Boltown

65 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boltown, from 135 m² to 366,996 m² (36.7 ha, 90.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 99 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 13 Aug 2026N/a

  the development will consist of a change of house type, from that previously granted under Reg. Ref. No. 211434, which consisted of a storey and a half type dwelling to a revised storey and a half type dwelling with altered floor layouts and elevational treatment, revisions to the garage design, entrance and site layout plan, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2661024

• 17 Jun 2026Refused

  The development will consist of the provision a two-storey house with a proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area, a vehicular entrance to the site and associated site works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660755

• 11 Jan 2026N/a

  The development will consist of the provision a two-storey house with a proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area, a vehicular entrance to the site and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660043

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  planning permission for (a) Construction of a single storey dwelling house. (b) Construction of a domestic garage. (c) Installation of effluent treatment system and percolation area. (d) All associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561011

• 2 Apr 2025Conditional

  construction of a new entrance onto the public road

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560334

• 31 Jan 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of revisions to previously granted planning permission ref. no.:21/1521 and will include revisions to the design of approved one and a half-storied type dwelling house, minor revisions to the site layout and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560099

• 16 Dec 2024Conditional

  the construction of extensions to the rear of the house (facing south), construction of an extension to the side of the house (facing east) in replacement of the existing garage, the construction of a new porch in replacement of the existing porch to the front elevation (facing north) and the construction of a domestic garage

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24461

• 2 Dec 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of a single-storey extension to the existing house; alteration and extension to the boiler room; internal modifications and amendments to existing layouts; construction of a detached single-storey domestic store; internal and external modifications to the Eastern part of the stables; replacement of the existing septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works, connected to existing and proposed onsite services. The house is a Recorded Protected Structure. LA RPS IDs 90441

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2461044

• 29 Apr 2022Conditional

  planning permission to enclose and roof existing two terraces on the east and west gables of dwelling house and for retention permission for single storey rear porch and the conversion of basement garage to living area together with all works ancillary to the overall development on site

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22566

• 16 Mar 2022Conditional

  a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance off cul de sac and install a sewage treatment system with percolation areas together with all associated site development works on site. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22349

• 11 Aug 2021Refused

  the construction of a single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage with carport & stables, wastewater disposal system, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211550

• 8 Jun 2021Conditional

  the construction of two new single storey extensions to the east and west sides of the existing dwelling, the provision for rooflights to the front and rear of both extensions, some internal alterations and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211112

• 13 Jan 2021Refused

  the construction of a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2137

• 15 Dec 2020N/a

  the construction of a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201951

• 20 Nov 2020Refused

  development at Boltown, Crossakeel, Co. Meath. The development will consist of the formation of new domestic entrance to roadway, construction of two storey dwelling, adjoining garage with ancillary rooms, new wastewater treatment and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201756

• 20 Nov 2020Refused

  a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance and install a sewage treatment system with percolation areas together with all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201760

• 23 Oct 2020Conditional

  a single storied dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, installing a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area and to make a new entrance onto the cul-de-sac roadway along with all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA201543

• 23 Apr 2019N/a

  for new log cabin type building for staff facility and for the treatment of animals on site. New treatment system and percolation area, all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA190484

• 23 Oct 2018Conditional

  (1) construction of detached single storey dwelling house (2) construction of domestic garage (3) installation of proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area (4) construction of vehicular entrance onto public road, and (5) all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA181254

• 22 May 2018Conditional

  development will consist of (a) Construction of a single storey dwelling house. (b) Construction of domestic garage. (c) Installation of effluent treatment system and percolation area. (d) Making a new entrance onto public road. The proposed entrance will be part of a combined entrance which will also serve the adjoining site which is subject of a separate planning application. (e) All associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA180521

• 22 May 2018Conditional

  development will consist of (a) Construction of a single storey dwelling house. (b) Construction of domestic garage. (c) Installation of effluent treatment system and percolation area. (d) Making a new entrance onto public road. The proposed entrance will be part of a combined entrance which will also serve the adjoining site which is the subject of a separate planning application. (e) All associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA180522

• 9 Nov 2017Conditional

  the proposed development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to rear of dwelling house. The existing septic tank to be emptied and area around same steralized and permission is sought for the installation of a new replacement sewage treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site works to serve the proposed development

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA171302

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 Boltown.

Recorded monuments

• ME016-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a shelf towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims c. 32m E-W; c. 26m NNE-SSW) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth of base c. 15m; int. H 0.1m at N to 1m at S; ext. H 0.2m at S to 0.7m at N) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 9-15m; ext. D 0.2-0.5m). The perimeter is absent at E and the original entrance may have been there. 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: 26 February 2019

• ME016-032 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying landscape and in full view of Bolton House, c. 250m to the W. This feature is not depicted on any OS 6-inch map but is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 261, 262) but not on later series. It is a slightly raised grass-covered area (diam. 30m N-S; 27.5m E-W) defined by a low scarp (H 0.4-0.5m). There are traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.2m; ext. D 0.4m) and outer bank (Wth of base 3m; ext. H 0.2m) SW-W. An original entrance is not identified. 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: 26 February 2019

• ME016-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a low-lying landscape, it is known locally as ‘Rath Hill’. This feature is not depicted on any OS 6-inch map but is visible on aerial photographs (ACAP: 307; 1567/ 58) and on some later series (Google Earth 07/05/2017). It is a low D-shaped and grass-covered platform (dims 39m NE-SW; 20m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 1m at N to 1.2m at W) SW-W-NE that merges into the slope elsewhere. There is no visible fosse and the ramp entrance (Wth of base 3m) is at WNW. 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: 26 February 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Boltown, about 1 in 10 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 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 Boltown.

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.

No address of the register names Boltown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Boltown

Area

2,997,111 m² (299.71 ha, 740.6 acres)

Civil parish

Kilskeer, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Upper

Electoral division

Kilskeer, the unit of the census

Census 2022

444 people lived in 147 households in the Kilskeer electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balnagon Upper, Carrick, Crossakeel, Kilskeer, Robinstown, Springville or Dandlestown

Placenames

Boltown 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.