# Cashel, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Slane, barony of Slane Upper, Co. Meath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,205,108 m² (120.51 ha, 297.79 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,119 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Slane, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/slane.md - Barony: Slane Upper - Electoral division: Slane, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,936 people lived in 687 households in the Slane electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38719 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160349 - Centre: latitude 53.711004, longitude -6.516882 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cashel, from 41 m² to 651,049 m² (65.1 ha, 160.88 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 148145: 651,049 m² (65.1 ha, 160.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148145.md - Parcel 4745654: 455,939 m² (45.59 ha, 112.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4745654.md - Parcel 4954171: 37,279 m² (3.73 ha, 9.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4954171.md - Parcel 201941: 13,509 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201941.md - Parcel 146716: 10,523 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146716.md - Parcel 148477: 8,589 m² (0.86 ha, 2.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148477.md - Parcel 157475: 4,969 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157475.md - Parcel 148546: 4,331 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148546.md - Parcel 189211: 3,195 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/189211.md - Parcel 223891: 2,220 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/223891.md - Parcel 140090: 2,154 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/140090.md - Parcel 215088: 2,085 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/215088.md - Parcel 200260: 1,679 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/200260.md - Parcel 135914: 1,503 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/135914.md - Parcel 135343: 1,471 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/135343.md - Parcel 168902: 1,299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/168902.md - Parcel 205062: 1,033 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/205062.md - Parcel 202621: 876 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/202621.md - Parcel 207386: 850 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/207386.md - Parcel 4878166: 469 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4878166.md - Parcel 160441: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/160441.md - Parcel 4878170: 41 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4878170.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; 47 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) 4 applications, newest first. - 31 Jul 2025, Meath County Council 25140: Conditional. Retention. retention permission for existing side window, domestic shed constructed to side of original dwelling, and existing side walls, including all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/25140/0 - 26 Apr 2024, Meath County Council 2460292: Conditional. Permission. permission for a new effluent treatment system and polishing filter and all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460292/0 - 26 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360296: Conditional. Permission. EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360296/0 - 31 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 2360249: N/a. Permission. EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Weldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormastown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various9 no. locations;; ? the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360249/0 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 Cashel. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - ME019-140: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME019-140----. Located on a fairly level landscape at the bottom of an E-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a faint fosse SE-W-N is visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 June 2022 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 Cashel. ## 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 Cashel, about 1 in 20 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 Cashel. - 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/cashel.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/cashel.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/cashel.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Cashel 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) - Crewbane: https://everytownland.com/meath/crewbane.md - Monknewtown: https://everytownland.com/meath/monknewtown.md - Mooretown: https://everytownland.com/meath/mooretown-161147.md - Slane: https://everytownland.com/meath/slane.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/cashel - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/cashel