# Dowdstown, Co. Louth: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Mapastown, barony of Ardee, Co. Louth; in Irish Baile an Dódaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 890,734 m² (89.07 ha, 220.11 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,416 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 18 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Mapastown, https://everytownland.com/louth/parish/mapastown.md
- Barony: Ardee
- Electoral division: Ardee Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ardee Rural electoral division: 3,009 people in 1,003 households; 94% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Louth, https://everytownland.com/louth.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/33474
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 140224
- Centre: latitude 53.884844, longitude -6.514151 (WGS 84)

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

53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dowdstown, from 75 m² to 114,649 m² (11.46 ha, 28.33 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1105943: 114,649 m² (11.46 ha, 28.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105943.md
- Parcel 1099355: 109,976 m² (11 ha, 27.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099355.md
- Parcel 2396664: 87,064 m² (8.71 ha, 21.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2396664.md
- Parcel 1099769: 82,694 m² (8.27 ha, 20.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099769.md
- Parcel 1091490: 68,317 m² (6.83 ha, 16.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091490.md
- Parcel 1101985: 53,594 m² (5.36 ha, 13.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1101985.md
- Parcel 1105614: 46,316 m² (4.63 ha, 11.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105614.md
- Parcel 1101391: 40,165 m² (4.02 ha, 9.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1101391.md
- Parcel 1126980: 39,779 m² (3.98 ha, 9.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126980.md
- Parcel 1117328: 35,195 m² (3.52 ha, 8.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117328.md
- Parcel 1091674: 32,252 m² (3.23 ha, 7.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091674.md
- Parcel 2395222: 27,707 m² (2.77 ha, 6.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2395222.md
- Parcel 1115834: 25,066 m² (2.51 ha, 6.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1115834.md
- Parcel 1127930: 24,588 m² (2.46 ha, 6.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1127930.md
- Parcel 1114972: 19,138 m² (1.91 ha, 4.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114972.md
- Parcel 1127045: 7,778 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1127045.md
- Parcel 1131608: 5,593 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131608.md
- Parcel 5179869: 4,036 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5179869.md
- Parcel 1100836: 3,662 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1100836.md
- Parcel 1127023: 3,503 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1127023.md
- Parcel 1136767: 3,480 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1136767.md
- Parcel 1118096: 3,471 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1118096.md
- Parcel 1100207: 3,082 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1100207.md
- Parcel 1091192: 2,861 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091192.md
- Parcel 1129748: 2,786 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1129748.md
- Parcel 1126995: 2,764 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126995.md
- Parcel 1127164: 2,416 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1127164.md
- Parcel 1132413: 2,300 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1132413.md
- Parcel 1103227: 2,279 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103227.md
- Parcel 1117520: 2,238 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117520.md
- Parcel 1117834: 2,225 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117834.md
- Parcel 1098617: 2,169 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1098617.md
- Parcel 2395223: 2,148 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2395223.md
- Parcel 2393454: 2,123 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2393454.md
- Parcel 1117585: 2,109 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117585.md
- Parcel 1100430: 1,891 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1100430.md
- Parcel 1100043: 1,883 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1100043.md
- Parcel 3974024: 1,881 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3974024.md
- Parcel 1120093: 1,873 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1120093.md
- Parcel 1118753: 1,820 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1118753.md
- Parcel 1092817: 1,551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1092817.md
- Parcel 3974063: 1,448 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3974063.md
- Parcel 1099881: 1,385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099881.md
- Parcel 1131405: 1,340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131405.md
- Parcel 1092140: 1,309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1092140.md
- Parcel 1099016: 1,283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099016.md
- Parcel 1119122: 1,277 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119122.md
- Parcel 1096133: 1,229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1096133.md
- Parcel 2393451: 1,175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2393451.md
- Parcel 1102110: 580 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1102110.md
- Parcel 1117713: 491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117713.md
- Parcel 1126960: 145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126960.md
- Parcel 2396665: 75 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2396665.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Dowdstown 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)

18 applications, newest first.

- 27 Aug 2026, Louth County Council 2660582: N/a. Retention. Retention of 2no. commercial garages and associated site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660582/0
- 4 Jun 2026, Louth County Council 2660354: N/a. Retention. Retention permission for alterations to all elevations of commercial shed and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660354/0
- 19 May 2026, Louth County Council 2660300: N/a. Retention. Retention of alterations to all elevations of commercial shed and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660300/0
- 2 Dec 2025, Louth County Council 2560775: Refused. Retention. PERMISSION FOR RETENTION OF COMMERCIAL SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560775/0
- 1 Sept 2025, Louth County Council 2560540: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. Dwelling house , detached domestic garage , waste water treatment system and percolation area , new vehicular entrance from public road and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560540/0
- 17 Dec 2024, Louth County Council 24222: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the renovation of a derelict schoolhouse with the construction of a single storey glazed extension to the side and a single storey extension to the rear with an interconnecting glass atrium, new waste water treatment system and percolation area and a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/24222/0
- 4 Dec 2024, Louth County Council 2460767: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention and Permission: a) Retention permission for the demolition of dwelling house and b) permission to rebuild the original dwelling house c) permission for completion of new extension to the east elevation, relocating of existing site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works as granted in previous planning reference number 2360497. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460767/0
- 3 May 2024, Louth County Council 2473: Refused. Permission. Permission for renovation of a derelict school house with the construction of a single storey extension to the side and a two storey extension to the rear with interconnecting glass atrium, new waste water treatment system and percolation area and a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2473/0
- 3 Dec 2023, Louth County Council 2360497: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission sought for extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, new extension to the east elevation, relocating of existing site entrance, Waste Water Treatment System, percolation area and all associated site development works. FI received 19/02/2023. Clarification of FI Received 01/03/2024.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360497/0
- 26 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360296: Conditional. Permission. EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360296/0
- 24 Sept 2023, Louth County Council 2360371: Refused. Permission, 1 home. Permission for extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, new two storey extension to the north elevation, relocating of existing site entrance, Waste Water Treatment System, percolation area and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360371/0
- 31 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 2360249: N/a. Permission. EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Weldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormastown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various9 no. locations;; ? the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360249/0
- 7 Jun 2023, Louth County Council 23273: N/a. Retention, 1 home. Retention and Permission. Retention permission for as constructed rear extension to dwelling house and completion of same. Permission for waste water treatment system and percolation area to serve same, decommission existing septic tank, all in relation to grant of permission ref. no. 21/1338 and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/23273/0
- 31 May 2023, Louth County Council 2360131: Refused. Permission, 1 home. Permission for a replacement dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works **Significant further information received on 10.8.23**. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360131/0
- 10 May 2023, Louth County Council 23233: N/a. Retention, 1 home. Retention permission for the following: retention permission for as constructed rear extension to dwelling house and completion of same. Permission for waste water treatment system and percolation to serve same in relation to grant of permission ref. no. 211338 and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/23233/0
- 5 May 2023, Louth County Council 2360090: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Permission for a replacement dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360090/0
- 5 Nov 2021, Louth County Council 211338: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission for rear and side extension to existing dwelling, waste water treatment system and percolation area, decommission existing septic tank system and all associated site works *Significant further information received on 04/02/2022 which includes an amended design*. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/211338/0
- 18 Sept 2020, Louth County Council 20734: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention permission for single storey domestic stores and boiler house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/20734/0

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## 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 Dowdstown.

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

- LH014-035: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH014-035----. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Standing stone mentioned at this site (OS Memoranda 1836, 117-19). No visible trace.

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)

- Dowdstown House, country house, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 13901416, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LH&regno=13901416. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820. Rectangular-plan, gable-fronted pitched roof entrance porch to north elevation, three-bay two-storey wing to west, conservatory to west of south elevation. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge and hip tiles, rendered corbelled chimneystack, red brick corbelled chimneystack to west wing, projecting eaves, painted timber soffit and paired eaves brackets, moulded cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast-rendered walling, painted smooth rendered plinth course, raised vermiculated channelled quoins to ground floor level, smooth rendered to first floor, painted smooth rendered sill-course to first floor windows; painted roughcast rendered walling to west wing. Square-headed window openings, tooled limestone sills; painted smooth rendered moulded kneed architraves, animal-head brackets supporting cornice to ground floor; painted moulded architraves to first floor and west wing, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows, some replacement uPVC. Painted smooth rendered entrance porch, Doric pilasters supporting frieze and cornice, pediment to north, square-headed window openings, tripartite window to north, fixed light to west, square-headed door opening with shouldered architrave to east, painted timber door with four raised-and-fielded panels, decorative bell to porch, granite step to entrance; square-headed door opening to west elevation of west wing, painted timber and glazed door. Multiple ranges of stone outbuildings to north arranged around gravelled and cobbled courtyard and farmyard, accessed though segmental-headed carriage arch within random rubble stone wall, cast-iron water pump and bell remain to yard, outbuildings with random rubble stone walling, pitched slate roofs, red brick dressings to window, door and carriage-arch openings. Three-bay single-storey with attic house along laneway to north. House situated in own grounds, cast-iron gates on cast-iron gate piers to lane, modern electronic security gates and original carriage stops to roadside.

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

- Radon: 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2890, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2890.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/louth/dowdstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/louth/dowdstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/louth/dowdstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Dowdstown, Ardee: 8 sales, https://everytownland.com/louth/dowdstown-ardee.md

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

- Ballybailie: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballybailie.md
- Bogtown: https://everytownland.com/louth/bogtown.md
- Greenlane: https://everytownland.com/louth/greenlane.md
- Gudderstown: https://everytownland.com/louth/gudderstown.md
- Lambtown: https://everytownland.com/louth/lambtown.md
- Mapastown: https://everytownland.com/louth/mapastown.md
- Pepperstown: https://everytownland.com/louth/pepperstown.md
- Streamstown: https://everytownland.com/louth/streamstown.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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