# Billywood, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Moynalty, barony of Kells Lower, Co. Meath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,992,128 m² (199.21 ha, 492.27 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 9,641 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Moynalty, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/moynalty.md - Barony: Kells Lower - Electoral division: Moynalty, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Moynalty electoral division: 650 people in 234 households; 79% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 6% 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/38248 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160240 - Centre: latitude 53.794696, longitude -6.930745 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Billywood, from 148 m² to 482,939 m² (48.29 ha, 119.34 acres); 32 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 194043: 482,939 m² (48.29 ha, 119.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194043.md - Parcel 150516: 309,733 m² (30.97 ha, 76.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150516.md - Parcel 198536: 269,898 m² (26.99 ha, 66.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198536.md - Parcel 208709: 261,853 m² (26.19 ha, 64.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/208709.md - Parcel 5167682: 193,675 m² (19.37 ha, 47.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5167682.md - Parcel 783392: 89,328 m² (8.93 ha, 22.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/783392.md - Parcel 207729: 73,467 m² (7.35 ha, 18.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207729.md - Parcel 783363: 69,595 m² (6.96 ha, 17.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/783363.md - Parcel 207349: 50,830 m² (5.08 ha, 12.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207349.md - Parcel 783394: 48,357 m² (4.84 ha, 11.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/783394.md - Parcel 783395: 35,379 m² (3.54 ha, 8.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/783395.md - Parcel 146901: 24,348 m² (2.43 ha, 6.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146901.md - Parcel 136810: 24,320 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/136810.md - Parcel 3992163: 9,641 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3992163.md - Parcel 209029: 9,230 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/209029.md - Parcel 224651: 8,541 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224651.md - Parcel 148843: 7,191 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148843.md - Parcel 168611: 5,303 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/168611.md - Parcel 167253: 3,974 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/167253.md - Parcel 215567: 3,834 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/215567.md - Parcel 199935: 2,743 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199935.md - Parcel 199085: 2,342 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199085.md - Parcel 224652: 2,072 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224652.md - Parcel 191594: 1,654 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/191594.md - Parcel 169047: 822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/169047.md - Parcel 219255: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/219255.md - Parcel 2516465: 148 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2516465.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, Meath; 41 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 20 Aug 2026, Cavan County Council 2660463: N/a. Permission. to construct an agricultural building with underground slurry storage tank together with all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660463/0 - 5 Aug 2026, Cavan County Council 2660431: N/a. Permission. to construct an agricultural building with underground slurry storage tank together with all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660431/0 - 8 Jul 2026, Meath County Council 2660850: Conditional. Permission. permission for development consisting of outfall and discharge infrastructure associated with the Mullagh Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP), located within the townland of Rosehill County Cavan and Seancarnan, Moynalty, Kells, County Meath. As part of the works, it is proposed to increase the treatment capacity of the Mullagh WwTP from 3,000 population equivalent (PE) to 3,400 PE to meet the 25 year design horizon. Upgrade works at the Mullagh WwTP shall consist of the following: • Inlet Works o Upgrade of the pipework within the existing forward feed pumping station. • Primary Treatment, including: o Dual stream activated sludge aeration tank with auxiliary pipework & blowers. • Secondary treatment, including; o Mechanical upgrade of the existing secondary settlement tank including replacement of the existing pipework, bridge, sludge collection equipment, etc. o Construction of new Secondary settlement tank. • Discharge works, including: o Final effluent pumping station; o 1.365km effluent rising main along the Mullagh Road (R194) towards the Moynalty River including discharge manhole and headwall. • Sludge treatment works, including: o Mechanical upgrade of the existing sludge holding tank including replacement of the existing pipework, etc. o Construction of a new sludge import facility including sludge import screen and sludge import pumping station. o Scum pumping station. o Return activated sludge (RAS) pumping station. o Waste activated sludge (WAS) pumping station. o Sludge drying reed beds. o Mixed liquor returns pumping station. • Chemical Treatment including bulk storage and chemical dosing equipment for the following chemicals: o Alkalinity (NaOH). o Ferric Sulphate. • 1 No. MCC Control building including backup power generator and associated fuel storage tank. • Decommissioning and demolishing works of the following: o Imhof tank and associated pipework o 2 No Trickling filter tanks and associated pipework etc. • Solar arrays including ground mounted structures and control equipment etc. • Ancillary site works, including: o Installation of instrumentation, monitoring equipment & controls in accordance with Uisce Eireann’s technical standards. o Potable water kiosk and pumps o General groundworks, site clearance, topsoil stripping, fencing, landscaping, ducting, pipework, manholes / chambers and drainage works including for filter. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660850/0 - 30 Jun 2025, Meath County Council 2560670: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the following: (1) To construct a detached part single storey, part two storey split level style dwelling and a detached domestic garage, (2) To install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (3) To install a private bored well, (4) To install a new vehicular entrance and driveway, (5) site landscaping and all ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560670/0 - 9 Apr 2021, Meath County Council 21666: Conditional. Permission. the development consists of (1) retention of an existing agricultural dry bedded shed, (2) full planning permission for alterations and extension of an existing dry bedded shed to form a cubicle shed, (3) the construction of a milking parlour & cattle holding area, (4) new overground slurry storage tank, (5) new meal silo, (6) new overground rainwater harvesting tank, and (7) all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21666/0 - 8 Aug 2018, Cavan County Council 18322: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of (a) existing building being used as a tyre service workshop and tyre store, (b) portacabin structure being used as an office, (c) external tyre storage yard and (d) upgraded entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18322/0 - 31 Jan 2018, Cavan County Council 1849: Conditional. Permission. to construct (a) a single storey 55-bedroom nursing home (49 single bedrooms, 6 double bedrooms - 61 beds in total) (b) single storey community centre (approx. size 195m2), (c) single storey boiler/utility shed, (d) together with all ancillary site works including installing pumping station and rising main and connecting to public foul drainage system and watermain, complete existing access roadway and entrance from public road, all on existing brownfield site. (Development previously granted and commenced under planning ref. no. 07/866 and 08/522). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/1849/0 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 Billywood. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - ME010-003: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-003----. Located towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope. This is a circular overgrown area (diam. 29.5m NW-SE; 27m NE-SW) that slopes down steeply to the NE (H 2m). It is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 3.4-5.8m; int. H 0.1m at NE (downslope) to 0.3m; at SW; ext. H 1m at SE to 1.3m at NE), with an outer fosse (at SW: Wth of top 4.3m; Wth of base 1.4m; ext. D 0.9m) SSE-NW. The entrance (Wth of base 2.3m) is at ENE. 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 - ME010-004: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-004----. Located towards the top of a NE-facing slope. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 26.8m NW-SE; 24m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (at NW: Wth of base 8m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 2.4m) with trees and an outer fosse (at NW: Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 2.8m; ext. D 1.2m) S-W-NE that is largely reduced to an external scarp (at SE: Wth 7m; H 3.7m) with a step (Wth 1.5m) where trees are planted NE-S. The entrance could be a slight fold (Wth of top 4m) in the top of the scarp at SE. 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 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 Billywood. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: Susceptibility moderately low, 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_2430, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2430.zip (ZIP). - 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/billywood.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/billywood.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/billywood.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Billywood with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath: https://everytownland.com/meath.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Farranadoony: https://everytownland.com/meath/farranadoony.md - Leitrim (Co. Cavan): https://everytownland.com/cavan/leitrim-21465.md - Rantavan (Co. Cavan): https://everytownland.com/cavan/rantavan.md - Rathinree Lower: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathinree-lower.md - Rosehill (Co. Cavan): https://everytownland.com/cavan/rosehill-21793.md - Shancarnan: https://everytownland.com/meath/shancarnan.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/meath/billywood - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/billywood