Bodeen

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bodeen, from 87 m² to 77,352 m² (7.74 ha, 19.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 113 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  RED III - Construction of a solar PV energy development associated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility with an operational life of 40 years on lands totalling approximately 36.3 hectares. The development will consist of the installation of approximately 208,600 sq. m. of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames and associated ancillary development including 3 no. transformer stations, string-inverters attached to panel frames, 25 no. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles, deer-proof perimeter security fencing (2 metres high) raised 200mm to allow for the movement of small mammals and gates; a BESS facility comprising an electrical compound, 180 no. battery storage units, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, 45 no. transformers, 3 no. storage containers, 3 no. 33 kV switch gear rooms, 1 no. control room building, 1 no. water tank, 1 no. underground fire water containment tank, a surface water infiltration area and 7 no. CCTV cameras enclosed with 2.5 metre high security fencing; the creation of a new access on L50161 public road to facilitate construction and operational phase access; internal access tracks between the solar arrays and the site entrance; a temporary construction compound; and all ancillary development works including landscaping and underground cable to connect the proposed transformer stations to a proposed 110kv substation with electrical control building and associated compound the subject of a separate planning permission under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660951

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A DWELLING AND GARAGE WITH A SUITABLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. SIGNFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION/REVISED PLANS SUBMITTED ON THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660341

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the construction of a garage, 4 number stables, manure pit and all associated works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560361

• 6 Feb 2025Conditional

  the Proposed development will consist of an amendment to previously approved planning application (AA201054) comprising the relocation of the customer substation, omission of 2no. battery units and replacement with storage units as well as the inclusion of a biodiversity corridor and gate within field no. 7 and change in lifetime of the permission from 5 to 10 years

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560112

• 14 Oct 2024Conditional

  permission to (a) demolish existing rear extension, (b) construct a single storey extension to the rear, & (c) front porch all associated site with internal modifications & all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460850

• 8 Feb 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of minor alterations to previously approved planning 211335, consisting of the omission of the first floor and minor adjustments to the ground floor

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460088

• 24 Jan 2024Conditional

  the construction of a two storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a well, a waste water treatment system and percolation area to EPA recommendations, an entrance to the public road and an additional agricultural entrance together with all other works ancillary to the overall development

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2425

• 21 Aug 2023Refused

  the construction of a 1.5 storey detached dwelling including waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23817

• 29 Nov 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey rear porch extension with balcony above, elevational changes to the existing front door arrangement including covered canopy, elevational changes to the existing West façade and the relocation of the existing driveway entrance along with the associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212249

• 2 Sept 2020Refused

  to construct a detached 2 storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter, usage of existing vehicular entrance onto public roadway, and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201197

• 30 Aug 2019Conditional

  construction of a two storey detached farm dwelling house, with a storey & a half side annex, detached garage, new vehicular entrance gateway, access road, internal link road to the existing stable yard, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA191147

• 24 Jan 2019Conditional

  the renovation of existing single storey dwelling with demolition of rear storage sheds and covered courtyard space. The construction of a new single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, The construction of a new domestic garage. The decommissioning of existing septic tank and the installation of a new proprietary domestic effluent system and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA190059

• 16 Jan 2019N/a

  the renovation of existing single storey dwelling with demolition of rear storage sheds and covered courtyard space. The construction of a new single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, The construction of a new domestic garage. The upgrade of existing septic tank to a proprietary domestic effluent system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190024

• 13 Oct 2017Conditional

  changes to the front elevation of existing dwelling incorporating relocating front entrance door to existing window ope, location of existing front door to be blocked up, minor internal alterations and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA171202

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 Bodeen.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bodeen.

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, low (inferred).

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Bodeen.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

• Bodeen, Ratoath5 sales

Name

Bodeen

Area

808,651 m² (80.87 ha, 199.82 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbrew, and its townlands

Barony

Ratoath

Electoral division

Kilbrew, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,064 people lived in 1,253 households in the Kilbrew electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cabinhill, Crakenstown, Crickstown, Loughlinstown, Reask

Placenames

Bodeen 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.