Rathcolman
Townland in the civil parish of Mullingar, barony of Moyashel And Magheradernon, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 118733
- Area
- 173,288 m² (17.33 ha, 42.82 acres)
- Buildings
- 11 buildings touch it, 3,647 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R1 Proposed Residential (MLAP 2014-2021) The objective
G3 Open Space (MLAP 2014-2021) The objective
R2 Established Residential (MLAP 2014-2021) The objective - Townland
- Rathcolman
Planning applications on this parcel
14 Nov 2025Conditional
Demolition of an existing residential dwelling house (169 sq.m); Construction of 58 no. two-storey dwelling house units, consisting of; o 43 no. 3 bed dwellings, o 15 no. 4 bed dwellings. Construction of 16 no. three-storey duplex units, consisting of; o 6 no. 1 bed dwellings, o 10 no. 2 bed dwellings. Provision of ancillary facilities for the duplex units including communal amenity space, secure bicycle parking and bin storage facilities; Provision of car parking arrangements (104 no. on curtilage parking spaces for 52 no. dwellings; 32 no. grouped parking and 6 no. visitor spaces for 22 no. dwellings; 2 no. accessible spaces); Provision of new vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access provided from/to the existing R-390; Provision of vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist connections to the eastern and western boundaries of the site for future connections to adjoining landholdings to be facilitated; Provision of pedestrian and cyclist pathways to the southern boundary of the site to facilitate future connections to the Royal Canal; Provision of public open space (3,828.02 sq.m or 17.1%) located in the central and southern portions of the site including landscaped elements (children’s play areas, landscaped vegetation, associated boundary treatments, footpaths and pathways, public lighting, bin stores, car and bicycle parking and site services); Provision of all associated surface water, foul drainage services and connections with associated site works and ancillary services to include the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) features; All ancillary and associated site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission, 50 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560563
28 Oct 2022Refused
development of 60 no. new residential units on a site of 3.00 hectares. The planning application comprises the provision of 60 no. residential units of which 24 no. 3 bed housing units, 17 no. 3 bed duplex units, 1 no. 4 bed duplex units, 18 no. 2 bed apartments, the formation of 1.39 hectares of open space areas, as incorporates boundary tree and hedgerow retention; 81 no. dedicated car parking spaces (60 no. residential, 21 no. visitor); 60 no. cycle parking spaces, and a new primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development off the R390. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths and all other ancillary works above and below ground
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22531
3 Dec 2021N/a
development of 88 no. new residential units and a creche facility (105 sqm). The planning comprises the retention and incorporation of the existing 4 bed detached unit as existing and the provision of 88 no. residential units of which 10 No. 3 bed housing units, 36 no 3 bed duplex units, 3no 4 bed duplex units, 39 no 2 bed apartments, the formation of 1.38 hectares of open space areas, as incorporates boundary tree and hedgerow retention, 126 no dedicated car parking spaces (90 no residential, 7 no creche and 29 no visitor), 68 no cycle parking spaces, a new primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development off the R390. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths and all other ancillary works above and below ground.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21644
20 Jun 2018Conditional
demolition of the existing dwelling house on the site and includes details of siting and layout of the 54 no. 2 storey residential units of which 28 no. 3 bed semi-detached, 8 no. 3 bed terraced, 16 no. 4 bed semi-detached and 2 no. 4 bed detached are proposed. The application includes the requisite details to support an application in outline namely the requisite road and water services to facilitate the development and ancillary works above and below ground.
Outline permission, 54 homes · Westmeath County Council, 186201
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: Royal Canal 002103
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.
- WM019-072 Burial ground
Description
Site was visited and recorded in 1980 when it was described as 'This is a small sub-triangular enclosure bounded by a stone wall, seemingly of 19th century date. Access is by a stile near the NW corner. The ground inside is rather uneven. There are no tombstones visible and no visible remains of a church. The canal skirts the south side of the site. A double bank and a fosse run outside the graveyard on the eastern side while an old roadway skirts the site on the west and NW. Sited on low-lying rushy pasture land' (ASI file). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 November 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 124.5 ha
- 308 acres
- Land parcels
- 79
- registered freehold, median 3,282 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathcolman, from 27 m² to 193,727 m² (19.37 ha, 47.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Rathcolman 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
11 Apr 2026Conditional
the construction of a single-storey agricultural equine structure (900 sqm), located to the west of the site and all associated site development works at the above address
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660169
9 Mar 2026N/a
the construction of a single-storey agricultural equine structure (900 sqm), located to the west of the site and all associated site development works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660095
10 Jul 2025Conditional
development of self-catering, chalet accommodation at Mullingar Equestrian Centre, Rathcolman, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. The development comprises; the erection of 5 no. chalet / cabin units to create overnight accommodation totalling 425 sqm to facilitate the accommodation demands of visiting tourists, the provision of associated visitor parking (12 no.), cycle parking (20 no.) accessed from an existing vehicular access at the L-1137, a proposed wastewater treatment system and all associated ancillary services, above and below ground and landscaping proposals to integrate, promote and enhance biodiversity
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560348
14 Jan 2025Conditional
construction of a first floor extension to the side of my existing dwelling to include a master bedroom with en-suite and walk in wardrobe with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560009
31 Oct 2024Refused
self-catering, chalet accommodation at Mullingar Equestrian Centre. The development comprises; the erection of 5 no. chalet / cabin units to create overnight accommodation totalling 425 sqm to facilitate the accommodation demands of visiting tourists, the provision of associated visitor parking (12 no.), cycle parking (20 no.) accessed from an existing vehicular access at the L-1137, a proposed wastewater treatment system and all associated ancillary services, above and below ground and landscaping proposals to integrate, promote and enhance biodiversity
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460418
4 Jul 2024Refused
development of self-catering, chalet accommodation at Ballymahon Road (R392), Rathcolman, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. The development comprises; the erection of 5 no. chalet/cabin units to create overnight accommodation totalling 425 sqm to facilitate the accommodation demands of visiting tourists, the provision of associated visitor parking (12 no.), cycle parking (20 no.) accessed from an existing and proposed improved vehicular access, a proposed wastewater treatment system and all associated ancillary services, above and below ground and landscaping proposals to integrate, promote and enhance biodiversity
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460230
22 Apr 2024Conditional
RETENTION for change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, changes to relevant elevations, ancillary site works and drainage all at existing residential care home
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2460129
18 Jan 2024Conditional
(a) construction of a five bay shed which will consist of a slatted area with slurry holding tank underneath, creep area and feeding passages, (b) also construction of a roofed manure pit and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 242
1 Nov 2023Conditional
development consisting of (1) retention permission of existing home office; (2) planning permission for demolition of side and front conservatories; construction of single storey side extension; internal and external alterations to existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360369
26 Oct 2023N/a
proposed development consisting of (1) retention permission of existing home office; (2) planning permission for demolition of side and front conservatories; construction of single storey side extension; internal and external alterations to existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360366
5 Sept 2023Refused
Retention permission for the change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, changes to relevant elevations, ancillary site works and drainage
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360285
21 Oct 2020Conditional
Permission to construct a 103.2 sqm single storey granny flat extension to the eastern end of their dwelling house, this application also provides for the decommissioning of existing septic tank/soak pit and the replacement with a new propriety treatment system with polishing filter
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206289
5 Aug 2020Conditional
New two storey dwelling with septic tank/treatment unit percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206203
18 Jun 2019Conditional
proposed two storey dwelling, garage, proposed site entrance and waste water treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196158
14 Dec 2018Refused
construction of one number detached dwelling, one number detached garage, upgrade existing shared access lane, construct new entrance to said access lane, install a septic tank and percolation area, connect to public watermain and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186373
12 Mar 2018Refused
construction of one number detached dwelling, one number detached garage, to upgrade and extend existing shared access lane, construct new entrance to said access lane, install a mini treatment system and associated polishing filter, connect to public watermain and all associated site works.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186086
12 Mar 2018Refused
construction of one number detached dwelling, one number detached garage, upgrade and extend existing shared access lane, construct new entrance to said access lane, install a mini treatment system an associated polishing filter, connect to public watermain and all associated site works.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186087
12 Mar 2018Refused
construction of one number detached dwelling, one number detached garage, upgrade and extend existing shared access lane, construct new entrance to said access lane, install a mini treatment system and associated polishing filter, connect to public watermain and all associated site works.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186089
7 Mar 2018Conditional
retention of existing extension (37.1sqm) to dwelling house to previously granted planning permission File Ref. No. 15/6255. The development consists of extension to side of dwelling (east), consisting of kitchen and larder (13.4sqm), extension to sunroom on south and east elevations (5.76sqm) and extension of bay window in master bedroom (1.94sqm). Retention is also sought for attic area from storage to office, storage and W/C (increased 16sqm). Omission of extension to the east elevation containing walk in wardrobe & ensuite in master bedroom and the bay window in bedroom 2 (as previously granted). The chimney in the sunroom has also been omitted. Permission to retain existing septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works at the above address. Retention permission is also sought for change of use from domestic garage storage area to domestic garage consisting of games room with storage area. The development also consists of alterations and change of house plans of previously granted planning permission Ref. No. 15/6255 at the above address.
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186079
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rathcolman.
Recorded monuments
- WM019-071 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle rise, in pasture. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1980 as a small subcircular-shaped area (dims. 24m NE-SW; 22m NW-SE) enclosed by a low wide earthen bank with shallow external fosse visible from SSE-S-SSW. The perimeter of the monument has been disturbed by digging from W-NW. There is no trace of the original entrance. The ground outside the perimeter to E and W is uneven showing further signs of disturbance. The interior is fairly even, with traces of old cultivation ridges running E-W. Monument was levelled in 1984 and a Preservation Order was placed on its subsurface remains (SMR file). Levelled monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 June 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rathcolman.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Rathcolman, Mullingar7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Rathcolman
- Area
- 1,245,109 m² (124.51 ha, 307.67 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mullingar, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moyashel And Magheradernon
- Electoral division
- Hopestown, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balnamona Or Charlestown, Grange North, Grange South, Hopestown, Kilpatrick, Walshestown South
- Placenames
- Rathcolman on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.