Cookstown

78 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cookstown, from 52 m² to 219,211 m² (21.92 ha, 54.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Cookstown 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.

• 30 Sept 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for a detached single storey garage to rear of site

  Retention · Louth County Council, 24167

• 2 Feb 2023Refused

  Outline permission for construction of proposed dwelling, open new vehicular entrance to site, new waste water treatment system and sand polishing filter, together with all associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2355

• 21 Nov 2022Conditional

  Permission for a single storey detached house with single storey garage attached, install a waste water treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22903

• 19 Aug 2021N/a

  Permission for development that will consist of the construction of a proposed dwelling, open new vehicular entrance to site, new waste water treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211034

• 16 Jul 2021N/a

  Outline permission sought for proposed dwelling, open new vehicular entrance to site, new waste water treatment system and sand polishing filter, together with all associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21895

• 22 Dec 2020Refused

  Outline permission for development that will consist of the construction of a proposed dwelling, open new vehicular entrance to site, new waste water treatment system and sand polishing filter together with all associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201164

• 18 Sept 2019Conditional

  Permission for a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. **Significant Further Information received 10/12/2019**

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19757

• 16 Aug 2018Conditional

  Planning permission for a proposed two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 18660

• 4 Jul 2018N/a

  Permission for development to consist of the construction of a single storey dwelling, associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new O'Reilly Oakstown treatment system and polishing filter, together with all associated site development works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 18521

• 6 Dec 2017Conditional

  Permission for development to consist of the full replacement of a building which was destroyed by fire.The change of use of the proposed building to sale and repair of garden and light agricultural equipment. The decommissioning of existing septic tank serving the existing dwelling and replacement with a new effluent treatment system & percolation area. Site develepoment works including fencing, drainage and boundary treatment.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 17902

• 25 Oct 2017N/a

  Permission for development to consist of (1) The full replacement of a building which was destroyed by fire. (2) The change of use of the proposed building to sale and repair of garden and light agricultural equipment. (3) The decommissioning of existing septic tank serving the existing dwelling and replacement with a new effluent treatment system & percolation area. (4) Site development works including new fencing, drainage and boundary treatment.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 17799

• 9 Aug 2017Conditional

  Permission for development that consists of: Permission to demolish existing commercial building, erection of replacement commercial building with provision of car parking and circulation area, provision of wastewater treatment system and percolation area and provision of new site entrance with associated site works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 17600

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 Cookstown.

Recorded monuments

• LH014-016001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  The ruins of a tower and an adjacent gabled structure is depicted at Cookstown (71) on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map in Charlestown parish, for which see this web-page accessed on 5 May 2016 http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Atherdee&c=Louth It is depicted on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular roofless structure (dims c. 8nm E-W; c. 5m N-s) and on the 1907 ed. as if the N wall might partially survive. It is described locally as having a slit window and cellars, by which is probably meant a vault, but it was removed in the early twentieth century. No feature is visible at ground level. Archaeological testing (00E0913) in the vicinity failed to produce any related material (Clutterbuck 2002). The possible souterrain (LH014-016002-) is c. 20m to the S. (Stubbs 1909, 132) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 May 2016

• LH014-016002 Souterrain
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Local tradition of a 'cave' close to Cookstown Castle (LH014-016001-).

• LH014-017 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmarks of two concentric arcs suggesting the remains of enclosure, possibly a ringfort, on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AVG 25).

• LH014-028 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmark defining sub-circular enclosure (max. dims. c. 40m N-S, c. 38m E-W) on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AVG 25). Suggestions of an outer enclosure at S.

• LH014-057 Linear earthwork
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Section of drystone-faced earthen bank (Wth c. 2-5m, H 1m) passing along the N side of a mearing which divides the townlands of Cookstown and Tattyboys. This is reputedly a part of the Pale boundary, but is dismissed as such by Tempest (CLAJ 1931, 435).

• LH014-058 Font
  Description

  A greenstone holy water or baptismal font, located outside the SE wall of the former Charlestown Rectory. Cylindrical in shape with a small rib projecting slightly at the base. The basin is 0.29m in depth and tapers considerably from a large circular mouth (diam. 0.27m) to a small flat circular bottom (diam. 0.06m). (SMR file) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 30 May 2012

• LH014-068 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 98E0125 (Site H)). Excavation revealed a spread of burnt stones and charcoal rich soil (8m x 6m). (Breen 2000, 153) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 May 2012

• LH014-069 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 98E0125 (Site I)). Excavation revealed a spread of burnt stones and charcoal rich soil (11m x 9m) under which was a rectangular pit (2.5m x 1.2m) cut into the natural clay. A stone with incised lines on it, together with animal bone and teeth and some fragments of burnt bone were recovered. (Breen 2000, 153) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 May 2012

Architectural heritage

• Cookstown House, house, 1770–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790. L-plan, returning three-bays two-storey wing to south-east c. 1830, full-height canted-bay to west elevation, rendered embellishments and projecting cast-iron entrance porch to north elevation c. 1890. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tile, painted smooth rendered chimneystacks, capping stone and clay pots; cast-iron gutters on paired corbels at eaves, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, vermiculated quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills; kneed moulded-rendered architraves, acanthus brackets supporting moulded cornice to ground floor north elevation, simple moulded-rendered architraves to first floor north elevation, painted timber one-over-one timber sliding sash windows c. 1890 to ground floor and canted-bay, three-over-six sliding sash windows to first floor. Open porch comprising filigreed cast-iron pilasters and frieze supporting flat canopy, square-headed door opening with moulded-rendered surround, acanthus console brackets supporting corniced entablature; decorative cast-iron door bell and limestone step; door removed. Stableyard to east accessed via segmental-headed arched opening within rubble stone wall; random rubble stone outbuildings c. 1830-1890 to yard in two principle ranges, north and south, pitched slate roofs, red brick door and window surrounds, square-headed window openings and segmental-headed door openings, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors; gravelled stableyard. House set back from road in own grounds, entrance gateway to north-west having rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

• Charlestown House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former rectory, built c. 1770, now in private domestic use. L-plan, four-bays to east elevation, two-storey return to rear (south), entrance porch to north c. 1880. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered reveals, tooled limestone sills, painted timber eight-over-eight timber sliding sash windows to north elevation, painted timber tripartite windows to east and west elevations. Open entrance porch, painted smooth rendered octagonal columns supporting hipped terracotta-tiled canopy roof with unglazed geometric tiled floor, paired square-headed door openings, painted timber and glazed double doors, west door now used as window. Enclosed yard to north-east, rubble masonry boundary walls, limestone ashlar gate piers, cobblestone paving, gravelled yard, ranges of single- and two-storey painted roughcast-rendered outbuildings, pitched and hipped slate roofs, square-headed door openings, segmental-headed carriage opening to west range; west range now in use as living accommodation. House set back from road in own landscaped grounds at end of private lane; entrance gateway to west, tooled limestone gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

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 Cookstown, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Cookstown, Ardee10 sales

Name

Cookstown · Baile an Chócaigh

Area

1,220,634 m² (122.06 ha, 301.63 acres)

Civil parish

Charlestown, and its townlands

Barony

Ardee

Electoral division

Ardee Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,009 people lived in 1,003 households in the Ardee Rural electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Artnalevery, Charlestown, Gilbertstown, Glack, Harristown, Knocklore, Mountrush, Rahanna, Tattyboys

Placenames

Cookstown 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.