Marsh South

98 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Marsh South, from 208 m² to 1,124,116 m² (112.41 ha, 277.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 94 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 31 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 23 Jun 2025Refused

  Planning Permission is sought for the construction of a four-bay dry sheep shed, including a concrete driveway, associated concrete aprons, and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560387

• 28 Nov 2024Refused

  Retention Permission for: 1) A change of use of an agricultural shed, previously granted planning permission under reference number 18/141, to a domestic dwelling. 2) Retention Permission for an effluent treatment system and purpose-built percolation area, the continued use of the existing entrance onto the public road, along with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460742

• 28 Feb 2023Conditional

  Removal of existing chimney stack, elevational changes to existing bungalow and conversion of existing shed into recreational room **Significant further information received 6.6.23 includes “Changes to the proposal include the following revised description. Alterations to the existing bungalow to include. Removal of two existing chimney stacks, elevational changes including external wall insulation, alterations to existing fenestration arrangement and provision of new windows and doors, alterations to existing roof to provide for externally insulated and new blue/black slate finish. Conversion of the existing shed into a recreational room including the replacement of the existing roller shutter doors with a new door and windows. Site works to include new surface water soakaways and replacement wastewater treatment system and percolation area.”**

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360027

• 13 Oct 2022Conditional

  Retention permission for the following alterations made to the approved planning permission, Ref. No. 21/886 - change of roof design from a hipped roof to a pitched gable end roof - increase in kitchen window shape and size on north eastern elevation - revised external finish to the extension from red brick to a smooth render

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22811

• 15 Jul 2021Conditional

  Retention permission for development that consists of the conversion of existing attic space to living accommodation with inclusion of rooflights and planning permission to construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site development works and services

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21886

• 23 Jul 2018Conditional

  The development will consist of the retention of a pitched roof over part of the existing dwelling house, to include alterations to the front facade, a front porch extension, a waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18578

• 26 Feb 2018Conditional

  PERMISSION for development to consist of a livestock loosehouse with concrete apron to front courtyard and to rear of proposed livestock loosehouse & existing outhouses & farm yard. Proposed new cattle & sheep handling units. Use of existing entrance onto public road with all ancillary siteworks. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 21/09/2018 to allow for Natura Impact Statement**

  Permission · Louth County Council, 18141

• 9 Feb 2018Conditional

  Permission for the RETENTION and completion of a single storey extension to the rear of existing house, to include alterations to existing house and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 1893

• 9 Mar 2017Conditional

  Permission for development to consist of the construction of a 4 bay sheep shed with concrete apron at front alongside existing shed and yard. Previous application under planning ref no. 16/296 with all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17170

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Dundalk Bay SAC 000455
• Special Protection Area: Dundalk Bay SPA 004026
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dundalk Bay 000455

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Marsh South.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Marsh South.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0.

No address of the register names Marsh South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Marsh South · An Méirse Theas

Area

3,618,869 m² (361.89 ha, 894.24 acres)

Civil parish

Dundalk, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Upper

Electoral division

Dundalk Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Haggardstown, Marshes Lower, Marshes Upper, Point

Placenames

Marsh South on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.