Caulstown
Townland in the civil parish of Dunboyne, barony of Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Area
- 94.1 ha
- 233 acres
- Land parcels
- 43
- registered freehold, median 3,534 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caulstown, from 47 m² to 662,500 m² (66.25 ha, 163.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 55 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
25 Jun 2026N/a
permission to construct (i) Over ground slurry tower with hardcore area & laneway and underground slurry tank and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660792
17 Jun 2026N/a
Permission to construct (i) Over ground slurry tower with hardcore area & laneway and underground slurry tank and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660746
21 Jan 2026Conditional
File Ref: RA202039 - Storey & half type dwelling house
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2622
13 Sept 2024Conditional
the proposed development will consist of an application for a 10-year planning permission for the construction of, and a 40 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 215 hectare solar farm (red line boundary). The solar farm comprises of two separate land parcels divided by local roads. The proposed solar farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas on concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with 28 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, 2 no. temporary construction compounds, the use of existing farm access tracks and existing site entrances, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing with some areas of boundary development on concrete shoes to further protect possible underground archaeological features, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity and transmitting it in the townlands of Ballymacoll Little, Boolies, Nuttstown, Ballintry, Belgree, Rowan and Kinoristown, Co. Meath. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460742
2 Sept 2024Conditional
the construction of a dormer style domestic garage/store building, incorporating gym and home office, to rear and ancillary to the approved dwelling on existing site (Planning Reg Ref No. 21/1979), together with all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 24363
12 Jun 2023Conditional
Permission to construct (i) Roof over existing crush , holding area and loading area with replacement crush and holding pens (ii) Loading ramp (iii) Rain water storage tank and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360088
6 Jun 2023Conditional
The development will consist of Change of use of existing farm buildings to a hosting facility for farm displays and demonstrations with single storey extensions and revised elevational treatments and for alterations to existing site entrance to public road & to demolish existing roadside shed. Permission is also sought for internal alterations to farm dwelling with extension to side & rear and revised elevational treatment and to provide detached domestic garage. Permission is sought to decommission existing septic tank and install new Proprietary Sewage Treatment system with carparking and associated siteworks to serve hosting buildings and farm dwelling. Retention permission is also being sought for the temporary use of existing prefab office & toilet buildings for a period of 2 years on the site.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360080
9 Dec 2021Conditional
the proposed construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite sewerage system with polishing filter and ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212303
11 Oct 2021Conditional
(a) the subdivision of the existing site into two plots (b) construction of a new dormer type dwelling together with new entrance from existing estate road to north-eastern side of existing house (c) installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area (d) decommissioning and removal of existing septic tank and percolation area servicing existing house and installation of a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area to service existing house (e) all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211979
9 Sept 2021Conditional
a single storey dwelling house, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance from the public road and all associated site development. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211762
11 May 2021Conditional
the proposed construction of a single storey bungalow type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite sewerage system with percolation area & ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21882
20 Apr 2021N/a
the construction of a single storey bungalow type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite sewerage system with percolation area & ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21739
22 Dec 2020Conditional
a proposed construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, onsite suitable treatment system with percolation area & ancillary site works . Significant Further information /Revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA202039
22 Oct 2020Conditional
a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite sewerage treatment system with polishing filter & ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201529
22 Oct 2020Refused
for a proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, onsite suitable treatment system with percolation area & ancillary site works at Caulstown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201532
28 Aug 2020Conditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION RA160470 - Proposed construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, effluent treatment system and associated site works
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201158
11 Aug 2020N/a
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION RA160470 - Proposed construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, effluent treatment system and associated site works
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201074
29 Jun 2020Refused
a single storey bungalow type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite sewerage system with percolation area & ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200824
8 Apr 2020Conditional
a proposed change of storey and a half type dwelling house design from what was previously granted full planning permission under reference number RA/160470 together with also seeking full planning permission to construct a detached domestic garage, to service same and all ancillary works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200482
16 Jan 2020Conditional
retention of domestic waste water system
Retention · Meath County Council, RA200042
20 Nov 2019Refused
a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191543
14 Aug 2019Conditional
to construct a 27m telecommunications support structure, carrying antenna and dishes together with associated ground equipment cabinets, associated equipment and site works and an extension to an existing access track
Permission · Meath County Council, RA191062
2 Oct 2018Conditional
a change of use of existing Farm Building to a Hosting Area for farm displays and demonstrations; alterations to external fenestration including new roof glazing; internal modifications and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, RA181145
3 Jul 2017Conditional
the development will consist of the provision of a dwelling and garage with a suitable wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA170760
23 Mar 2017Conditional
the development will consist of the proposed construction of a bungalow type dwellinghouse with detached garage, entrance, boundary fence, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA170291
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Caulstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Caulstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Caulstown.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility 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_2998 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Caulstown, Dunboyne6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Caulstown
- Area
- 940,993 m² (94.1 ha, 232.52 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dunboyne, and its townlands
- Barony
- Dunboyne
- Electoral division
- Dunboyne, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dunboyne electoral division: 10,698 people in 3,434 households; 78% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymacoll Little, Ballymagillin, Cradockstown, Herbertstown, Nuttstown, Stokestown
- Placenames
- Caulstown 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.