College

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in College, from 376 m² to 150,974 m² (15.1 ha, 37.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 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 · 73 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 15 Jul 2026N/a

  the development consists of the provision of 1 No. overground, liquid digestate storage tank (capacity of c.9,422m?) within a bunded concrete area, and associated pipework which will connect to the existing Anaerobic Digestor, at the College Proteins site to the west. The maximum height of the proposed development is c. 14m above ground level. The proposed development will also consist of soft landscaping including boundary treatments, and all other associated site development works above and below ground. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660893

• 23 Jun 2026N/a

  the development will consist of a change of house type from 3-bedroom one and a half storey dwelling previously approved under planning ref 24/61033, to similar, smaller 3-bedroom one and a half storey dwelling, together with minor associated amendments to the Site Layout. All works in relation to boundaries, new vehicular entrance and wastewater treatment systems remain as per previously approved

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660777

• 27 Apr 2026Conditional

  Two detached single storey industrial storage buildings of 512 sqm each and a third detached single storey industrial storage building of 726 sqm, providing a total storage area of 1750sqm, including all connections to existing rainwater drainage system and all other ancillary site works. The buildings are to be used as an extension of the operations currently undertaken on site.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660479

• 24 Apr 2025Conditional

  College Proteins Unlimited Company intends to apply for permission for development and retention permission for development of an Anaerobic Digestion Facility at College Road, College and Rathgillen, Nobber, Co. Meath. The proposed development amends Meath County Council Reg. Ref. 22/1214. The development has commenced and is in the process of being implemented. The development for which retention permission is sought consists of modifications to the permitted development as implemented on-site: • Relocation of digestate fibre separation room from within the Anaerobic Digestion intake building to a new detached building; • Amendments to the Anaerobic Digestion intake building, including relocating the lower height section (accommodating workshop, control room and welfare facilities) to the northeast of the building, and the provision of a part-First Floor office area at that elevation; • Relocation of bio bed building, increase in area, increase in building height; reduction in finished floor level; • Extension of bunded tank area, reduction in finished floor level, increase in height south-west portion of bund wall, and relocation of associated vehicular ramp access. • All associated changes to site levels and drainage. The development for which permission is sought consist of amendments to the permitted development comprising: • Relocation of 12 No. previously permitted car parking spaces; • Provision of covered bicycle parking; and • Realignment of existing rear access road, which results in an alteration to the previously permitted southern development site boundary. The maximum height of the proposed development is unchanged. The intake of up to 50,000 tonnes of organic feedstock material per annum is unchanged. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence.

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560414

• 30 Nov 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of a new proposed storey and a half style dwelling, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and new wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2461033

• 18 Nov 2024N/a

  the development will consist of a new proposed storey and a half style dwelling, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and new wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460975

• 2 Oct 2024Conditional

  the development consists of the retention of an Ammonia Scrubber, Wastewater Treatment Tank, and extension to the Bio-Diesel Building and all associated development works. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2460812

• 13 Mar 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of an extension to the existing maintenance workshop building. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460186

• 24 Jan 2024Conditional

  planning permission for proposed demolition of existing adjoining outbuildings to side of dwelling and replace with a single storey extension to incorporate new kitchen area, study, games room and existing internal ground floor alterations together with all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2422

• 6 Jan 2024Conditional

  2360214 the development will consist of a new storey and three-quarter dwelling and associated detached single garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site, new private water well and wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works. All other aspects of the development as previously approved under application number 23/60214

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460014

• 18 Oct 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of the provision of a Biogas Upgrading Plant to connect to a permitted Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility (Meath County Council (MCC) Reg. Ref. 22/1214). The biogas upgrading plant will comprise 2 No. horizontal tanks, dry cooler, pumps, chillers, and all associated infrastructure, internal access roads and loading area. The biogas upgrading unit, which will connect to the AD Facility, will also connect to the National Grid via a biomethane injection point, which will be housed in a Biomethane Network Entry Facility (BNEF). The development also provides for the relocation and reorientation of the permitted engineering amenity block / office extension (MCC Reg. Ref. 22/696) which will now be located to the north-west of the existing engineering workshop. The proposed development will also include all associated site development, drainage and infrastructure works above and below ground. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360349

• 12 Aug 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of a new proposed dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and new private water well together with all associated site development works.

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360214

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  construction of new slatted shed, new silage pit, new entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 221720

• 5 Oct 2022N/a

  the construction of a 2-storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter, new entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221308

• 16 Sept 2022Conditional

  development will consist of the demolition of an existing garage and the provision of an Anaerobic Digestion Facility with an intake of up to 50,000 tonnes of organic feedstock material per annum. The Facility will comprise a waste reception building (incorporating workshop, control room and welfare facilities), 2 No. digester tanks, 2 No. digestate storage tanks, glycerine tank, buffer tank, pasteuriser tank, 4 No. liquid reception tanks; all of the above tanks located within a fully bunded concrete area; associated biofilter, gas flare, biogas combined heat and power plant, internal access roads, weighbridge, truck loading area and soil deposition area. The proposed development will also include all associated site development, drainage and infrastructure works above and below ground. The maximum height of the proposed development is the chimney stack associated with the biofilter at c. 18m above ground level. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Further Information/Revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 221214

• 8 Aug 2022Refused

  a new proposed dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and new private water well together with all associated site development works together

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221036

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  the provision of a maintenance workshop and a lorry wash either side of the existing garage and an associated internal access road; provision of a store extension and an amenity block/office extension to the existing engineering workshop; provision of a chemical store and 2 No. chemical storage tanks within bunded area; provision of a security building at the site entrance; car parking, and all associated site development and infrastructure. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22696

• 23 Jun 2021Conditional

  planning permission to amend a permitted Biodiesel Manufacturing Facility (Meath County Council Reg. Ref. KA/160786; as amended by Reg. Ref. KA/180354), on a site of c. 0.62 hectares at College Road, College, Nobber, Co. Meath. The development will consist of the extension to the existing Biodiesel Manufacturing Facility across all 3 no. floor levels resulting in an increased floor area of c. 354sqm; the provision of an external stairs; the provision of an off-loading bund area and all ancillary site development works above and below ground. The application relates to development which comprises or is for purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control Licence (now replaced by an Industrial Emissions Licence).

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211221

• 11 Jun 2020Conditional

  planning permission is sought for the following: A. Construct new 6 bay workshop extension to existing engineering workshop. B. Retain existing electrical panel room, together with carparking and site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA200727

• 12 Apr 2018Conditional

  to amend a permitted Biodiesel Manufacturing Facility (Meath County Council Reg. Ref. KA/160786), on a site of 1.49 hectares. The development will consist of the reconfiguration of the process building and associated tank farm and the provision of a new gas electricity generation unit with heat recovery. The reconfiguration on site will consist of: A revised configuration of the process building, resulting in an increase of c.53 sqm in the gross floor area of the building from c. 3,284 sqm to c. 3,337 sqm. There is no increase in the overall height of the building; An increase in the footprint of the tank farm and number of external storage tanks from 12 no. to 21 no.; Amendments to the permitted drainage layout; The proposed amendments do not result in an increase in the overall permitted production of 25,000 tonnes of biodiesel per annum. The following works will be completed as enabling works (as permitted under Reg. Ref. KA/160786): Site access works, excavation works and gravel infill to allow for the provision of foundations for the permitted layout of the process building. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control Licence (now replaced by an Industrial Emissions Licence). An Environmental Impact Statement (now referred to as an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA180354

• 26 Feb 2018Unconditional

  construction of a biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant and associated ash landfill facility adjacent to the existing meat rendering plant on the College Proteins site, located in the townlands of College and Rathgillen. The application site extends approximatley 19.25 Hectares. The Biomass CHP plant, when operating at full capacity, will be capable of processing 105,000 tonnes of biomass per annum. the proposed CHP plant has been designed to process a maximum of 52,500 tonnes per annum of meat and bone meal (MBM) and 52,500 tonnes per annum of waste organic liquids (derived from the agriculture, food and drink industries). The plant will generate some eight megawatts of electricity and will provide a net export of six megawatts for use outside the plant. The CHP plant will be housed in a single building (3130 Square metres) designed with concrete and steel structural framework and covered in metal profiled cladding. This building will house an unloading bay and fuel reception area, a fluidised bed combustion (FBC) system, a boiler system, a turbine/alternator set, a fabric filter system, a service building and an office building. There will be an induced draught (ID) fan and a flue stack for emissions to atmosphere, approximatley 40 metres in height, located outside. The proposed development also provides for two pipe connections within the existing rendering facility and the CHP plant. The new plant facility will be located to the rear (south/west) of the existing industrial plant buildings on site. The proposed process building will be approximatley 96 metres in length, 36 metres in width with a ridge height of 18.4 metres. A separate metal profiled clad enclosure (490 Square metres) will house an air cooled condenser immediately adajacent to the main process building. The condenser structure will be 35 metres in length, 14 metres in width and 15.2 metres in height. The proposed ash landfill will be located in the south- western part of the application site and will be connected to the proposed process buildings by an internal access road measuring approximatley 100 metres in length. The landfill will cater for non hazardous bed ash generated in the combustion process. It will also comprise the following elements: construction of engineered dry storage ash cells. These cells will be constructed and filled one at a time; a landfill runoff water lagoon;a temporary soil desposition area, a separate weighbridge and control office (57 square metres)

  Extension of duration · Meath County Council, KA180183

• 1 Jan 2018N/a

  Application made directly to An Bord Pleanala under Section 37E of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, including and EIS by College Proteins, for Development at College Road, Nobber, Co Meath

  Permission · Meath County Council, 1313

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 College.

Recorded monuments

• ME005-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the highest point of and at the centre of an E-W ridge. It is described as ‘Clark’s Fort’ in gothic script on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 33.2m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 6-6.7m; int. H 0.5-0.6m; ext. H 2.1-2.3m) with some bushes and a complete outer fosse (at E: Wth of top 6.2m; Wth of base 2.7m; ext. D 0.9m; at W: Wth of base 0.8m; ext. D 0.5m). There is a modern entrance and causeway at W but the original entrance is not identified. The interior is overlain by an ENE-WSW field bank S of the centre. 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: 3 September 2018

• ME005-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a short NW-SE spur. This is a grass and rush-covered area defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 5.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.8m) and an outer fosse (Wth c. 5.5m) that survive WSW-N (Chord 32m) within a small rectangular field (dims c. 55m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) which probably contains the full extent of the monument but the perimeter cannot be traced elsewhere. 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: 3 September 2018

• ME005-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the crest of the NW-facing slope of a hill. It is described as ‘Lisakilleen’ – lios of the Burial Ground – on the OS 6-inch maps. This is a circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 23m N-S; 21m E-W) that slopes down steeply to the NW. It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m) S-W-N, and the remains of a fosse (Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.2m) elsewhere. An entrance is not identified and there is no evidence of burial. Archaeological testing (17E0659) by E. O’Carroll on an area (dims c.120m NNW-SSE; c. 80m ENE-WSW) c. 250m to the NE produced no archaeological material (O’Carroll 2018). O’Carroll, E. Archaeological Testing Report. College Proteins, Nobber, Co. Meath. Licence: 17E0659. Unpublished report, Author 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: 5 September 2018 Amended: 4 February 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 College, 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 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 College.

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 College with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

College

Area

1,688,034 m² (168.8 ha, 417.12 acres)

Civil parish

Nobber, and its townlands

Barony

Morgallion

Electoral division

Nobber, the unit of the census

Census 2022

822 people lived in 294 households in the Nobber electoral division. 67% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrickleck, Cregg, Garmanagh, Rathgillen

Placenames

College 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.