Coolfore
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmoon, barony of Skreen, Co. Meath; in Irish An Chúil Fhuar
- Area
- 78.8 ha
- 195 acres
- Land parcels
- 50
- registered freehold, median 3,631 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 16
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolfore, from 13 m² to 140,118 m² (14.01 ha, 34.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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 · 69 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 5 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
22 Dec 2025Conditional
the development consists of retention permission for additional first floor space to agricultural building being 20.1 m2 (previously open to ground floor), & permission for proposed internal & external changes to floor plans & elevations, being canteen/camera room to be repositioned to first floor, with shower room & tackroom/secure store, & windows to first floor & door to stairwell at ground floor. Ground floor will be as per planning permission ref. no. 22/1382, apart from agricultural barn/store to be extended into previous canteen/camera room area. Previous planning permission ref. no. 22/1382.
Retention · Meath County Council, 2660024
17 Jul 2025Conditional
the proposed development comprises a 10-year planning consent for a ground-mounted solar PV energy installation on a site of approximately 62.96 hectares. It will include solar panels mounted on fixed-tilt frames with associated pile-driven support structures, inverters, transformers, a client substation, internal access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter deer fencing, CCTV security poles, welfare facilities and a temporary construction compound. Site access will be provided via an existing upgraded and widened entrance onto the R155. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2560750
3 Jul 2025Refused
planning permission for a proposed dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, upgrade existing agricultural entrance to a new vehicular entrance onto the public road and all associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560684
11 Feb 2025Conditional
the development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new detached, 2-storey dwelling. 2. Construction of a new 1.5-storey garage & carport. 3. Existing agricultural entrance to be relocated and construction of proposed new vehicular entrance gates and piers. 4. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area. 5. All associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560126
7 Mar 2024Conditional
Construction of store for storage of escalator components
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460165
16 Feb 2023Refused
permission for construction of new store for storage of escalator components
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23146
15 Feb 2023N/a
permission for construction of new store for storage of escalator components
Permission · Meath County Council, 23141
21 Oct 2022Conditional
proposed revised site boundaries, revised existing agricultural entrance, new detached agricultural building with stables (2no.) toilet/shower room, canteen/camera room, storage barn & first floor hay storage over, proprietary effluent treatment system & soil polishing filter area, horse walker, sealed effluent tank and all associated works, to existing agricultural yard. Significant Further Information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 221382
12 Oct 2022Conditional
the retention of an extended trailer yard & Palisade Fencing and for permission for attenuation tank & associated works
Permission · Meath County Council, 221340
22 Sept 2022N/a
the retention of an extended trailer yard
Retention · Meath County Council, 221242
18 Aug 2021Refused
permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211601
22 Feb 2021N/a
a) the single storey café 'Lemon Thyme' b) the covered terrace to the front of the café c) canopy to the front and d) all associated site works
Retention · Meath County Council, 21339
10 Feb 2021Conditional
permission for a new ground floor extension to rear, to include family ancillary accommodation, with internal modifications and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21237
31 May 2019Unconditional
Extension of time application for DA140381 & AA150230: an increase in building height to that previously granted under Planning Ref. No. DA/140381 from a ridge height of 10.418m to a ridge height of 13.114m which relates to the construction of 1.298m2 cross docking bay with combined maintenance area
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA190694
19 Feb 2019Conditional
the construction of an office block and cross docking and loading bay. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, AA190160
13 Feb 2019N/a
the construction of an office block and cross docking and loading bay
Permission · Meath County Council, AA190137
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 Coolfore.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolfore.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolfore.
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, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Coolfore.
- 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
No address of the register names Coolfore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Coolfore · An Chúil Fhuar
- Area
- 787,845 m² (78.78 ha, 194.68 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmoon, and its townlands
- Barony
- Skreen
- Electoral division
- Kilbrew, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilbrew electoral division: 4,064 people in 1,253 households; 82% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhack, Baltrasna (Co. Dublin), Borranstown (Co. Dublin), Kilbrew, Knavinstown, Primatestown
- Placenames
- Coolfore 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.