# Rorardstown Upper, Co. Tipperary: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drom, barony of Eliogarty, Co. Tipperary; in Irish Baile Roraid Uachtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 995,477 m² (99.55 ha, 245.99 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 20,528 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Drom, https://everytownland.com/tipperary/parish/drom.md - Barony: Eliogarty - Electoral division: Drom, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,212 people lived in 403 households in the Drom electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Tipperary, https://everytownland.com/tipperary.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/46977 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 212842 - Centre: latitude 52.748079, longitude -7.885496 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rorardstown Upper, from 746 m² to 205,975 m² (20.6 ha, 50.9 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 548109: 205,975 m² (20.6 ha, 50.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/548109.md - Parcel 497682: 163,179 m² (16.32 ha, 40.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/497682.md - Parcel 542786: 103,134 m² (10.31 ha, 25.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/542786.md - Parcel 545353: 85,317 m² (8.53 ha, 21.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/545353.md - Parcel 529282: 75,915 m² (7.59 ha, 18.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/529282.md - Parcel 526231: 72,283 m² (7.23 ha, 17.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/526231.md - Parcel 548156: 62,146 m² (6.21 ha, 15.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/548156.md - Parcel 571461: 55,770 m² (5.58 ha, 13.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/571461.md - Parcel 576342: 36,207 m² (3.62 ha, 8.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/576342.md - Parcel 576341: 30,991 m² (3.1 ha, 7.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/576341.md - Parcel 497632: 23,874 m² (2.39 ha, 5.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/497632.md - Parcel 576343: 20,528 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/576343.md - Parcel 506308: 19,112 m² (1.91 ha, 4.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/506308.md - Parcel 571752: 6,901 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/571752.md - Parcel 566266: 6,696 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/566266.md - Parcel 497311: 6,427 m² (0.64 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/497311.md - Parcel 522575: 6,248 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/522575.md - Parcel 496909: 4,703 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/496909.md - Parcel 549300: 2,694 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/549300.md - Parcel 4763099: 2,006 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4763099.md - Parcel 571072: 1,562 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/571072.md - Parcel 549610: 1,404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/549610.md - Parcel 587747: 746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/587747.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Rorardstown Upper in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 19 May 2021, Tipperary County Council 21704: Conditional. Permission. 1.The dwelling is to be increased in height and consequently altered from a storey and a half style dwelling to a full two storey dwelling. The single storey wing to the front of the dwelling is to be increased in height, to a full two storey wing 2. The floor area of the upper storey is to be increased to include an additional bedroom, two en-suites, a study/office, walk in wardrobe, storage and ancillary areas. 3. There will be significant internal alterations to the layout of the first floor plan and minor internal alterations to the layout of the ground floor plan. 4. There will be significant alterations to the exterior elevations namely the front, rear and side elevations of the dwelling 5. Due to the increased design population of the dwelling, an additional 18 linear meters of percolation trench is to be provided for the existing wastewater treatment system. Note: the septic tank condition and size is adequate and consequently is to be retained in place. 6. Landscaping of the site consisting of hard landscaping areas, parking areas, planting beds, trees, shrubbery and grass areas and all associated site works. Retention Permission is also sought for the location of the site entrance as constructed. The site entrance was granted planning permission under planning reference number 04511872 in a different location. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/21704/0 - 6 Apr 2018, Tipperary County Council 18600419: Conditional. Permission. construction of slatted cattle house and loose house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18600419/0 - 27 Mar 2018, Tipperary County Council 18600362: N/a. Permission. construction of slatted cattle house and loose house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18600362/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rorardstown Upper. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - TN035-048001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CTN035-048001-. Situated on high ground in an upland area with extensive views. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'stump of a castle ruined' (Simington, 1931, vol. 1, 62). Philip Purcell listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). All that remains are the low, barely discernible outline of scattered and confused earthen banks which may be easier to interpret from an aerial photograph. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008 - TN035-048002: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CTN035-048002-. Situated on high ground in an upland area with extensive views. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'stump of a castle ruined' (Simington, 1931, vol. 1, 62). Philip Purcell listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). All that remains are the low, barely discernible outline of scattered and confused earthen banks which may be easier to interpret from an aerial photograph.. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008 - TN035-090: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CTN035-090----. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m), defined by a fosse which is visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Apple Maps), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. The N perimeter of the enclosure is visible on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map as a curve in a field boundary, with the E and W sides being partially incorporated in or truncated by a field boundary on either side running NNW-SSE. The S sector of the monument is not indicated though a field boundary to the S kinks out, either respecting the enclosure or indicating an outer bank or fosse. A limekiln is indicated in the NE quadrant of the enclosure. There was obviously some small scale quarrying to feed the limekiln and this is evident as a dark stain within the NE quadrant of the enclosure. On the 1903 revision OS 6-inch map the enclosure is indicated as a roughly rectangular area with the N and E quadrant hachured, the W perimeter is indicated as a field boundary and the S boundary as on the 1st ed. map. See attached imagery: TN035-090----_01 Apple Maps satellite imagery Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 July 2023 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rorardstown Upper. ## 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 Rorardstown Upper, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rorardstown Upper. - 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/tipperary/rorardstown-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rorardstown-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rorardstown-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Rorardstown Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary: https://everytownland.com/tipperary.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballypatrick: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/ballypatrick-210387.md - Killahagan: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/killahagan.md - Kilvilcorris: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/kilvilcorris.md - Rathleasty: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rathleasty.md - Rorardstown Lower: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rorardstown-lower.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/tipperary/rorardstown-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/tipperary/rorardstown-upper