# Toomes, Co. Louth: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Louth, barony of Louth, Co. Louth; in Irish Na Toim. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,391,783 m² (139.18 ha, 343.92 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,480 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Louth, https://everytownland.com/louth/parish/louth.md - Barony: Louth - Electoral division: Louth, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,635 people lived in 574 households in the Louth electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 8% 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/33903 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 140646 - Centre: latitude 53.964783, longitude -6.575939 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Toomes, from 78 m² to 762,449 m² (76.24 ha, 188.41 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1133450: 762,449 m² (76.24 ha, 188.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1133450.md - Parcel 4562788: 137,233 m² (13.72 ha, 33.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4562788.md - Parcel 1123371: 136,896 m² (13.69 ha, 33.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1123371.md - Parcel 1121280: 82,636 m² (8.26 ha, 20.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121280.md - Parcel 1103199: 75,945 m² (7.59 ha, 18.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103199.md - Parcel 4804350: 75,461 m² (7.55 ha, 18.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4804350.md - Parcel 1125454: 44,607 m² (4.46 ha, 11.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1125454.md - Parcel 1126202: 36,636 m² (3.66 ha, 9.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126202.md - Parcel 5793844: 13,996 m² (1.4 ha, 3.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5793844.md - Parcel 1137687: 7,510 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1137687.md - Parcel 1132307: 4,480 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1132307.md - Parcel 5457201: 4,291 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5457201.md - Parcel 3836027: 1,733 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3836027.md - Parcel 1091472: 1,601 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091472.md - Parcel 1128340: 1,530 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1128340.md - Parcel 3835367: 1,256 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3835367.md - Parcel 3835927: 1,246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3835927.md - Parcel 1104358: 850 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1104358.md - Parcel 1119227: 713 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119227.md - Parcel 1117965: 631 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117965.md - Parcel 4804351: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4804351.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Toomes 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 3 Sept 2026, Louth County Council 2660601: N/a. Retention. Retention of timber cladding to front & sides of shop & toilets. Also for retention of mobile home to rear of shop/toilets. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660601/0 - 23 Jul 2025, Louth County Council 2560470: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The development will consist of the renovation and extension of existing single storey dwelling, new site entrance gate and piers, the installation of new wastewater treatment plant, along with all associated site works. *Significant Further Information Received on 03/04/2026*. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560470/0 - 1 Jul 2025, Louth County Council 2560416: N/a. Permission. The development will consist of the renovation and extension of existing single storey dwelling, new site entrance gate and piers, the installation of new wastewater treatment plant, along with all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560416/0 - 11 Apr 2022, Louth County Council 22281: Conditional. Permission. Permission for an extension to the rear of existing slatted shed. The new extension will be for a cubicle shed for livestock and use for existing entrance on public road and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/22281/0 - 13 Dec 2021, Louth County Council 211478: Conditional. Permission. ten year permission sought for alterations and extension to the solar PV and battery energy storage system development permitted under planning ref. no. 21/631 on a site comprising two distinct parcels of land either side of L5141 with a total area of c.41.60ha comprising: 1. Omission of permitted solar panels over an area of c.1.19ha to facilitate the provision of an extension to the permitted battery storage development involving a further 54 battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer) and an associated external screen bund. 2. Increase in the area to be developed with solar panels and associated works by c.32.93ha to the east and northeast of the permitted panels. 3. The primary access to the site will be via the new entrance permitted under the granted solar farm and battery storage development (planning application ref. 21/631 refers) on the L5141. A further access will be provided at the southern end of the proposed solar farm extension on the north side of the L5141 for ongoing maintenance access purposes during operation solely to facilitate temporary construction traffic between the two land parcels, an existing field entrance on the south side of the L5141 will be upgraded and a new temporary entrance directly opposite on the L5141 will be constructed that will be decommissioned upon completion of the construction works. 4. 11 no. additional single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, additional security fencing, extension to permitted CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping. 5. The provision of two areas of agricultural land enhancement and management for increased biodiversity over c.7.48ha and 6. All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/211478/0 - 24 May 2021, Louth County Council 21631: Conditional. Permission. Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV and battery energy storage system development on a c.42.23ha site consisting of: (1) New site entrance, internal accesses and entrances and associated site works. (2) Solar panels on ground-mounted frames over an area of c.39.98ha, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, security fencing, CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping. (3) An enclosed battery energy storage system compound on c. 0.758ha consisting of 48 no. battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer). 1 no. containerised control room, 1 no. containerised switch room and 1 no. containerised switch gear unit. (4) 2 no. 37kv sub-stations each with an IPP building on c.1.4887ha, one serving the solar PV development, the other serving the battery energy storage system development. (5) 2 no. grid connections to Louth (Monvallet) 275kv substation. (6) A temporary construction compound and (7) All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/21631/0 - 16 Apr 2021, Louth County Council 21421: N/a. Permission. Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of: A solar PV and battery energy storage system development on a c.42.23ha site, consisting of: 1. New site entrance, internal access and entrances and associated works; 2. Solar panels on ground-mounted frames over an area of c.39.98ha, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, security fencing, CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping; 3. An enclosed batter energy storage compound on c0.758ha consisting of 48 no. battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer); 1 no. containerised control room, 1 no. containerised switch room and 1 no. containerised switch gear unit. 4. 2 no. 37kv sub-stations each with an IPP building on c.1.4887ha; one serving the solar PV development, the other serving the battery storage system development. 5. 2 no. grid connections to Louth (Monvallet) 275kv substation; 6. A temporary construction compound; and 7. All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/21421/0 - 18 May 2017, Louth County Council 17374: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. Permission for a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, waste water treatment sytem and associated site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/17374/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Toomes. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Toomes. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Toomes. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Toomes, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Toomes. - 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/toomes.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/louth/toomes.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/louth/toomes.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Toomes with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth: https://everytownland.com/louth.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballakelly (Co. Monaghan): https://everytownland.com/monaghan/ballakelly.md - Carnalughoge: https://everytownland.com/louth/carnalughoge.md - Cornagarvoge (Co. Monaghan): https://everytownland.com/monaghan/cornagarvoge.md - Drumgoolan: https://everytownland.com/louth/drumgoolan.md - Monavallet: https://everytownland.com/louth/monavallet.md - Oaktate: https://everytownland.com/louth/oaktate.md - Ravanny: https://everytownland.com/louth/ravanny.md - Rosslough: https://everytownland.com/louth/rosslough.md - Tullycahan: https://everytownland.com/louth/tullycahan.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/louth/toomes - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/louth/toomes