Mounthamilton

359 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mounthamilton, from 24 m² to 134,683 m² (13.47 ha, 33.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 335 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.6Transportation Development Hub (Other transport/general uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  Permission to amend a previously granted cable route (Planning Reference Louth County Council: Ref. 22/453) for development at this site in the townlands of Kilcurly, Thomastown, Donaghmore, Mounthamilton, Lisnawully and Farrandreg. The development will consist of the laying of underground 38kV medium voltage electrical cables with associated ducting, 5 no. joint bays, with associated communication chambers and ancillary development within the R178 and An Bothair Dara public roads for a distance of approximately 4.090 meters. Approximately 560 m of cabling will be on private lands associated with the permitted Kilcurly Solar Farm. The underground cable is intended to connect the permitted 38kV substation in Kilcurly Solar Farm, in Kilcurly townland, with the Dundalk 110kV ESB substation, in Farrandreg townland. The solar farm and 38kV substation were granted permission by An Bord Pleanála (PL 15.309224) on the 2nd of November 2021. This followed the notification of provisional grant of planning permission from Louth County Council (Ref. 20/187) for Kilcurly Solar Farm. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660585

• 4 Jun 2026Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/660 - Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission under planning reference no. 17597. The development will consist of 3 no. dwelling houses and associated site development works** Significant Further Information received 08/03/2021**

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2674

• 17 Apr 2026Conditional

  Permission for (i) A new first-floor rear extension (ii) a single-storey rear extension, (iii) two new external buildings containing a gym, sauna and office to the rear of the garden, (iv) the demolition of 2no outbuildings and all associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660210

• 15 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for development to comprise a total 65no. residential units as follows: (a) The demolition of Dealgan House and associated site clearance works. (b) The provision of a total of 43no. residential dwellings which will consist of 2no. 2bed units, 40no. 3bed units and 1no. 4bed unit. (c) The provision of a total of 22no. 2bed apartments in a building which is part four and part five storeys in height. The apartment building incorporates provision of bins, bicycle and bulky items storage area at ground level. (d) Provision of associated car parking at surface level. (e) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (f) Creation of a new access point from Carrickmacross Road with associated works. (g) Provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated works. (h) Provision of residential public open space along with provision of communal open space areas to include a formal play area along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing. (i) Provision of an ESB substation. (j) Internal site works and attenuation systems. (k) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water and ESB networks *Significant Further Information received on 09/09/2026*

  Permission, 42 homes · Louth County Council, 2660204

• 8 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for (i) A new first-floor rear extension (ii) a single-storey rear extension, (iii) two new external rooms to the rear of the garden and all associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660177

• 21 Jan 2026Conditional

  Permission for 2no. Modular Build Toilet Blocks and associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660021

• 20 Jan 2026Conditional

  Permission for development to existing dormer dwelling house for a two storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, internal alterations and elevational changes, demolition of detached domestic garage, new single storey storage shed to the rear garden, revised site and landscaping works to consist of additional hard landscaped area for parking to the front of dwelling, revised boundary walls/hedges to eastern boundary and all associated site and landscaping works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2660018

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  Permission for alterations to sections of the existing ground, first and second floors of mixed commercial / residential building (Kennedy – The Railway House Building). The alterations to include: Reconfiguration of part of the existing ground floor to provide bike, bin storage areas; Reconfiguration of the existing first and second floors to provide 4no. one bed apartments with bulk storage spaces and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560322

• 16 May 2025Conditional

  Retention of a front bay window and associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2562

• 10 Oct 2024Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of existing domestic garage, extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, conversion of attic to living accommodation within existing dwelling house, widening of the site entrance, alterations to site boundary treatments and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 24172

• 24 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission to demolish existing conservatory and construct a single storey extension to side of existing building identified as a protected structure (exterior only) RPS ID no: D487, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460424

• 17 Jul 2024N/a

  Permission to demolish existing conservatory and construct a single storey extension to side of existing building identified as a protected structure (exterior only) RPS ID no: D487, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460406

• 5 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for changes to the proposed extension previously granted under planning reference 20973 and all associated site development works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460251

• 21 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission for alterations to existing dwelling to include demolition of existing rear extension, re-roofing, rooflights, external wall insulation & amendments to fenestration along with proposed single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, domestic garage and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360550

• 31 Oct 2023N/a

  The Retention of : 1. An external Laundromat. 2. External self-service vehicle vacuum unit. 3. External storage containers associated with the car wash facility. 4. External floodlighting mounted on 2 columns. 5. Change of use of an existing workshop to storage ancillary to the existing retail neighbourhood outlet. 6. Amendments to forecourt canopy signage and front entrance totem pole signage. Planning permission for: An extension to the existing retail neighbourhood outlet building to accommodate the re-configuration to the existing delicatessen , food preparation, cold storage, customer toilets, public seated area and connection onto the existing workshop building for which retention of change of use is being sought ( item 5 above). • Amendments to the internal layout the existing workshop / store building to include new staff welfare facilities (canteen / wc/ locker room) and store ancillary to the retail neighbourhood outlet. • Alterations to the east elevation of the workshop / store building to provide a new access door and all associated site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2360430

• 16 Oct 2023Conditional

  Retention permission for rear extension to existing dwellinghouse, alterations to front elevation of existing garage and change of use of existing domestic garage to include utility room and study\office and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360405

• 5 Sept 2023Conditional

  Permission for demolition of an existing garage / store, alterations and extension to our existing two storey dwelling, construction of a new garden store alterations to the existing vehicular entrance and all site development works **Significant further information received on the 13.12.23 includes: • Daylight Analysis and Overshadowing report. • Revised site plans. • SUDs report and revised drainage arrangement. • Revised entrance and parking arrangements.**

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360331

• 21 Feb 2023Conditional

  Retention permission for the change of use of a service bay and tyre bay to internal seating area and store ancillary to the existing retail shop; rear extension (WC and office); new advertising totem pole; 3 no. advertising signs; clothing collection bank; an egg dispenser/vending machine; and associated site development works. Permission for an external seating area with a new retractable canopy projection, alterations to existing retail building to include for a service hatch and associated site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2377

• 11 Mar 2022Conditional

  retention permission for existing garden store, garage, carport and pedestrian door in the rear boundary and full planning permission for proposed alterations and extension to the rear of existing dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22180

• 22 Feb 2022Conditional

  permission for the erection of a 2.4 metre high wire mesh fencing with secured access gates at playing fields

  Permission · Louth County Council, 22133

• 27 Apr 2021Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of the construction of an attached domestic garage, alterations to existing two storey dwelling and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21474

• 9 Mar 2021N/a

  Permission for development that will consist of an attached domestic garage, Alterations to existing boundary and elevational changes to the existing two storey dwelling and all associated site development works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21239

• 29 Jan 2021Conditional

  Retention and Permission: Retention of the extension and alterations to the side and rear of an existing dwelling house to include for the conversion of roof space to living accommodation, domestic outbuilding and permission for a dormer window to the rear elevation and roof light to side elevation of the second floor accommodation and associated site development works

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2189

• 18 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for removal of existing sunroom to the rear of existing two storey dwelling and also the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear elevation of existing dwelling, elevational changes to the existing two storey dwelling also and all associated site development works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20973

• 28 Aug 2020Conditional

  Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission under planning reference no. 17597. The development will consist of 3 no. dwelling houses and associated site development works** Significant Further Information received 08/03/2021**

  Permission consequent, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 20660

The 25 most recent of 41 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Mounthamilton.

Recorded monuments

• LH007-064001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  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 Situated in low-lying area with stream running by N and E sides. Irregular, roughly crescentic mound (max. dims. 16.5m by 11m, H 0.9m) of burnt stones and earth.

• LH007-064002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  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 Large flat-topped mound with fosse-like feature at N. Second mound (LH007-064003-) lies to SW. Both situated in flat marshy land. Possibly fulachta fia.

• LH007-064003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  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 Lies to SW of LH007-063002-. Situated in flat marshy land. Possible fulacht fia.

• LH007-098 Burial ground
  Description

  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 Local tradition of Williamite graveyard in flat field to S of railway. Its precise location is not known.(Tempest 1952,119)

Architectural heritage

• Store/warehouse, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay single-storey freight shed, built c. 1875, now disused. Rectangular-plan. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, roof vents to ridge, cast-iron gutters on painted timber fascia. Squared coursed stone walling, red brick Flemish bond walling to north-east, smooth rendered walling to east. Square-headed window openings, red brick block-and-start surrounds, tooled stone sills, openings now blocked. Square-headed door opening, metal door. Square-headed opening to east elevation, double metal doors. Set in freight yard located to south of Dundalk Railway Station, corrugated-iron shed to north-east.

• Hemmingway House, worker's house, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former railway worker's house, dated 1902, now in private domestic use. Gabled breakfronts to north and south, extensions to east. Pitched slate roof, terracotta ridge cresting, unpainted smooth rendered shouldered corbelled chimneystacks, painted carved timber bargeboards and terracotta finials to gables, moulded cast-iron gutters on painted timber fascia to overhanging eaves, square-profile downpipes with decorative lugs. Unpainted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered plinth, block-and-start quoins and continuous sill courses. Square-headed and segmental-headed (first floor breakfronts) window openings, concrete sills, smooth rendered soffits and reveals, moulded render surrounds to ground floor, uPVC windows, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash window to north; tripartite window to north breakfront, moulded render surround four-over-four flanked by one-over-one sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, moulded render surround, painted timber nine-panel door with brass door furniture, plain-glazed overlight. Set back from road, garden to south, bounded by smooth rendered plinth wall with cast-iron railings with spear finials, smooth rendered gate piers, pyramid caps, cast-iron gate; squared roughly coursed stone wall running eastwards to south of house, soldier coping, square-headed door opening giving access to timber buildings once part of railway.

• Brookmount, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860. Rectangular-plan, extension to north-west. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on rendered corbelled eaves course, red brick eaves course to north. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, block-and-start render quoins; random coursed stone walling to north-west and south-west elevations. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, uPVC windows, block-and-start red brick jambs with flat-arched brick lintels to north. Square-headed door opening, uPVC door with sidelights and overlight. Set back from road, garden to south, tiled path to door, random coursed stone wall to west, painted stone plinth with wrought-iron railings to south, painted stone gate piers, wrought-iron gate.

• Ounavara, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860. Rectangular-plan, extension to north-west. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on painted rendered corbelled eaves course, red brick eaves course to north. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, block-and-start render quoins, random coursed stone walling to north. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, uPVC windows; block-and-start brick jambs with flat-arched brick lintel to north; painted timber six-over-six sliding sash window and segmental-headed one-over-one sliding sash window with margin lights to north. Elliptical-headed door opening, uPVC door with overlight. Set back from road, garden to south, tiled pathway to door, bounded by painted tooled stone plinth with wrought-iron railings, painted stone gate piers, wrought-iron gate.

• Building misc, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay single-storey freight shed, built c. 1875, now disused. Rectangular-plan. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on painted timber fascia. Random rubble stone walling. Camber arch window openings, block-and-start red brick jambs, brick lintels, tooled granite sills, painted timber six-over-six fixed frame windows, wrought-iron window bars; round-headed window openings to south, red brick archivolt, eight-pane fixed frame windows. Camber-arched door openings, block-and-start red brick jambs, brick lintel, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors. Square-headed carriage opening, painted vertically-sheeted double timber doors. Located along eastern boundary of freight yard to south of Dundalk Railway Station, square-and-snecked stone wall running north-south forming east boundary of yard, smooth rendered coping, rock-faced ashlar gate pier to south, painted timber gate.

• Building misc, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached seven-bay single-storey former goods shed, built c. 1870, now in use as offices. Rectangular-plan, advanced gable-fronted bays and two-bay cat-slide extension to east, attached to building to south. Pitched slate roofs, artificial slate to cat-slide roof, clay ridge tiles, rooflights, painted timber bargeboards to gabled bays, cast-iron and uPVC gutters on painted timber fascia. Squared roughly coursed stone walling, some tooled stone quoins to north, red brick quoins to advanced bays. Square-headed window openings, some blocked-up, block-and-start red brick jambs, brick lintels, granite sills, painted timber fixed frame windows; paired round-headed windows to advanced bays, block-and-start red brick jambs, brick archivolts, granite sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows; blocked roundel to north, red brick surround. Square-headed door openings, some blocked, block-and-start red brick jambs, brick lintels, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors. Blocked square-headed carriage opening to south-east, block-and-start red brick jambs, brick lintel; square-headed carriage opening to east, corrugated-iron sliding door. Situated on east side of railway tracks to south of railway station.

• Office, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay two-storey former railway building, built c. 1870, now disused. T-plan, flat-roofed porch to south-east, single-bay two-storey block with cat-slide roof to north-east, attached to building to north. Hipped slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, some ridge cresting surviving; red brick shouldered corbelled chimneystacks, some with roughcast render, clay pots; rooflights; painted timber projecting eaves with sheeted soffit supported on carved timber brackets, cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Unpainted smooth rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted six-over-six (ground floor) , three-over-six (first floor) and one-over-one (south-east porch) timber sliding sash windows; four-over-four timber sliding sash window to north-east porch with sidelight to north. Square-headed door openings, painted timber architraves, painted timber vertically-sheeted door (north porch), painted six-panelled timber door (south porch), timber mullioned overlights; timber panelled door to east elevation. Wrought-iron gate to east elevation giving access to passageway to rear of building. Located along east side of railway tracks to south of Dundalk Railway Station, coloured concrete slab paving to south of south-east porch.

• Mounthamilton House, house, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, now in use as school. L-plan, flat-roofed porch projecting from east elevation, canted and box bay windows to south, return and lean-to block to west, extensions to north. Hipped slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, leaded hips, unpainted smooth rendered shouldered corbelled chimneystacks with projecting cornices, painted timber projecting eaves with sheeted soffit supported on timber corbels, moulded cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, dressed limestone plinth, block-and-start quoins and first floor sill course; ashlar limestone walling and moulded cornice to canted bay. Square-headed window openings, limestone sills, painted timber horizontally-paned two-over-two and one-over-one sliding sash windows; paired one-over-one sliding sash windows to box bay with painted timber mullions and lintel; uPVC windows to first floor east elevation and north extension. Round-headed door opening to porch with plain limestone frieze, projecting moulded cornice and parapet, round-headed window opening to south elevation, limestone sill, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash window; moulded render surround, painted timber four-panel door, plain-glazed fanlight, approached by concrete ramp; square-headed door opening to west return, painted timber door with glazed panels. Set within wooded grounds, bitmac driveway and carpark, grassed area and gardens to east and north east.

• Office, 1990–2000 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay single-storey aluminium office building, built, c. 1995. Rectangular-plan with projecting two-bay section to north, raised one metre from ground level on aluminium piers, entrance doors to south and west accessed by external metal stairs. Curved aluminium roof, tapering in span towards north, overhanging eaves to east and west, corrugated-aluminium sheeting to soffit. Corrugated-aluminium walls with textured aluminium band to window level and corners. Square-headed window openings, curved corners, aluminium frame fixed-pane and sliding windows. Square-headed door openings with aluminium and glazed doors. Set in brick surfaced railway goods yard.

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2991 (ZIP).

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. 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.

• Mounthamilton, Ardee Road7 sales

Name

Mounthamilton · Móta an Hamaltúnaigh

Area

886,565 m² (88.66 ha, 219.07 acres)

Civil parish

Dundalk, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Upper

Electoral division

Dundalk Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Cambrickville, Demesne, Donaghmore, Lisnawully, Rath, Townparks

Placenames

Mounthamilton 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.