Archerstown
Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore (Dunshaughlin Ra), barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath; in Irish Baile an Áirséaraigh
- Area
- 65.4 ha
- 161 acres
- Land parcels
- 12
- registered freehold, median 1,584 m²
- Zoning
- G1
- F1 - Open Space
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Archerstown, from 516 m² to 384,489 m² (38.45 ha, 95.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3E1/E3 - Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)/ Warehousing & Distribution (Office, business/technology park and related)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
17 Feb 2025Refused
the development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the demolition of an additional existing steel shed on the northwest part of the site, the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and associated percolation area on the west part of the site and the construction of 12 dwellings - 1no two storey 3 bedroom detached house, 2 no two storey terraces of four houses each, and 1 no two storey terrace of three houses, and will also include a new sewage connection and the realignment of the entrance to an existing dwelling adjoining the northern boundary of the site A84RF86, and a new sewage connection only to an existing dwelling A84EY80, adjoining the south eastern boundary of the site. The development also includes all ancillary site works including provision of access road and landscaped public open space. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 12 homes · Meath County Council, 2560146
28 Jun 2023Conditional
the installation of an aircraft noise monitoring terminal on a standalone, tiltable mast structure (6m in height) along with associated works including electrical connection. On land adjoining the existing astroturf pitch in the eastern part of the Ashbourne Rugby Club grounds at
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360122
13 Sept 2022Conditional
demolition of existing dwelling and the construction of a storey and a half style replacement dwelling, a detached single storey domestic garage, new waste water disposal system, upgrade of existing site entrance to a dual entrance along with all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221196
11 Nov 2021Conditional
retention permission for the as constructed roof and side screens to the existing rear balcony. Permission to changes the use of the existing flat roof to the side to a covered seated dining area with a new roof structure and glazed screen walls with access from the existing clubhouse and balcony. To include all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 212158
3 Dec 2018Conditional
a new six bay covered practice range including safety netting, lighting and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA181432
28 Aug 2017Conditional
retention and completion of a new safety boundary along the third hole consisting of 7 No. 11m high stanchions together with new safety netting between all stanchions including all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA170996
6 Jun 2017Conditional
the development consists of a new safety boundary along the third hole consist of 13 no. 8m high stanchions together with new safety netting between all stanchions including all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA170634
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Archerstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Archerstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Archerstown.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Archerstown.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Archerstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Archerstown · Baile an Áirséaraigh
- Area
- 653,551 m² (65.36 ha, 161.5 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmore (Dunshaughlin Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Ratoath
- Electoral division
- Donaghmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Donaghmore electoral division: 14,217 people in 4,598 households; 75% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Donaghmore, Johnstown, Milltown, Robertstown
- Placenames
- Archerstown 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.