Rathconnell
Townland in Co. Westmeath, in Irish Rú Chonaill
- Area
- 233.4 ha
- 577 acres
- Land parcels
- 162
- registered freehold, median 2,450 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathconnell, from 27 m² to 307,664 m² (30.77 ha, 76.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Rathconnell 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
24 Aug 2026N/a
development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 2 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 182-299) and the associated OHL lie between where the OHL crosses the border into County Westmeath in the townland of Grange More, to where the OHL ties-in to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, crossing the County Westmeath townlands of Grange More, Craddanstown, Joristown Lower, Priesttown, Clonreagh, Corbetstown, Higginstown, Hodgestown, Millerstown, Corbally, Edmondstown, Clonlost, Clonickilvant, Ballycor, Aghadaugh, Killynan (Cooke), Mountrobert, Macetown, Rathconnell, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown. The Proposed Development also includes 1 no. temporary Construction Compound in the townland of Aghadaugh. The refurbishment works in County Westmeath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires; the installation of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers and 73 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 1 no. temporary construction compound; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure, one of which is within the curtilage of Millerstown House (protected structure RPS No. 020-050), in the townland of Millerstown; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660445
25 Jul 2024Conditional
The development consists of permission retain the domestic garage (42 sqm) and the single storey extension (25 sqm) constructed on the north and east facing elevations of the dwelling. Retention permission is also sought for the exterior alterations to the window and door positions from that which was previously granted under planning application ref. no . 196136 and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460264
10 Sept 2021Conditional
Planning permission to extend my existing playschool to include a corridor with 3 velux windows and to remove window to create an opening and for change of use of utility to Canteen with all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21504
26 Apr 2021Conditional
Change of use of retail unit from retail use to retail with ancillary use as an off-licence
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21224
29 May 2019Conditional
construction of new dwelling, septic tank and percolation area and associated site works, development consists of change of house plans from previously granted development Ref: 17/6265
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196136
26 Feb 2018Conditional
construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing crèche to include a lobby and Pe-school room 1 with 2 w.c.s with lobby and to retain on ground floor sleep room 1, sleep room 2, kitchen, baby room 2, hall 2 and staff w.c and on first floor Pre-school room 3 with 4 velux windows and bathroom with parking and with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works.
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 186069
8 Feb 2018N/a
construction of a single storey extension to existing crèche to include a preschool room 1 with 2 w.c.s and lobby. To retain on ground floor sleep room 1, sleep room 2, kitchen, baby room 2, hall 2 and staff w.c. and on first floor preschool room 3 with 4 velux windows and bathroom with parking and with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works.
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 186031
20 Sept 2017Conditional
to construct a dwelling house with septic tank and percolation area with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176265
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Rathconnell with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Rathconnell · Rú Chonaill
- Area
- 2,334,347 m² (233.43 ha, 576.83 acres)
- Placenames
- Rathconnell on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, 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.