Carrickcarnan
Carrickcarnan is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymascanlan, barony of Dundalk Lower, Co. Louth. Its name in Irish is Corr an Charnáin.
- Area
- 140.7 ha
- 348 acres
- Land parcels
- 168
- registered freehold, median 3,469 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 32
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
168 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrickcarnan, from 25 m² to 70,337 m² (7.03 ha, 17.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Carrickcarnan in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
12 Aug 2026N/a
Permission will consist of the construction of a business park which will include for the following works: 1. The proposed development will consist of 5no. buildings providing for logistics and warehousing units each with associated offices, parking, landscaping, fencing and site works. 2.The use of the existing entrance that serves Centrepoint Business Park with connection onto same and provision of new roadway within the site. 3.Ancillary works will also include for provision of a well for water supply. 4. A proposed on-site treatment works for wastewater is also incorporated to include a pumping station and rising main which will discharge all treated effluent from the site with outfall connecting to the Flurry River at Flurry Bridge. 5. Provision of associated on-line storage ponds and attenuation as part of the surface water system along with provision of an oil interceptor prior to discharge to the adjacent watercourse. 6. All ancillary site development/construction works to include for infilling and raising of ground levels, internal roads, parking areas, hard and soft landscaping, street lighting, foul, water and service networks to include provision of an ESB substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application.
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660555
7 Jul 2026Conditional
Permission for the erection of a new enclosed terrace in the northern hotel car park and all associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660446
9 May 2026N/a
Permission for the erection of a new enclosed terrace in the northern hotel car park and all associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660275
14 Apr 2026N/a
Permission for the erection of a new enclosed terrace in the northern hotel car park and all associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660196
10 Feb 2026Conditional
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. The extension of the site curtilage (to the West), to facilitate the proposed extension. New Wastewater Treatment System with soil polishing filters. Relocation of existing site entrance to the North of the site, with new entrance piers and all other associated ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660059
6 Feb 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. The extension of the site curtilage (to the West), to facilitate the proposed extension. New Wastewater Treatment System with soil polishing filters. Relocation of existing site entrance to the North of the site, with new entrance piers and all other associated ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660049
7 Nov 2024Conditional
Permission for refurbishment of, and extensions to existing vernacular building to provide dwelling, to include wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460688
29 Oct 2024Conditional
Retention permission for 1. The restoration of an existing dwelling house to include for alterations to the front porch. 2. The conversion to habitable accommodation of an attached farm building to form part of the dwelling house. 3. The conversion and alterations of an outbuilding to dependent relative accommodation at ground floor level and a home office/games room at first floor level. 4. A new waste water treatment system and 5. all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 30/04/2025 - omission of the proposal to convert the ground floor of the detached outbuilding to dependent relative accommodation and replacement with alternative proposal to convert the ground floor of the detached outbuilding to storage areas*
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 24187
21 Oct 2024N/a
Permission for development to consist of refurbishment of & extensions to existing vernacular building to provide dwelling, to include wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460640
2 Oct 2024N/a
Permission for the demolition of the existing derelict dwelling and the decommission of the existing septic tank and soak pit. The construction of a new single storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filters, new site entrance and associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460585
17 Sept 2024N/a
Permission for the demolition of the existing derelict dwelling and the decommission of the existing septic tank and soak pit. The construction of a new single storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filters, new site entrance and associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460546
26 Oct 2023Conditional
Permission for a 3 storey extension to north side of existing bedroom block comprising 18No bedrooms (6No bedrooms on each floor) & new emergency staircase; extension to south side of existing bedroom block comprising new passenger lift & lift enclosure; extension of retaining wall to rear of bedroom block to provide vehicular access to rear of building; connections to existing foul & storm sewers and to existing waste treatment plant on west side of site
Permission · Louth County Council, 2360422
26 Jan 2023Refused
Permission for refurbishment of and extensions to existing building to provide dwelling, to include waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2336
12 Jan 2023Conditional
Permission for an overground 55,000 litre capacity integrally-bunded steel tank and associated site development works **Significant further information received on 7.7.23*
Permission · Louth County Council, 235
19 Dec 2022N/a
Permission for refurbishment of and extensions to existing building to provide dwelling, to include waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22980
8 Jun 2022Conditional
Permission for the change of house type for a dwelling house previously granted permission under ref. no. 20653, to use existing brother's dwelling entrance to the public road and all associated site works on an infill site
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22463
20 Apr 2022N/a
permission for the change of house type for a dwelling house previously approved under ref. no. 20653, to use existing brothers dwelling entrance to public road and all associated site works on an infill site
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22319
5 Apr 2022Conditional
Permission sought for the erection of a new enclosed terrace in the northern hotel carpark. Retention Permission also sought for the construction of an enclosed terrace and the erection of a garden bar structure and associated site works. **Significant further information received on 8.11.22 includes retention of the construction of an enclosed terrace and the erection of a garden bar structures and associated site works**
Retention · Louth County Council, 22266
23 Feb 2022Conditional
permission for (i) 2 no. new totem pole type digital and backlit fuel price advertisement signs measuring 1.42m wide x 2.82m high. (ii) 2 no. new canopies over existing fuel dispensing areas within an existing fuel depot as follows: Canopy no. 1 (HGV fuel area): 27m long x 18m wide x 6.2m high. Canopy no. 2 (Car fuel area): 18m long x 10m wide x 6.2m high; and all associated site development works
Permission · Louth County Council, 22137
29 Sept 2021Refused
Permission for a new two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211227
22 Sept 2021Refused
Extension Of Duration for 16652 ***Permission for development to consist of: 2 no. new canopies over existing fuel dispensing areas within an existing fuel depot as follows: Canopy No. 1 (HGV Fuel Area): 27.0m long x 18.0m wide and 6.2m high. Canopy No. 2 (Car Fuel Area): 18.0m long x 10.0m wide x 6.2m high. Signage to canopies and all associated site development works.
Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 211186
23 Mar 2021Refused
Permission to consist of change of use of building (referenced A on Site Plan), from ancillary storage to general storage with trade counter and subdivided into four units. Retention of vehicle parking and sales area referenced E. Retention of storage compounds F1, F4 and F5. Retention of structures J2, J3 and J4. Permission to demolish buildings H1 and H2 and re-build buildings (referenced as K1 and K2) with modern construction for general storage.
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21309
12 Jan 2021N/a
Retention permission and full planning permission the development will consist of change of use of building (Reference A on site plan), From ancillary storage to general storage to general storage with trade counter, and subdivided into four units. Retention of vehicle parking and sales area referenced E. retention of storage compounds F1, F4 and F5. Retention of structure J2 and J3. Permission to demolish & re-build buildings H1 and H2 with modern construction for general storage.
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2124
25 Nov 2020N/a
Retention permission and full planning permission for development that will consist of change of use of building (referenced A on site plan), from ancillary storage to general storage with trade counter, and subdivided into four units. Retention of vehicular parking and sales area referenced E. Retention of storage compounds F!, F4 and F5 permission to demolish & re-build H1 and H2 with modern construction for general storage
Permission · Louth County Council, 201000
25 Nov 2020Refused
Permission for development that will consist of the following: (1) Construction of 2no. warehouses, new access from the R132 road & existing Centrepoint Business Park to the south, attenuation pond, waste water treatment plant, raising ground levels of the entire site and all associated site development works including landscaping and boundary treatments. (2) On-site wastewater treatment plant, pumping station and rising main pipeline with outfall connecting to the Flurry River at Flurry Bridge. (3) Provision of drinking water treatment plant with connection to new potable water well located on adjacent site and associated pipework across private/public roads. (4) Associated access roads to/ from the Dundalk/Newry R938, miscellaneous internal roads, parking area, hard & soft landscaping, public lighting and all associated site development works
Permission · Louth County Council, 201001
The 25 most recent of 32 applications.
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 Carrickcarnan.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Carrickcarnan.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrickcarnan.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Carrickcarnan, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Carrickcarnan.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Carrickcarnan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.
The townland
- Name
- Carrickcarnan · Corr an Charnáin
- Area
- 1,407,127 m² (140.71 ha, 347.71 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballymascanlan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Dundalk Lower
- Electoral division
- Ravensdale, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,060 people lived in 362 households in the Ravensdale electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Drumad, Edentober, Ravensdale Park
- Placenames
- Carrickcarnan 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.