Garrolagh
Townland in the civil parish of Rathdrumin, barony of Ferrard, Co. Louth; in Irish An Garbhlach
- Area
- 104.2 ha
- 257 acres
- Land parcels
- 76
- registered freehold, median 2,783 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garrolagh, from 30 m² to 236,522 m² (23.65 ha, 58.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 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
No zone of a development plan covers Garrolagh 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 Feb 2026Conditional
Permission for variations to the proposed new dwelling and garage as per the previously approved planning permission (Ref No. 2560417)
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660067
29 Sept 2025Conditional
Permission to construct a single-storey flat-roof front extension with new front door and window; single-storey flat-roof rear extension with two rooflights; and new side door and two windows on each side of the existing bungalow
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560609
17 Sept 2025Conditional
Permission for a new single storey dwelling with wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site developments works. This proposal is to replace the house design of previous planning application reference number 22570 and subsequent appeal Ref no ABP 317656-23 (An Bord Pleanála Grant)
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560590
30 Jun 2025Conditional
The development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new detached, single storey dwelling 2. Construction of a new garage 3. Alterations to existing agricultural entrance to accommodate new gates and piers 4. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area 5. All associated site works.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560417
4 Jun 2025Refused
Permission for: 1. A new single storey dwelling, detached garage and a new wastewater treatment system. 2.Alterations to the existing vehicular entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling and the proposed dwelling. 3.Landscaping to provide for the ecological enhancement of the residual lands (approx. 3.71ha) through the designed rewilding of a variety of habitats and to promote the recolonisation of the lands by native flora and fauna. Together with all associated site development works.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560337
30 May 2025Conditional
Permission for the replacement of the rooftile on the house with a black fibre cement slate, the demolition of existing garage and permission for the construction of a new garage, storage space including a roof terrace with games room/home gym, and all associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560327
16 May 2025Refused
The development will consist of the provision of:1.A new two storey dwelling, detached garage and a new wastewater treatment system.2.Alterations to the existing vehicular entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling and the proposed dwelling.3.Landscaping to provide for the ecological enhancement of the residual lands through the designed rewilding of a variety of habitats and to promote the recolonisation of the lands by native flora and fauna. Together with all associated site development works.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560280
16 May 2025N/a
The development will consist of the provision of:1.A new single storey dwelling, detached garage and a new wastewater treatment system.2.Alterations to the existing vehicular entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling and the proposed dwelling.3.Landscaping to provide for the ecological enhancement of the residual lands through the designed rewilding of a variety of habitats and to promote the recolonisation of the lands by native flora and fauna. Together with all associated site development works.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560281
26 Jan 2024Refused
Permission for 1. A new single storey dwelling, detached garage and a new wastewater treatment system. 2. Alterations to the existing vehicular entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling and the proposed dwelling. 3. Landscaping to provide for the ecological enhancement of the residual lands through the designed rewilding of a variety of habitats and to promote the recolonisation of the lands by native flora and fauna. Together with all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2460050
26 Jan 2024Refused
Permission for 1. A new two storey dwelling, detached garage and a new wastewater treatment system. 2. Alterations to the existing vehicular entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling and the proposed dwelling. 3. Landscaping to provide for the ecological enhancement of the residual lands through the designed rewilding of a variety of habitats and to promote the recolonisation of the lands by native flora and fauna, together with all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2460051
13 Nov 2023Conditional
Permission for proposed new single storey extension to south east side of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360457
2 Oct 2023Conditional
Retention permission for first floor bedrooms, bathrooms, home office, storage space, including location of waste water treatment unit
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360383
8 Sept 2023Conditional
Retention permission for a garage
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360340
27 Jul 2023Refused
Planning permission for a proposed dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto existing access lane, use of existing vehicular entrance accessing the public road and all associated site development works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2360248
6 Jul 2023N/a
Retention of Garage
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360201
22 May 2023N/a
Retention of Garage
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360116
18 Jul 2022Refused
Permission for a proposed dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. *Significant further information received on 14.6.23 includes alteration to vehicular entrance arrangement, and environmental details and other associated items**
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22570
6 Apr 2021Conditional
Proposed development consisting of dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto public road and all associated site development works*Significant Further Information submitted 31/8/21*
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21367
6 Apr 2021N/a
Proposed development consisting of dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto public road and all associated site development works
Permission · Louth County Council, 21368
6 Jul 2020Conditional
Permission for a change of use from an agricultural two storey stone barn (situated to the rear of dwelling) to living accommodation. It is intended to service the proposed development from the existing dwelling house. The development will include the ancillary site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 27/01/2021 which includes a proposed upgrading/relocation of the waste water treatment system and change of use to ancillary living accommodation for use as a home working office*
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20480
23 Jun 2017Conditional
Permission for development that will consist of the construction of a storey and a half house including a waste water treatment unit and percolation area.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17474
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 Garrolagh.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Garrolagh.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Garrolagh.
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 Garrolagh.
- 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
- Garrolagh, Clogherhead7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Garrolagh · An Garbhlach
- Area
- 1,041,998 m² (104.2 ha, 257.48 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathdrumin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ferrard
- Electoral division
- Clogher, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clogher electoral division: 3,446 people in 1,141 households; 80% of households own their home; 48% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Baggotstown, Callystown, Curstown, Killartery, Kiltallaght, Priorstown, Walshestown
- Placenames
- Garrolagh 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.