# Balgree, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilskeer, barony of Kells Upper, Co. Meath; in Irish Baile Graí.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,985,033 m² (198.5 ha, 490.51 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,603 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilskeer, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/kilskeer.md
- Barony: Kells Upper
- Electoral division: Castlekeeran, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 513 people lived in 169 households in the Castlekeeran electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38116
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160077
- Centre: latitude 53.757359, longitude -7.004937 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balgree, from 184 m² to 262,614 m² (26.26 ha, 64.89 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 162940: 262,614 m² (26.26 ha, 64.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/162940.md
- Parcel 204081: 249,326 m² (24.93 ha, 61.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204081.md
- Parcel 174340: 195,724 m² (19.57 ha, 48.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174340.md
- Parcel 146323: 191,354 m² (19.14 ha, 47.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146323.md
- Parcel 182058: 125,801 m² (12.58 ha, 31.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/182058.md
- Parcel 174347: 125,162 m² (12.52 ha, 30.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174347.md
- Parcel 150520: 122,497 m² (12.25 ha, 30.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150520.md
- Parcel 161867: 76,364 m² (7.64 ha, 18.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161867.md
- Parcel 209188: 66,896 m² (6.69 ha, 16.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/209188.md
- Parcel 150602: 64,194 m² (6.42 ha, 15.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150602.md
- Parcel 193100: 62,226 m² (6.22 ha, 15.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193100.md
- Parcel 193096: 58,681 m² (5.87 ha, 14.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193096.md
- Parcel 193102: 49,835 m² (4.98 ha, 12.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193102.md
- Parcel 211765: 49,444 m² (4.94 ha, 12.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211765.md
- Parcel 193095: 35,181 m² (3.52 ha, 8.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193095.md
- Parcel 6041325: 32,129 m² (3.21 ha, 7.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6041325.md
- Parcel 2590324: 27,710 m² (2.77 ha, 6.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2590324.md
- Parcel 149569: 20,644 m² (2.06 ha, 5.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149569.md
- Parcel 169051: 19,257 m² (1.93 ha, 4.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169051.md
- Parcel 161868: 17,816 m² (1.78 ha, 4.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161868.md
- Parcel 192747: 15,339 m² (1.53 ha, 3.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/192747.md
- Parcel 191599: 7,737 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191599.md
- Parcel 4826902: 5,913 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4826902.md
- Parcel 214686: 5,293 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214686.md
- Parcel 2516480: 5,017 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2516480.md
- Parcel 201518: 4,983 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201518.md
- Parcel 193886: 4,520 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193886.md
- Parcel 5508422: 4,332 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5508422.md
- Parcel 5510273: 4,139 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5510273.md
- Parcel 216008: 3,490 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/216008.md
- Parcel 3188609: 2,127 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3188609.md
- Parcel 174891: 2,083 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174891.md
- Parcel 153975: 2,037 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/153975.md
- Parcel 5243940: 1,892 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5243940.md
- Parcel 6041350: 1,688 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6041350.md
- Parcel 4817775: 1,641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4817775.md
- Parcel 150234: 1,556 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/150234.md
- Parcel 2516479: 1,250 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2516479.md
- Parcel 147897: 1,120 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/147897.md
- Parcel 205544: 949 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/205544.md
- Parcel 5632124: 713 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5632124.md
- Parcel 201603: 500 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/201603.md
- Parcel 4817765: 422 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4817765.md
- Parcel 168617: 341 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/168617.md
- Parcel 162941: 313 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/162941.md
- Parcel 5305067: 184 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305067.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 77 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

8 applications, newest first.

- 28 May 2025, Meath County Council 2560542: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of: repositioning, recessing and widening of the existing vehicular entrance to the property along with all site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560542/0
- 10 Feb 2023, Meath County Council 23125: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development consists of to (1) construct single storey extension to existing cottage (2) to construct a new roof over existing porch and minor alterations to layout and elevations of existing dwelling (3) to demolish domestic store to the rear of the house (4) closing up existing septic tank and soakpit (5) Installing a new proprietary waste water treamtment unit and percolation area (6) and all associated and ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23125/0
- 23 Jul 2021, Meath County Council 211415: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of the extraction of sand and gravel (approx. 280,000 cu m), construction of new entrance gate, ancillary structures to include wheel wash, remove hedge boundaries, alter public road and levels near entrance, remove disused public pump and well to facilitate adequate sightlines and haul the extracted material by road approximately 550metres to existing authorised Plant for processing. Restoration of the site to beneficial agricultural after-use and all associated site works within an overall application area of 6.23 hectares and all for a period of 7 years. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this planning application. Significant Further Information/Revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/211415/0
- 2 Nov 2018, Meath County Council KA181295: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a private residence, garage, septic tank and percolation area, together with connection to existing services and including all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA181295/0
- 19 Oct 2018, Meath County Council KA181235: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a private residence, garage, septic tank and percolation area, together with connection to existing services and including all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA181235/0
- 27 Jul 2018, Meath County Council KA180838: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construction of detached two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage/stable building with external dung stead, proprietary treatment unit and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA180838/0
- 3 Jul 2018, Meath County Council KA180728: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a cattle housing unit with underground slurry storage tank, concrete apron and all site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA180728/0
- 22 Sept 2017, Meath County Council KA171111: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. the development will consist of two storey style dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system including mechanical aeration system and percolation area, new entrance onto roadway and all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA171111/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC, site code 002299, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002299
- Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA, site code 004232, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004232

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- ME010-030: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-030----. Located towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 40m) is represented on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’, and an arc of hachures is represented on the 1912 edition NW-E (Chord c. 40m). This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 38m N-S; c. 37m E-W) defined by a slight scarp (max. dims at N: Wth 2.8m; H 1.3m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 22 February 2019
- ME010-031: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-031----. Located on a ridge towards the outer, N edge of a shelf. It is represented as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a small enclosed copse on the 1912 edition. This is an oval, overgrown area (dims 31.5m E-W; 21m N-S) with some rock outcrop that slopes down to the E. It is defined by a fosse feature (Wth 2-2.8m; max. D 0.4m) SW-W-NE and a low scarp (H 0.4m to 1m at SE) elsewhere. An original entrance is not identified. Coniferous trees were planted outside it at some time, and it is now surrounded by a field bank and hedge. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 22 February 2019
- ME010-032: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-032----. Situated towards the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a hill. This is represented as a subrectangular embanked enclosure described as a ‘Fort’ on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a rectangular hachured feature on the 1912 edition. It is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 37m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by earthen banks (Wth of base 4-4.4m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 1-1.8m) and hedges on each side except the W where there is a stone wall. There is no visible fosse but the original entrance is probably a gap (Wth of base 2.5m) towards the N end of the E side, which is slightly convex. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 27 February 2019
- ME010-034: Castle - motte, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-034----. Situated on a S-facing slope. Flat-topped, tree-covered and circular earthen mound (diam. of top 14.4m N-S; 14m E-W; diam. of base c. 35m; H 4-5m N-E to 7.5m S-W), with a fosse (at SSW: Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D c. 1m) SSW-NW. An earthen bank extending SW from the fosse at SW and a scarp extending NW from the fosse at NW could create a crescentic baily (dim. c. 15m E-W) defined by the curved boundary of the woodland SW-NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 13 May 2016

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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 Balgree, 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 Balgree.
- 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/meath/balgree.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/balgree.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/balgree.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Balgree, Carnaross: 7 sales, https://everytownland.com/meath/balgree-carnaross.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballyhist: https://everytownland.com/meath/ballyhist.md
- Derver: https://everytownland.com/meath/derver.md
- Pottlebane: https://everytownland.com/meath/pottlebane.md
- Pottlereagh: https://everytownland.com/meath/pottlereagh.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.

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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.

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