# Ardcotten, Co. Sligo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ballysadare, barony of Leyny, Co. Sligo; in Irish Ard Coitinn. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 771,101 m² (77.11 ha, 190.54 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,276 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 GB – green belt, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ballysadare, https://everytownland.com/sligo/parish/ballysadare.md - Barony: Leyny - Electoral division: Ballysadare East, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,387 people lived in 568 households in the Ballysadare East electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Sligo, https://everytownland.com/sligo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/45075 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 200037 - Centre: latitude 54.183148, longitude -8.507092 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardcotten, from 904 m² to 144,483 m² (14.45 ha, 35.7 acres); 9 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 742409: 144,483 m² (14.45 ha, 35.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/742409.md - Parcel 730706: 90,783 m² (9.08 ha, 22.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/730706.md - Parcel 769236: 88,074 m² (8.81 ha, 21.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/769236.md - Parcel 771936: 48,057 m² (4.81 ha, 11.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/771936.md - Parcel 741963: 32,957 m² (3.3 ha, 8.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/741963.md - Parcel 726814: 32,923 m² (3.29 ha, 8.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/726814.md - Parcel 746396: 32,781 m² (3.28 ha, 8.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/746396.md - Parcel 774876: 30,320 m² (3.03 ha, 7.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/774876.md - Parcel 728503: 29,013 m² (2.9 ha, 7.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/728503.md - Parcel 745429: 24,462 m² (2.45 ha, 6.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745429.md - Parcel 5193979: 23,752 m² (2.38 ha, 5.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5193979.md - Parcel 3121086: 4,672 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3121086.md - Parcel 746804: 4,276 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/746804.md - Parcel 728158: 4,206 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/728158.md - Parcel 779103: 4,170 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/779103.md - Parcel 748040: 4,108 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/748040.md - Parcel 730171: 4,105 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/730171.md - Parcel 751604: 3,005 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/751604.md - Parcel 5712527: 2,867 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5712527.md - Parcel 732169: 2,742 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/732169.md - Parcel 759134: 2,655 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/759134.md - Parcel 777078: 2,512 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/777078.md - Parcel 751126: 1,903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/751126.md - Parcel 5395799: 1,084 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5395799.md - Parcel 750169: 904 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/750169.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - G3 GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.sligococo.ie/cdp/ - G1 OS – open space (Open space, park): Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.sligococo.ie/cdp/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 30 Nov 2025, Sligo County Council 2560497: Conditional. Permission. construct a new agricultural entrance along with a 4 meter wide farm building access road and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560497/0 - 20 May 2025, Sligo County Council 2560204: Conditional. Retention. On-site effluent treatment system which consists of a packaged WWTS and a pumped polished filter as constructed which differs to that approved under PL22/309. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560204/0 - 19 May 2025, Sligo County Council 2560197: N/a. Retention. I wish to apply for retention of an on-site effluent treatment system, which consists of a packaged WWTS and a pumped polished filter as constructed which differs from that approved under PL22/309.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560197/0 - 13 Mar 2025, Sligo County Council 2560098: N/a. Retention. Retention of on-site effluent treatment system which consists of a packaged WWTS and a pumped polished filter as constructed which differs to that approved under PL22/309. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560098/0 - 14 May 2024, Sligo County Council 2460168: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 1. To construct a dwelling house consisting of a dormer to the principal elevation with a flat roof interlink onto a single storey annex to the rear elevation. 2. To construct a domestic garage. 3. Provide a vehicle & pedestrian access off the public road and setting back the stone wall along the roadside boundary and reinstate the telegraph service. 4. The installation of a proprietary effluent treatment system& polishing filters. 5 .Carrying out all other associated site and ground works. 6. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460168/0 - 21 Sept 2022, Sligo County Council 22309: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. development consisting of retention of dwelling house as constructed and permission for the construction of an on-site PET system and associated percolation area and all associated site development works deemed necessary. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22309/0 - 1 Nov 2017, Sligo County Council 17417: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance by boundary wall, install a packaged wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter and carry out ancillary development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17417/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Unshin River SAC, site code 001898, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001898 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - SL026-024: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL026-024----. In pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking the Owenmore River to S. A circular area (int. diam. 31m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 4m). The stony inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.6m) is evident all round with an inner facing of upright stones along the E arc and traces of possible outer facing in places also. An entrance (Wth 5.5m) with a causeway over the fosse was noted. The outer bank (Wth 3m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1.2m) is evident only S-N. The interior slopes down to S and is covered with overgrowth. A NNW-SSE field boundary crosses the W half of the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Glebe House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1815–1820, Regional interest, registry number 32310016, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=SL®no=32310016. Detached three-bay two-storey over basement stone former glebe house, built 1819, now in use as guest house. Single-bay two-storey wings set back from main front to east and west, single-storey bay window projects from north elevation. Hipped slate roofs, clay ridge and hip tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered chimneystacks, extruded aluminium gutters on projecting eaves corbel course. Squared rubble limestone walling to south elevation returning on both sides to wings, brick walling to wings, unpainted smooth-rendered walling to north elevation. Square-headed window openings, ground floor windows set in round-headed brick recesses, brick dressings, unpainted sills, painted six-over-six timber sash windows to ground floor, six-over-three to first floor. Painted multiple-paned timber canted French window with hipped artificial slate roof. Round-headed door opening, plain render band surround set in round-headed brick recess, hardwood six-panel door, plain-glazed fanlight and sidelights c. 2000, stone steps. Range of two-storey outbuildings around yard to north, pitched slate roofs, painted smooth-rendered walls. Located in extensive grounds, walled garden to north-west, accessed via long avenue from road to east. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ardcotten, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1070, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1070.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ardcotten.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ardcotten.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ardcotten.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ardcotten with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo: https://everytownland.com/sligo.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Bleachgreen: https://everytownland.com/sligo/bleachgreen.md - Collooney: https://everytownland.com/sligo/collooney.md - Kilnamanagh: https://everytownland.com/sligo/kilnamanagh.md - Knockbeg West: https://everytownland.com/sligo/knockbeg-west.md - Largan: https://everytownland.com/sligo/largan-200918.md - Lugnamackan: https://everytownland.com/sligo/lugnamackan.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ardcotten - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/sligo/ardcotten