# Rathlevanagh, Co. Westmeath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Portnashangan, barony of Corkaree, Co. Westmeath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,035,607 m² (103.56 ha, 255.9 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 62,616 m² (6.26 ha, 15.47 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Portnashangan, https://everytownland.com/westmeath/parish/portnashangan.md
- Barony: Corkaree
- Electoral division: Woodland, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Woodland electoral division: 294 people in 106 households; 91% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Westmeath, https://everytownland.com/westmeath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/52116
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 231140
- Centre: latitude 53.591838, longitude -7.360652 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathlevanagh, from 2,871 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres) to 430,466 m² (43.05 ha, 106.37 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 110792: 430,466 m² (43.05 ha, 106.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/110792.md
- Parcel 111265: 295,999 m² (29.6 ha, 73.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/111265.md
- Parcel 112676: 172,999 m² (17.3 ha, 42.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/112676.md
- Parcel 89055: 80,226 m² (8.02 ha, 19.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/89055.md
- Parcel 111264: 45,006 m² (4.5 ha, 11.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/111264.md
- Parcel 89647: 3,836 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/89647.md
- Parcel 3322851: 3,822 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3322851.md
- Parcel 112645: 2,871 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/112645.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Rathlevanagh 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 21 Apr 2022, Westmeath County Council 22204: Conditional. Permission. Continuance of use of existing quarry and associated processing previously permitted under P.Ref. 93/607, Section 261A Substitute Consent (ABP Ref. SU0026) and P.Ref. 21/460. Extension to rock, and sand and gravel extraction areas, works proposed consist of the following; 1. Extraction of rock including blasting operations to a depth of c.28m above OD within an overall quarry extraction area of c.12.5 hectares, with associated mobile crushing and screening plant and the provision of a new internal quarry access ramp, and provision of perimeter screening berms; 2. Lateral extension of c.7.6 hectares to the current sand and gravel extraction area, with dry working above the water table and processing that includes crushing, washing, and screening, and provision of perimeter screening berms; 3.Site screening and landscaping works including restoration to a combination of agricultural use and nature conservation areas; 4. The development proposed seeks to utilise existing permitted ancillary buildings and facilities including fixed field transfer conveyor, silt storage lagoons, portacabin structures comprising of site offices, canteen, and toilets; wheelwash; weighbridge; maintenance shed; bunded fuel storage tanks and hydrocarbon interceptor; effluent treatment systems and percolation areas and carparking area; The proposed development application area is c.41.3 hectares within an overall land interest area of c.58.8 hectares, and all for a period of 40 years. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of this Planning Application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22204/0
- 30 Nov 2021, Westmeath County Council 21633: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Recommencement of processing using the exiting crushing, screening and washing plants and associated ancillary infrastructure which was regularised by way of a grant of substitute consent (ABP ref. SU0026). Retention of the existing concrete batching plant (with a maximum overall height of 17m) and associated ancillary infrastructure. Retention of the existing asphalt plant (with a maximum overall height of 22.7m) and associated ancillary infrastructure, which replaced the asphalt plant previously granted permission under planning ref 99/967. Importation to site of up to 100,000 tonnes per annum of aggregate materials for use in the concrete batching and asphalt plants and all within a planning application area of 4.6 hectares.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21633/0
- 17 Aug 2021, Westmeath County Council 21460: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. permission (total c.0.4ha.) consisting of rock extraction (c.0.2ha) and sand and gravel extraction (c 0.2ha) outside of the existing permitted extraction areas under P. Reg. Ref 93/607 and Section 261A Substitute Consent (ABP Ref SU0026).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21460/0
- 25 Nov 2020, Westmeath County Council 206330: N/a. Permission. The development will consist of permission for continued use of the previously permitted development under Planning reg ref 93/607 Section 261 Ref QY 25 Section 261A substitute consent ABP Ref SU0026 and Planning reg ref 16/6213 consisting of extraction of rock, including blasting operations and all associated mobile crushing and screening plant, extraction of sand and gravel and use of the existing flied field transfer conveyor, concrete batching plan, asphalt plant, aggregate processing plant to include washing (with associated silt storage lagoons) and related ancillary buildings and facilities including portacabin structures consisting of site offices, canteen and toilets, wheelwash, weighbridge, maintenance shed, bunded fuel storage tanks and hydrocarbon interceptor, effluent treatment systems and percolation areas and car parking area, continued extract of rock and extension to the existing rock quarry area to give an overall extraction footprint of c.13.5 hectares to a depth of c. 28m AOD, recommencement of sand and gravel extraction beyond the existing pit area to give an overall extraction footprint of c 10.6 hectares to a depth of c. 68m AOD, provision of a new internal quarry access ramp. All site screening and landscaping works with restoration to a combination of agricultural use and nature conservation areas and the proposed development application area is c. 43 hectares within an overall land interest area of c. 60.7 hectares and all for a period of 40 years. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of this planning application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/206330/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Scragh Bog SAC, site code 000692, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000692
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Scragh Bog, site code 000692

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WM012-035: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM012-035----. Monument visible as a roughly circular shaped area (approx. diam. 37m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank which forms a field boundary from S-N-NE, low semi-circular shaped annexe defined by a scarp and slight fosse at SE visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 February 2018
- WM012-093: Barrow - mound barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM012-093----. A low rise of ground indicates site of levelled bowl barrow. Situated on top of high ground with good views of surrounding countryside from E-S-W. Earthwork depicted on Larkin's 1808 map of County Westmeath (NLI, MS 46,580). Monument visited by ASI in 1980 and described as 'small disturbed bowl barrow' which consisted of 'a low circular mound of earth and stones, now much disturbed. The mound is approx. 9m in diam. and now stands 1.25m high. A number of small stones lie on the disturbed surface of the mound' (SMR File, 23/10/1980). In 2012 the monument was surveyed, re-classified as a mound-barrow and described as following: ‘Roughly circular and apparently flat-topped mound on low eminence with excellent views in all directions except to N, where higher ground rises a few fields away; ground drops away sharply to W and SW, but only slightly to N, E and SE. Site is in a small, disused triangular patch of land at WNW edge of large field that has been heavily ploughed in recent years to within c. 2m of mound. This patch of land, overgrown with gorse and brambles close to the mound, is matted with long, thick, ungrazed grass, and part of the mound is covered by a pile of disused fencing and other rubbish, so that its edges and upper surface cannot be clearly seen or felt. As such, its diameter and height can only be crudely estimated as 9m N‐S x 8.5m E-W and up to 1.1m respectively, and, although there appears to be no ditch surrounding it, faint traces of one might not be currently discernible. Frewin Hill (WM011-133----) is clearly visible across Lough Owel to SW and Knockdrin (WM012-183----) to SE’ (McGuinness 2012, 33). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 20 February 2015
- WM012-094: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM012-094----. Situated on NE facing slope of hill, surrounded by undulating grassland. A large circular shaped area (approx. diam. 33m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse and a slight outer fosse. The inner bank is poorly preserved, and reduced to a scarp from NE-SSE. The inner fosse is wide and shallow and is best preserved from ESE-WSW, and appears to have been steepened in places. The outer bank is also best preserved from ESE-WSW. There is an entrance gap (Wth 0.9m) in the inner bank and causeway across the inner fosse (Wth 3.5m; H 0.4m) at E. The interior slopes gently from S-W-NE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018
- WM012-095: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM012-095----. Situated on a slight rise on the NW face of a hill in grassland, surrounded by gently undulating countryside. Ringfort (WM012-035---)140m to NW, ringfort (WM012-096---) 140m to SE. The field fence which forms the townland boundary with Loughanstown lies 40m to E. Poorly preserved site reduced to a circular raised area defined by a scarp (approx. diam. 34m NW-SE; 32m NE-SW) enclosed by a shallow fosse and low outer bank. The fosse and bank is only visible from SE-S. A depression (Wth 3.2m) in the scarp at NE may represent the entrance. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running ENE-WSW across the interior. Outline of monument is clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

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 Rathlevanagh.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: 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: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathlevanagh.
- 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/westmeath/rathlevanagh.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/rathlevanagh.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/rathlevanagh.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rathlevanagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath: https://everytownland.com/westmeath.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Down: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/down.md
- Knightswood: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/knightswood.md
- Loughanstown: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/loughanstown-230936.md
- Portnashangan: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/portnashangan.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.

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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.

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