Newtownbabe

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtownbabe, from 11 m² to 129,146 m² (12.91 ha, 31.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  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.

• 5 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission for demolition of existing single storey sunroom to side of dwelling and replacement with single storey side extension, internal alterations to existing dwelling with all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560788

• 2 Apr 2025Conditional

  Retention of the extension and alterations to a domestic garage previously approved under planning ref 09/157. The alterations include internal stud walls for the provision of a gymnasium, wc & playroom. The extensions include the infilling of the original car port for the provision of a home office and tool store. A covered area for solid fuels and associated site development works. Permission for the change of existing external double doors and side screens to a roller shutter door and associated site development works.

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2541

• 15 Nov 2024Refused

  Retention permission for an outbuilding comprising of a domestic storage area, home office, gymnasium, covered area for solid fuels and associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 24200

• 6 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission for (A) A vehicular double garage 40m² & (B) Retention of as constructed boundaries from that previously granted under planning application Ref 201710

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360389

• 6 Jul 2023Conditional

  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, decommission existing septic tank, all in relation to grant of permission ref. no. 211388 and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23316

• 4 Apr 2023Conditional

  Retention permission for alterations and extension to a domestic garage previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 01230 and 02113. Permission sought for part change of use of the domestic garage to dependent relative accommodation unit, new waste water treatment system and percolation area and associated site development works. *Further Information received on 18/07/2023*

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23163

• 6 Mar 2023N/a

  Retention permission for alterations and extension to a domestic garage previously granted planning permission under ref. no. 01230 and 02113. Permission sought for part change of use of the domestic garage to dependent relative accommodation unit, new waste water treatment system and percolation area and associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23112

• 17 Nov 2021Conditional

  Retention and Permission: Retention permission sought for amendments to site boundaries, alterations to an authorised domestic garage and car port previously granted permission under ref. no. 09/157, to include for change of car port to home based office and domestic tools store, alterations to front façade, playroom accommodation at first floor level, removal of topsoil, alterations to existing ground levels and placing of granular sub base material, 34 no. domestic solar panels mounted onto a concrete base. Permission for a domestic vegetable garden to include a polytunnel, chicken coop and external raised planting areas and associated site development works **Significant further information received 25/5/22** Split Decision : 1. GRANT Retention Permission for the 34no domestic solar panels. 2. REFUSE Retention Permission for the self contained dwelling unit, amendment to site boundaries and the hardstanding area/alteration to ground levels and REFUSE Permission for the polytunnel, chicken coop and external raised planting area.

  Retention, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 211388

• 15 Sept 2021Conditional

  Retention permission for development that will consist of the retention of the piping of a section of a stream and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211148

• 2 Jul 2021Refused

  Retention permission for 34 no. domestic solar panels and associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21823

• 21 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for amendments to previously granted planning permission (Ref 11/519 & grant period extended ref. 16/918) Amendment consist of 1. A reduction in the overall size of the house in it footprint & volume reducing the overall floor area from 199sqm to 115sqm. 2. The amended buildings foot-print orientation has changed from the previous application. There are no alterations to previous granted waste water treatment system area as granted under 11/519 & 16/918

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20288

• 7 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for a two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20257

• 31 Mar 2020N/a

  Permission for a two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20243

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  Permission for a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system/polishing filter and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20170

• 4 Mar 2020N/a

  Permission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system/polishing filter and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20149

• 18 Dec 2019N/a

  Retention permission for 1) 34 no. domestic solar panels; 2) Alterations to an authorized domestic garage and car port previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 09157, to include for change of car port to home based office & domestic tools store. Alterations to front façade, playroom accommodation at first floor level and associated site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 191072

• 16 Dec 2019Refused

  Outline permission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 191060

• 27 Sept 2019Refused

  Permission for a dwelling house, attached domestic garage/car port, waste water treatment system and associated site development works.

  Permission, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 19793

• 2 Jan 2019Conditional

  Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission (ref. no. 18/463) for a development to consist of a two storey dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment system / percolation area, shared site entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Louth County Council, 192

• 19 Dec 2018Conditional

  Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission ref. 18/462 for development to consist of a two storey dwelling house, proprietary wastewater treatment system, percolation area and associated site works incorporating site boundaries and site entrance.

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Louth County Council, 181052

• 15 Jun 2018Conditional

  The development will consist of a two storey dwelling house, proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area and associated site works incorporating site boundaries and site entrance.

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18462

• 15 Jun 2018Conditional

  The development will consist of a two storey dwelling house, proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area and associated site works incorporating site boundaries and shared site entrance.

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18463

• 9 Aug 2017N/a

  Permission for development for a detached two storey dwelling house install a waste water treatment system with percolation area & associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17598

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 Newtownbabe.

Recorded monuments

• LH007-075 Souterrain
  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 a 'cave' in a hillock at 'Cave Field'. (CLAJ 1936, 353)

• LH007-111 Souterrain
  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 Sloping passage (L 4.5m, Wth 1m, H 1.2m) running N-S, leading to oval beehive chamber (L 1.5m, Wth 2m, H 2m) at N end. (CLAJ 1936, 353; CLAJ 1979, 212-13)

Architectural heritage

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

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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2992 (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.

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

Name

Newtownbabe · Baile Nua an Bhábaigh

Area

768,399 m² (76.84 ha, 189.88 acres)

Civil parish

Ballybarrack, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Upper

Electoral division

Haggardstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Haggardstown electoral division: 9,301 people in 3,293 households; 77% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybarrack, Carnanbregagh, Cavan, Gibstown

Placenames

Newtownbabe 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.