Rahardrum

680 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rahardrum, from 2 m² to 196,956 m² (19.7 ha, 48.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 555 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 63 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 26 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Sport and Recreation (Active open space)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Proposed Mixed Use Residential (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Public Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Low Density Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 20 May 2026Conditional

  to redesign & extend the existing fully serviced two storey detached dwelling house with side single storey extension. Permission to add a single storey extension to the front side elevation with roof light over and a redesign of the front elevation with new flat roof design and fenestration. A single storey extension to the rear elevation and redesign of the same with canopy area on ground floor and part balcony on first floor. Alterations to fenestration on all elevations and the internal layout to allow new design and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660272

• 13 May 2026N/a

  to redesign & extend the existing fully serviced two storey detached dwelling house with side single storey extension. Permission to add a single storey extension to the front side elevation with roof light over and a redesign of the front elevation with new flat roof design and fenestration. A single storey extension to the rear elevation and redesign of the same with canopy area on ground floor and part balcony on first floor. Alterations to fenestration on all elevations and the internal layout to allow new design and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660250

• 27 Aug 2025Conditional

  to Construct 26 no. Age Friendly dwellings and 1 no. single storey Communal Building comprising of the following: (A) 12 no. 2 bed Single storey Semi-detached dwellings, (B) 8 no. 3 bed Dormer Semi-detached dwellings, (C) 5 no. 3 bed Two storey Detached dwellings, (D) 1 no. 1 bed Single storey Detached dwellings, (E) form connections to all public services, complete all service roads, footpaths, together with all associated site works. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). SIGNFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

  Permission, 24 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560504

• 22 Jul 2025Conditional

  to (a) Construct a single storey, granny flat extension to the rear of our existing single storey detached dwelling by including conversion of the existing detached garage and form a glass link connection to the existing dwelling. (b) Form new connection to the public foul drainage system and (c) all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560416

• 10 Jun 2025N/a

  to erect 4 no. 4 bed semi-detached two storey dwellings with attic accommodation, connection to foul & surface water sewers, watermain and all ancillary works at plots 73-76, Rampart View, Rahardrum Lane, Virginia, Co. Cavan, (previous approved planning reg 04/1525 & 19/514 relates to this site)

  Permission, 4 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560292

• 14 May 2025N/a

  to erect 4 no. 4 bed semi-detached two storey dwellings with attic accommodation, connection to foul & surface water sewers, watermain and all ancillary works at plots 73-76, Rampart View, Rahardrum Lane, Virginia, Co. Cavan, (previous approved planning reg 04/1525 & 19/514 relates to this site)

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560240

• 26 Feb 2025Conditional

  for alterations to an existing dwelling to include (a) the removal of 1 storey utility room and roof on the nothwest side and replacement with a 2 storey extension to the northwest side and (b) all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560062

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  to construct 78 no. dwellings and 1 no. single storey creche to complete existing residential development known as “The Drumlins". (“The Drumlins” development was previously approved planning application ref. no.'s 04/2182 & 05/907). The works comprise of the construction of the following: (A) remove 19 no. existing partially constructed dwellings (B) 2 no. 4 bed two storey detached dwellings, (C) 34 no. 4 bed two storey semi-detached dwellings, (D) 2 no. 3 bed two storey detached dwellings, (E) 32 no. 3 bed two storey semi-detached dwellings, (F) 8 no. 3 bed dormer bungalow semi-detached dwellings (G) form connections to all public services, complete all service roads, footpaths, together with all associated site works - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

  Permission, 75 homes · Cavan County Council, 2460650

• 19 Dec 2024Conditional

  to Construct 12 no. dwellings comprising of the following: (A) 6 no. 4 bed two storey semi-detached dwellings (B) 6 no. 3 bed two storey semi-detached dwellings, (C) form connections to all public services, form entrance onto roadway, together with all associated site works. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

  Permission, 12 homes · Cavan County Council, 2460643

• 12 Dec 2024N/a

  for 1. RETENTION for construction of a 49.3 sq/m garden games room. 2. RETENTION for change of use of 49.3 sq/m garden room from games room to family flat. 3. Construction of a sunroom/ link corridor to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460616

• 7 Jun 2024Conditional

  to carry out alteration to existing clubhouse building comprising of the following (a) demolish part of existing building (b) increase the height of the structure from single storey to two storey, (c) together with all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460250

• 13 Mar 2024Conditional

  to (a) construct a single storey apartment with attached domestic store (b) connect to public services (c) utilize existing site entrance & (d) together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460095

• 31 Jan 2024Conditional

  for change of use of ground floor of building from a retail unit; including office, toilet, and store, to a 2 bedroom residential apartment, including; 2 no. bedrooms, 1 no. ensuite, kitchen-dining-living room, 1 no. bathroom, and entrance hall. There is no change to the gross floor area as a result of this development

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 2460035

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  to RETAIN changes made during construction to existing single storey dwelling house (house mirrored) and all associated works. This is in variation to planning permission granted under ref no. 04/2182.

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 23335

• 1 Nov 2023Conditional

  for minor increase of overall ridge height & the conversion of the proposed attic space to 2 No. detached two-storey dwellings (under construction), previously granted permission under Planning Ref. No. 22/452, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Cavan County Council, 2360251

• 22 Sept 2023Conditional

  to (a) demolish 1no. existing partially constructed dwelling (b) construct 2 no. semi-detached 4 bedroom dwellings (c) connect to public services (d) together with all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Cavan County Council, 2360195

• 5 Sept 2023N/a

  to (a) demolish 1 no. existing partially constructed dwelling (b) construct 2 no. semi-detached 4 bedroom dwellings (c) connect to public services (d) together with all associated site works on sites

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360164

• 7 Jun 2023Conditional

  for development consisting of (1) the construction of a two storey pitched roof side extension to the existing single storey dwelling. The extension projects forward of the the existing house, (2) the construction of a two storey bay window to the front of the extension, (3) the construction of a single storey pitched roof porch to the front of the existing house, (4) the reconfiguration of the existing roof over the existing house, (5) a new stone finish to the front elevation of the existing house and (6) all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 23226

• 5 Dec 2022Conditional

  for works to upgrade the Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant off the N3 in the townland of Rathardum and Terminal Pumping Station off New Street, in the townland of Virginia, Virginia, Co. Cavan. The proposed development comprises upgrade works to the existing terminal pumping station (TPS) site and waste water treatment plant (WWTP) site. The development at the WWTP site will consist of 1) provision of inlet works; 2) provision of a control storm water overflow chamber; 3) provision of stormwater storage tank; 4) provision of Dual function Overflow outfall to Lough Ramor to replace existing (to be decommissioned) SWO outfall at the TPS; 5) provision of tertiary treatment system (tanks and filter) with all associated ancillary works; 6) provision of 4 no. buildings for operating equipment; 7) provision of wash water recycle system to clean equipment; 8) provision of outfall pump station; 9) demolition of existing sludge tank and replacement with sludge thickening unit and sludge holding tank; 10) provision of biological treatment tank; 11) provision of below ground pump chambers and process drainage sumps; 12) provision of odour control unit and above ground duct work; 13) provision of back-up generator with bunded diesel tank; 14) provision of an ESB substation; 15) provision for internal hardstanding accessways; and 16) ancillary and associated development including removal of existing trees and vegetation on the site, and replacement tree planting, minor structural alterations to existing tanks, and mechanical and electrical service connections. The development at the TPS site will consist of 1) demolition and replacement of existing foul pump sump; 2) provision of additional rising main across the River Blackwater to the WWTP; 3) decommissioning of the existing stormwater overflow; 3) repurposing the existing stormwater settlement tank as emergency storage tank, with minor demolition works and increased height of tank; 4) mass fill to raise floor levels of inlet chambers; 5) provision of high level emergency overflow to River Blackwater; 6) replacement of existing boundary palisade fence with new boundary wall along the north, west and south boundary of the TPS, and a fence along the river edge on the eastern boundary. The site will be extended to the north-west; 7) upgrade to existing site entrances; 8) provision of 3 no. kiosks for operating equipment and welfare facilities; 9) provision of odour control unit and above ground duct work; and 10)

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22489

• 5 Dec 2022Conditional

  to change use of part of existing single storey building (79.56m.sq. floor area) & detached home office building (23.74m.sq. floor area) to rear of existing dental practice, from residential use to dental services use with internal alterations to merge with existing adjoining dental practice to front of building (95.35m. sq. floor area) to provide a new combined dental practice floor area of 198.7m. sq.

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22490

• 12 Oct 2022N/a

  for proposed development consisting of change of use of part of existing single storey building (79.56m.sq. floor area) & detached home office building (23.74 m.sq. floor area) to rear of existing dental practice, from residential use to dental services use with internal alterations to merge with existing adjoining dental practice to front of building (95.35m.sq. floor area)to provide a new combined dental practice floor area of 198.7m.sq

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22415

• 16 Jun 2022Conditional

  permission sought for first floor attic conversion with increased roof pitch that includes 3 No bedrooms, 2 ensuites and landing, 3 dormer windows to the front and 4 No roof lights to the rear, additional 2 unit with change of use of one unit to detached gym, playroom and store and ancillary works

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 22243

• 30 Mar 2022Conditional

  demolish conservatory and rear extension, the construction of a single-storey extension to the side and rear, amendments to the front elevation and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22124

• 23 Feb 2022N/a

  of first floor attic conversion with increased roof pitch that includes 3 no. bedrooms, 2 en suites and landing, 3 dormer windows to the front and 4 no. roof lights to the rear, additional 2 no. ground floor patio doors, detached gym, playroom and store, and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2272

• 21 Dec 2021Conditional

  for a new single storey pitched roof side and rear extension to the existing house and all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21765

The 25 most recent of 53 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: Lough Ramor 000008

Recorded monuments

• CV039-074 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 ed. and 'Site of' on 1876 ed. Situated in relatively flat pasture-land. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV039-075 Crannog
  Description

  Small heavily wooded, oval-shaped island (dims. c. 25m N-S; 12m E-W) in an inlet in Lough Ramor, c. 20m from the shoreline. Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV039-076 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 ed. and 'Site of' on 1876 ed. The site is now occupied by the back gardens of a small terrace of houses. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV039-077 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Small oval-shaped island (dims c. 50m NE-SW; c. 36m NW-SE) in Lough Ramor, separated from the mainland by a deep and narrow fosse. Davies (1947a, 97-8) suggested that this may have been the site of a late 16th-century O'Reilly castle which possibly superseded an earlier 15th-century fortification. There are no visible remains at ground level and the castle is not represented on the Down Survey (1656-8) map of Castlerahan barony, for which see this web-page accessed on 13/04/2016. http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Castlerahan&c=Cavan The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 13 April 2016

Architectural heritage

• Mill (water), 1825–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey former mill, built 1830, having basement to western elevation, five-storey tower to north-west, and carriage arch entrance to south-east. Recently converted to apartments. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, red brick chimneystack to southern gable, uPVC rainwater goods. Coursed rubble-stone walls with punched corner stones, traces of limestone flat-arched openings to east end of main building, now blocked up. Limestone arch to main southern gable, red-brick dressed niche to apex of tower gable. Camber-headed window and door openings with red-brick dressings and sills inserted or recently enlarged, having uPVC windows, square-headed uPVC doors with brick steps. Elliptical-headed carriage arch in attached rubble stone screen wall having dressed limestone coping, punched limestone ashlar corner stones, and voussoirs with incised date ‘1830’ to north-east.

• Farm house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, substantially extended c.1860, single-storey porch, c.1910 to front. Single two-storey return and two single-storey lean-to extensions to rear. Lean-to conservatory to south-east, c.1990. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, pair of red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Bipartite side-hung cast-iron windows with top-hung double-pane overlights to first floor and square-headed tripartite side-hung metal windows with top-hung double-pane overlights to ground floor. Six-part metal windows to porch with tripartite sections to side, door opening to west and four-leafed glazed door to interior. Square-profile part rendered rubble stone piers adjoin west of house with three-centred arch as pedestrian entrance to rear yard. Two ranges of outbuildings to north, built c.1860. L-plan single-storey range to north-west, having corrugated barrel-roof, coursed rubble walling, and carriage doors with sandstone elliptical arches. Three-bay single-storey house to north end of range with pitched corrugated roof, red brick chimneystack, and square-headed openings with yellow brick surrounds, all refurbished c.2005. Rubble stone wall enclosing yard to north-east of house. Five-bay single-storey outbuilding with corrugated metal roof, rubble stone wall, four elliptical-headed carriage doors and single door. Derelict barrel-roof outbuilding to rear. Pair of square-profile coursed rubble piers and rubble stone boundary walls with Scotch copings.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Rahardrum, Virginia21 sales

Name

Rahardrum

Area

1,352,984 m² (135.3 ha, 334.33 acres)

Civil parish

Lurgan, and its townlands

Barony

Castlerahan

Electoral division

Virginia, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Virginia electoral division: 5,210 people in 1,733 households; 68% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghnadrung, Ballaghanea, Curracloghan, Murmod, Virginia

Placenames

Rahardrum 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.