Cootehall

143 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cootehall, from 5 m² to 164,571 m² (16.46 ha, 40.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P6Zone 2 (Other primary sector uses)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Zone 1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 9 Jun 2026Conditional

  Retention Permission for extension linking the house to the garage at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2660281

• 8 May 2026N/a

  Retention of extension linking the house to the garage at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2660217

• 17 Apr 2026Conditional

  Permission for 1. Change of use of the existing vacant ground floor pub to residential, 2. Demolish existing extension including vacant shop, pub lounge and toilets to the rear and at the east side of the existing dwelling house, 3. To refurbish existing dwelling house to include alterations to elevations, installation of a single hipped roof, with connections to public utilities, provision of new vehicle access from the public road and ancillary site works, 4. To construct a new two storey four-bedroom dwelling house with connections to public utilities, provision of new vehicle access into the site from the public road and ancillary site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2660169

• 29 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for revision to site boundaries and a change of use of an existing two-storey detached building (515m²) with carpark to rear, to guest accommodation building from previously permitted use as public house and restaurant under planning ref: PD/04/1449. Accommodation to comprise of Sitting Room, Kitchen-Dining, Recreation Room plus storage/ancillary rooms at ground floor level with 6 No. En-Suite bedrooms at first floor level at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560193

• 20 Feb 2025Conditional

  Permission for development consisting of the construction of two number two storey four bedroom dwelling houses with connections to public utilities, provision of new vehicle access into each site from the public road and ancillary site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560057

• 29 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission for the renovation of the two storey detached house with rear ground and first-floor extensions. The scope includes an open-plan kitchen and dining area, front porch replacement, selective partition removal, floor upgrades with underfloor heating, and replacement of all doors and windows. A rear groundfloor extension with a flat roof and Velux roof-lights and a first-floor extension with a pitched roof will be added. Exterior work features timber cladding and a patio for improved outdoor connectivity, integrating smoothly with the existing structure at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460561

• 11 Nov 2024N/a

  Permission is sought for the renovation of the two-storey detached house with rear ground and first-floor extensions, septic tank upgrade, and removal of two chimneys at the back of the existing dwelling. The scope includes an open-plan kitchen and dining area, front porch replacement, selective partition removal, floor upgrades with underfloor heating, and replacement of all doors and windows. A rear ground-floor extension with a flat roof and Velux roof-lights and a first-floor extension with a pitched roof will be added. Exterior work features timber cladding and a patio for improved outdoor connectivity, integrating smoothly with the existing structure at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460527

• 19 Aug 2024Conditional

  Planning permission: 1. To construct domestic dwelling house with new site entrance and boundary wall, and connection to existing public services; 2. To refurbish existing shed, and all ancillary site development works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460390

• 16 Aug 2024Conditional

  Proposed relocation of an existing agricultural entrance which services existing agricultural lands by decommissioning an existing agricultural entrance which exits onto public road L1016 together with constructing a new agricultural entrance exiting out onto an existing access road which services Cootehall Quay, erection of boundary fence and all ancillary works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460387

• 14 Aug 2024N/a

  Permission for Proposed Relocation Of An Existing Agricultural Entrance Which Services Existing Agricultural Lands By Decommissioning An Existing Agricultural Entrance Which Exits Onto Public Road L1016 Together With Constructing A New Agricultural Entrance Exiting Out Onto An Existing Access Road Which Services Cootehall Quay, Erection Of Boundary Fence And All Ancillary Works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460384

• 15 Apr 2024Refused

  Permission for Construction of a storey and a half, 3 bedroom detached dwelling house (159m²) with single storey detached domestic garage (25m²) including provision of vehicular access to existing carpark, connection to existing public services plus carry out all associated site development works including hard and soft landscaping at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460168

• 2 Feb 2024Conditional

  Permission for development consisting of a) amendments to the internal layout b) changes to fenestration and entrance doors c) removal of approx. 28 m. of rear garden 1.2 m. high boundary stone wall d) construction of approx. 27 m. of rear garden 1.2 m. high boundary stone wall e) 56.24 m2 ground floor house extension to the north-west rear garden with wooden pergola type cover over the rear garden f) and all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460051

• 27 Jan 2024N/a

  Permission for development consisting of a) amendments to the internal layout, b) changes to fenestration and entrance doors, c) removal of approx. 28 m. of rear garden 1.2 m. high boundary stone wall, d) construction of approx. 27 m. of rear garden 1.2 m. high boundary stone wall, e) 56.24 m2 ground floor house extension to the north-west rear garden with wooden pergola type cover over the rear garden and f) all associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460035

• 19 May 2023Conditional

  Permission for installation of replacement onsite wastewater treatment system and decommissioning of existing septic tank and percolation area with all associated site development works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 23205

• 6 Apr 2023Conditional

  Permission for development consisting of the construction of two number two storey four bedroom dwelling houses with connections to public utilities, provision of new vehicle access into each site from the public road and ancillary site works at

  Permission, 2 homes · Roscommon County Council, 23120

• 3 Mar 2023Conditional

  Permission for modifications to the existing dwelling house including the provision of a new roof with first floor accommodation and elevational changes with all associated site development works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2361

• 20 Sept 2019N/a

  to retain and complete development comprising Office accommodation, Art display/retail and coffee dock at ground floor and 6 no. guest accommodation suites at first floor together with all ancillary site works and services at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 19481

• 4 Sept 2019N/a

  to retain and complete variations to the originally permitted design and use of building, together with variations to permitted site layout, as granted under Planning Ref. No. PD/06/1457. The variations include amendments and alterations to the approved site boundaries and an associated change to the position of the building on the site, together with all ancillary site works and services at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 19449

• 20 Feb 2018Conditional

  the development consists of 1) retention of existing timber deck structure to the western side of the existing two storey detached dwelling 2) permission to construct a new two storey extension to the north of the existing dwelling; internal and external alterations along with associated site works and services at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 1868

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: Lough Drumharlow 001643

Recorded monuments

• RO007-018001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  At the bottom of a W-facing rise. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 49m E-W; 43m N-S) defined by an overgrown scarp (H 0.1-0.95m) with an outer fosse (Wth of top 3-4m; D 0.1m) E-S which was complete in 1972 when there was evidence of an inner bank (Gannon 1972). There is no visible entrance. Fulacht fia (RO007-018002-) is c. 100m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-018002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Archaeological testing (00E0393) recorded an area of burnt stones overlying a porous pit which was excavated in advance of house-building. A second, adjacent, area of burnt stones (RO007-018003-) was preserved in situ c. 15m to the NE. Rath (RO007-018001-) is c. 100m to the NE. (Gregory 2002, 192) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-018003 Burnt mound
  Description

  An area of burnt limestone and sandstone was uncovered in archaeological testing (00E0393) on the subsoil in ground preparation for a housing scheme, and it is preserved in situ on a small D-shaped green (dims c. 35m NE-SW; c. 10m NW-SE) c. 15m NE of fulacht fia (RO007-018002-) and c. 80m SW of rath (RO006-018----). (Gregory 2002, 292) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 27 May 2015

• RO007-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.1-1m; max. ext. H 1m), which is reduced to a scarp (max. H 0.9m) E-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Fulacht fia (RO007-092----) is outside the perimeter at SE and rath (RO007-020----) is c. 170m to the S. Archaeological testing (01E0519) 20-100m to the NW failed to produce any associated features (Read 2003b, 355). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On top of a low rise. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 35.5m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3-5.2m; int. H 0.3-0.75m; ext. H 0.3m at SE to 1.5m at W), with an outer fosse (Wth 3.5m to 5.5m at NW; D 0.2-0.8m) SSW-N-SE. There is no visible entrance but the bank is incorporated in a field bank N-E, and a NE-SW field bank has removed the fosse at S. Rath (RO007-019----) is c. 170m to the N and rath (RO007-021----) is c. 60m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a shelf on the S-facing slope of a rise. D-shaped or subrectangular grass-covered area (dims 38 NNW-SSE; 27m WSW-ENE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4.6m; int. H 0.25m generally to 0.75m at SSE; ext. H 0.3m at NNW to 1.1m at SSE) WNW-N-S and a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 5-5.5m; D 0.2- 0.6m) WNW-NNE. There is an entrance (Wth 5-5.5m) at E. Rath (RO007-020----) is c. 60m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-022 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the top of the W-facing slope of small drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 23m E-W) defined by a scarp (H c. 0.2-1m) E-S-W which merges into the slope elsewhere. Modern farm buildings outside the perimeter W-N respect its line. Rath (RO007-023----) is c. 60m to the ENE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 May 2015

• RO007-023 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked as an circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on top of a small drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 20-21m) defined by a band of light vegetation (Wth 3-4m) on the site of the bank. Rath (RO007-022----) is c. 60m to the WSW and rath (RO007-031----) is c. 180m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-024 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  Towards the bottom of the N-facing slope of a low E-W ridge. A single chamber (dims 9m NW-SE; 1.55m NE-SW to 2m NE-SW at SE) now filled with field stones is defined by four stones (dims 1.25-2.15m x 0.15-0.4m; H 0.2-0.8m) on the NE side and two (dims 2.1m x 0.25-0.35m; H 0.3-1m) on the SW side. There is a single stone at NW (dims 1m x 0.3m; H 0.63m) and SE (dims 1.6m x 0.25m; H 0.25m). It may be a court tomb. Rath (RO007-025001-) is c. 140m to the SSW and enclosure (RO007-026----) is c. 140m to the SSE. (de Valera and O'Nuallain 1972, 34-5) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

• RO007-092 Fulacht fia
  Description

  At the bottom of a SE-facing slope, c. 30m SE of rath (RO007-019----). This is an oval grass-covered mound (dims 11m NW-SE; 6.5m NE-SW; H 0.1-0.3m) with a hollow (diam. 4m) on the NE side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cootehall.

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 Cootehall, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Cootehall, Boyle14 sales

Name

Cootehall · Uachtar Thíre

Area

847,768 m² (84.78 ha, 209.49 acres)

Civil parish

Tumna, and its townlands

Barony

Boyle

Electoral division

Oakport, the unit of the census

Census 2022

523 people lived in 198 households in the Oakport electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 64% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clegna, Cloonkeen, Cooladye, Foxhill, Lisfarrellboy, Moigh

Placenames

Cootehall 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.