Rathcor

180 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathcor, from 39 m² to 150,251 m² (15.03 ha, 37.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 44 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathcor 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.

• 14 Aug 2026N/a

  Permission for Change of house-type previously granted permission under planning reference no. 2460679 & 2560447 and associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660558

• 20 Aug 2025Conditional

  Retention permission for the following: 1. Domestic garage to side of existing dwelling house and 2. Alterations to site boundaries of original granted planning permission under Planning Ref. No. 06/1084 and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560520

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional

  The development consists of the following: 1. Change of use from voluntary community workshop to showrooms to existing kitchen manufacturing business, 2. First floor extension to provide office accommodation and all Associated site development works. *Significant Further Information Received on 28/01/2026*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560505

• 14 Jul 2025Conditional

  Variations to the Site Layout as Approved under planning reference 2460679

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560447

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  Permission for an extension and alterations to an existing dwelling house, new waste water treatment and associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2569

• 15 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for extension to front of existing workshop, elevational changes and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560214

• 18 Mar 2025Conditional

  Retention permission and completion permission for extension and alterations to existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2531

• 18 Dec 2024N/a

  Permission for the change of use, restoration and alterations to the existing mill building for use as a dwelling and the provision of a single storey extension to the northeast, the provision of a garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site with a private vehicular parking area, new retaining walls onsite and to the roadside boundary, new private water well and new wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 25/07/2025*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460798

• 3 Dec 2024N/a

  Permission for the change of use, restoration, and alterations to the existing mill building for use as a dwelling and the provision of a single storey extension to the northeast, the provision of a garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site with a private vehicular parking area, new retaining walls onsite and to the roadside boundary, new private water well and new wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460758

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission Consequent on the Grant of Outline Permission - Ref. No. 21677 - for dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works

  Permission consequent · Louth County Council, 24194

• 4 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission for a dwelling house, a domestic garage, a Wastewater Treatment System and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2460679

• 15 Oct 2024N/a

  Permission for a dwelling house, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460617

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  Full Permission for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling, including construction of extensions to the front (proposed porch) and rear (single storey extension), elevational & internal arrangement changes, revised boundary treatments and alterations to the existing vehicular entrance with all site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460110

• 25 Sept 2023Refused

  Permission for a dwellinghouse, a domestic garage, a waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360373

• 17 Jul 2023N/a

  Permission for a dwelling house, a domestic garage, a waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23333

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  Permission Consequent to the outline Permission ref. No 211301 for a 2-storey dwelling house, waste water treatment plant and all associated site works.

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Louth County Council, 221013

• 21 Dec 2022Refused

  Outline permission for a new dwelling house, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 221003

• 22 Oct 2021Conditional

  outline permission sought for a new dwelling house, new site entrance, waste water treatment plant, including provision of new soakaway, new well, and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211301

• 30 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission sought for one dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 10.2.2022 relates to the re-design of proposed dwellinghouse and relocation of dwellinghouse and garage on site and all associated site works at Rathcor, Riverstown, Dundalk, Co Louth*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21962

• 31 May 2021Conditional

  Permission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21677

• 2 Dec 2019Conditional

  Retention & Permission: Retention of a domestic garage & garden shed. Permission for alterations to site boundaries and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19994

• 30 Sept 2019Conditional

  Permission for extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, new domestic garage to rear of dwelling house, upgrading of septic tank system to new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19799

• 11 Apr 2019Conditional

  Retention permission for the following: 1. Amendments to boundaries of proposed dwelling site originally granted permission under planning ref. no. 94/167 and 2. Retention of existing garage on site and all associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19275

• 11 May 2018Conditional

  Retention permission for development to retain house as constructed and removal of occupancy condition, including treatment plant entrance to public road and all site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18359

• 5 Mar 2018Conditional

  PERMISSION for development will consist of: A dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 12/06/2018**

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18161

The 25 most recent of 27 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Liscarragh Marsh 001451

Recorded monuments

• LH008-083 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 Circular area (max. diam. c. 30m) enclosed by cropmark ring, showing on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDH 9), with vague suggestions of an outer ring. Field known locally as the 'Lios Field'.

• LH008-087 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 suggesting circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 42m) with sub-rectangular enclosure (max. diam. c. 33m NW-SE, c. 28m NE-SW) attached at NW, showing on aerial photograph (CUCAP, ALK 36). No visible trace.

Architectural heritage

• Saint Andrew's Church (Carlingford), school, 1835–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay double-height school, built c. 1845, now disused. Rectangular-plan with single-bay gable-fronted breakfronts to north and south, lean-to extension in angle of south projection. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, raised stone verge coping to east gable, unpainted smooth rendered paired chimneystacks to east gable and central ridge, moulded clay chimney pots, smooth rendered continuous square stone eaves course, no rainwater goods. Unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, slightly projecting V-jointed quoins slightly projecting chamfered plinth. Pointed arch window openings, unpainted smooth rendered reveals, dressed limestone flush chamfered sills, painted-timber frames, leaded diamond-pattern quarried glass panes, windows infilled to east elevation. Pointed-arch door opening, painted timber frame, vertically-sheeted door, leading stone step; square-headed door opening to lean-to painted vertically-sheeted timber door, leading stone step. Outbuilding to south, pitched artificial slate roof, uPVC gutters, unpainted smooth rendered walling, quoins, projecting plinth, timber casement windows, timber doors. Set within own grounds, set back from road on elevated site, random rubble stone boundary wall, soldier coping, square-plan gate piers, wrought-iron gates, Church of Ireland church to north-east.

• Saint Andrew's Church (Carlingford), church/chapel, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built c. 1845. Rectangular-plan with four-bay nave, dressed stone pitched stepped bellcote to west gable, gable-fronted chancel projecting to east, gable-fronted porch to west; gable-fronted porch to south. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, unpainted stone flat-capped chimneystack to east gable, square stone corbelled eaves, moulded uPVC gutters. Unpainted squared-and-snecked rubble walling, chamfered stone plinth, chamfered limestone continuous sill course; string course to east and west gables following profile of roofs, square stepped buttresses to nave, clasping buttresses to corners, pyramidal stepped capped pinnacles, unpainted smooth rendered walling to porch, projecting plinth and quoins. Lancet window openings, dressed limestone chamfered reveals and sills, painted leaded diamond-pattern quarry glass panes, decorative circular vents to south porch windows, tripartite lancet windows to east, trefoil window opening chamfered surround to west. Pointed arch door openings, dressed limestone chamfered door surround, varnished timber vertically-sheeted door to south porch, limestone plinth stones, leading step. Set within graveyard, elevated site, random rubble boundary wall, soldier coping, random rubble dressed stone gate archway to north, soldier coping, mild steel gate, former school to south-west.

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

About 1 in 5 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 Rathcor.

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.

• Rathcor, Riverstown8 sales

Name

Rathcor · An Ráth Corr

Area

2,667,445 m² (266.74 ha, 659.14 acres)

Civil parish

Carlingford, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Lower

Electoral division

Rathcor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathcor electoral division: 1,484 people in 467 households; 87% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaverty, Ballynamaghery, Castlecarragh, Earls Quarter, Galtrimsland, Lugbriscan, Rath Lower, Seecrin, Templetown

Placenames

Rathcor 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.