layout, external elevations and roof arrangement of the house which occurs at 9 The Green, Millers Hill, Killenard, Co Laois; and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460670

• 23 Oct 2024Conditional

  amend granted permission application ref: 21/643 and subsequent granted permission application ref: 22/342. The proposed minor amendments consist of minor alterations to house types D1 & D2 including a redesign of the internal layout, external elevations and roof arrangement of the houses which occur at 5, 6, 10 & 11 The Avenue, 2, 3, 6 & 7 The Green, 5, 6, 9 & 10 The Links, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16 & 17 The Chase, Millers Hill, Killenard, Co Laois; and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460637

• 18 Oct 2024N/a

  amend granted permission application ref: 21/643 and subsequent granted permission application ref: 22/342 for development at Killenard, Portarlington, Co. Laois. The proposed minor amendments consist of minor alterations to house types D1 & D2 including a redesign of the internal layout, external elevations and roof arrangement of the houses which occur at 5, 6, 10 & 11 The Avenue, 2, 3, 6 & 7 The Green, 5, 6, 9 & 10 The Links, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16 & 17 The Chase, Millers Hill, Killenard, Co Laois; and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460631

• 4 Jul 2024Conditional

  retain a domestic shed and covered yard.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460397

• 1 Jul 2024N/a

  retain a domestic shed and covered yard

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2460384

• 20 Oct 2023Conditional

  Construct a part 2 storey, part dormer extension to the front, side and rear of existing dormer dwelling and alterations to existing elevations. Construct a detached single storey ‘home gym’ and domestic garage and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360440

• 18 Oct 2023N/a

  The development will consist of: (a) Construct a part 2 storey, part dormer extension to the front, side and rear of existing dormer dwelling b) Alterations to existing elevations and (c)Construction of a detached single storey ‘home gym’ and domestic garage and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360434

• 12 Apr 2023Conditional

  1. retain the alterations to the car park layout and access point to existing development to that approved under planning reference 15/437, 2. retain the re-location of the disabled ramp, stepped approach, public lighting and footpaths to that approved under planning reference 15/437, 3. all associated site development works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 23116

• 5 Apr 2023N/a

  1. retain the alterations to the car park layout and access point to existing development to that approved under planning reference 15/437, 2. retain the re-location of the disabled ramp, stepped approach, public lighting and footpaths to that approved under planning reference 15/437, 3. all associated site development works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 23112

• 27 Feb 2023Conditional

  construct a single-storey, rear extension and alterations to the existing dwelling house (including new side window and door alterations), the construction of a garage/store building in the rear garden and a new wall/bin shelter and all associated siteworks. The development includes demolition of an existing conservatory to the rear of the dwelling house.

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2360062

• 3 Jan 2023Conditional

  retain development at an existing dwelling house, No. 5 Rathmiles Avenue, Killenard, Co. Laois. The development comprises a single storey flat roofed extension to the rear of the house and a single storey flat roofed extension to the (south) side of the house. The development also includes a flat roofed garage/shed to the (south) side of the house with separate access doors to the front. The development also includes footpaths, foul and surface water drainage and all associated infrastructure works and services

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 231

• 2 Jun 2022Conditional

  to amend granted permission of application reference 21/643. The proposed minor amendments consist of: * relocation of western site boundary (reducing the site area to 5.09ha, from 5.14ha); * relocation (micro-siting) of units 10-23, 25 and 37-47; * minor alterations to dwellings; * minor amendments to internal road layout; * minor amendments to site landscaping; * all associated and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22342

• 25 Apr 2022Conditional

  retain house, as constructed, granted under Pl. Ref. 02/1155 to include omission of sun-room, extra dormer window to front and changes to front of house finish

  Retention · Laois County Council, 22251

• 23 Mar 2022Refused

  extend time on pl. reg. ref. 16/573

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22167

• 7 Mar 2022Conditional

  change use of existing retail unit from Retail Use to Retail with Ancillary Off Licence Use

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22112

• 6 Jan 2022Conditional

  1. relocation of existing pro-shop to the existing golf buggy store and for the construction of an extension to accommodate proposed pro-shop located to the side of the existing Heritage Golf Course Club House. 2. For the relocation of the existing restaurant and ancillary services to the Lower Ground Floor of the existing Heritage Golf Course Club House. 3. For the provision of Golf Suite Accommodation (37 in total) to the lower Ground Floor , the Ground Floor and first floor of the existing Heritage Golf Course Club House. 4. For the provision of balconies to the proposed Golf Suites including the changes to the elevations of the existing Heritage Golf Course Club House. 5. For all associated site development works at the Heritage Golf Resort , Killenard , Co. Laois R32 DA50

  Permission · Laois County Council, 224

• 15 Sept 2021Conditional

  the proposed development consists of the following: 79 no residential units comprising of : 20 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses, 36 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses, 14 no. 4 bed detached houses, 4 no. 3 bed end terraces, 3 no. 2 bed mid terraces, 2 no. 3 bed bungalows. A new vehicular entrance from the L3171 Killenard Road. A separate pedestrian / cycle access from the L3171 Killenard road. Public realm landscaping including shared public open spaces, public seating, children's play area (200sq m. ) and public lighting. Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections ancillary to the development, as well as all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application

  Permission, 79 homes · Laois County Council, 21643

The 25 most recent of 48 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 Rathmiles.

Recorded monuments

• LA005-015 Burial ground
  Description

  An irregular enclosure (max. dim. c. 50m N-S), hachured on 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Possibly a landscape feature. No visible surface remains. Excavation of this levelled monument (Nat. Grid Ref. 25661 20963) was carried out in 2001 by Dominic Delany under licence no. 01E1100. An irregular enclosure (max. dim. c. 50m north-south) is hachured on the first edition of the OS six-inch map. The proposed development comprises the construction of a golf-course, hotel, clubhouse, shop/petrol filling station and 104 houses on a c. 250-acre site at Rathleash, Rathmiles and Tirhogar townlands, Portarlington, Co. Laois. The monument is on the site of the first fairway of the proposed golf-course. This area was stripped of topsoil prior to testing but subsequent site inspection revealed no trace of the monument. Testing comprised the mechanical excavation of two trenches on the site of the monument. Testing comprised the mechancial excavation of two trenches on the site of the monument. Trench 1 extended 80m north-west/south-east through the approximate centre of the monument, and Trench 2 extended 33m south-west from the mid point of Trench 1. Three sections of a 4-5m wide curvilinear ditch, enclosing a large sub-circular area, and human bones, representing the remains of possible 10 individuals were discovered during testing. The curvilinear dicth is undoubtedly associated with the enclosure indicated on the 1841 OS 6-inch map. No finds or features discovered during testing that might indicate a date for the burials, but the east-west orientation of the skeletons suggest a Christian burial. In accordance with the recommendations of Duchas, the layout of the first fairway is being redesigned in order to ensure preservation in situ of the archaeological material (Bennett 2003, 224). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA005-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Large subcircular ringfort (diam. c. 61m N-S), situated on level ground above valley, defined by a single bank (max. base Wth c. 2.6m, int. H c. 2.5m, ext. H c. 2.75m) except at N where it is represented by a field fence. The fosse (base Wth c. 2m, max. Wth c. 5.5m) is visible from N-Sw. Possible entrances at NE and SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Architectural heritage

• Lea Church, church/chapel, 1800–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached late-Georgian Gothic Church of Ireland church, c. 1810, with tower having spire. Graveyard to site.

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 Rathmiles, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathmiles.

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.

• Rathmiles, Killenard6 sales

Name

Rathmiles · Ráth Mhaoilis

Area

729,466 m² (72.95 ha, 180.25 acres)

Civil parish

Lea, and its townlands

Barony

Portnahinch

Electoral division

Ballybrittas, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,520 people lived in 452 households in the Ballybrittas electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybrittas, Ballycarroll, Garryvacum, Rathleash, Tirhogar

Placenames

Rathmiles 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.