Danestown

96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Danestown, from 53 m² to 812,276 m² (81.23 ha, 200.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 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 · 127 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3H1 - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.3TU - Transport and Utilities (Mixed/general water/wastewater uses)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  the development will consist of the construction of a single-storey extension to the front and side, South and West of the existing dwelling. The development will also consist of the reconstruction of the existing front porch, and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2661037

• 1 Aug 2025Conditional

  1) to demolish a domestic shed to the rear of an existing single storied dwelling house, 2) to construct extensions to the front, side and rear of the dwelling along with alterations to the internal layout, 3) to remove existing roof tiles and fit new slates to the entire roof, 4) to close up and de-commission an existing septic tank and soak pit and to install a new proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, 5) to close up existing vehicular entrance and to construct a new recessed entrance, including wing walls, gates & piers, 6) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560809

• 12 Jul 2024Conditional

  single storey extensions to rear, side & front of existing semi detached house, renovations & change to front façade, new proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter area, decommissioning of existing septic tank, detached domestic garage & all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24301

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  a single storey 4 bedroom dwelling with detached garage, vehicular access there to with proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area, ancillary works and landscaping associated with above. Significant Further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24232

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional

  retention of agricultural sheds used for horse shelter & concrete feeding yard & permission for new dungstead & sealed effluent tank, to existing stable yard, the retention of the change of use from stables to residential use & permission for new wastewater treatment system and ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360475

• 3 Dec 2023N/a

  retention of agricultural sheds used for horse shelter & concrete feeding yard & permission for new dungstead & sealed effluent tank, to existing stable yard & permission for new wastewater treatment system for existing established single storey residential use in converted stables, and ancillary site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2360439

• 26 Sept 2023Conditional

  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

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360296

• 31 Aug 2023N/a

  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

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360249

• 15 Oct 2021Conditional

  the retention of an existing single storey bedroom extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, also proposed alterations and a single storey extension to the side of the house, decommission existing septic tank, extend site boundaries to the rear and replace septic tank with a proprietary waste water treatment system with percolation area and all ancillaries. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212006

• 23 Dec 2020N/a

  the development consists of retention of agricultural sheds used for horse shelter & concrete feeding yard & permission for new dungstead & sealed effluent tank, to existing stable yard

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA202105

• 29 Oct 2020Conditional

  development will consist of permission to construct 2 x extensions to side and rear of existing dwelling, alterations to front elevation, internal alterations, new garden shed and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201580

• 11 Dec 2019Refused

  the retention of existing domestic garage and domestic stores

  Retention · Meath County Council, AA191677

• 12 Mar 2019Conditional

  retention permission for existing outbuildings constructed to rear of dwelling and existing walls and piers constructed on site, including all ancillary site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, AA190268

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 Danestown.

Recorded monuments

• ME032-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following 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. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Raised oval area defined by remains of earthen bank (dims. 41m ENE-WSW, 34m NNW-SSE) with external fosse and outer bank (max. ext. dim. 82m ENE-WSW). . Entrance and causeway at SW.

• ME032-008 Church
  Description

  Located on a slight rise of a S-facing slope near the W head of a small W-E valley. A church at Daveney is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 255). Ussher (1622) describes the church of Danistowne as repaired and the chancel as ruined (Erlington 1847-74, 1, lxxv). According to Dopping (1682-5) the church and chancel had been ruined since 1641 and it was not enclosed (Elliot 1972, 59). The conserved remains of part of the S wall (L c. 3m; H 2m), and parts of the W and N walls indicate a rectangular building (int. dims 10m plus E-W; 5.7m N-S) within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE at NE to c. 48m NE-SW at SW) defined by a stone-faced earthen bank (Wth c. 4-5m). The inscriptions of many of the headstones have been published (Moore et al. 1974). Three pieces of window sill are used as grave-markers, and the head of an ogee-headed window and pieces of window tracery are in the graveyard. Inside the entrance on the N side of the graveyard and secured to the masonry of the bank there is part of the bottom of the basin of an octagonal font (dim. 0.3m; H 0.25m) and part of its waisted stem (dim. 0.32m; H 0.17m) with a cordon. The perimeter of Danestown rath (ME032-007----) is c. 15m outside the graveyard to the NE. 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: 23 January 2015

• ME032-008001 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on a slight rise of a S-facing slope near the W head of a small W-E valley. The parish church of Danestown (ME032-008----) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE at NE to c. 48m NE-SW at SW) defined by a stone-faced earthen bank (Wth c. 4-5m). The inscriptions of many of the headstones have been published (Moore et al. 1974). Three pieces of window sill are used as grave-markers, and the head of an ogee-headed window and pieces of window tracery are in the graveyard. Inside the entrance on the N side of the graveyard there is part of a font (ME032-008002-). The perimeter of Danestown rath (ME032-007----) is c. 15m outside the graveyard to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 January, 2015

• ME032-008002 Font
  Description

  Inside the entrance on the N side of Danestown graveyard (ME032-008001-) and secured to the masonry of bank there is part of the bottom of the basin of an octagonal font (dim. 0.3m; H 0.25m) and part of its waisted stem (dim. 0.32m; H 0.17m) with a cordon. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 January, 2015

• ME032-094 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular feature (int. diam. c. 15m) defined by a single continuous fosse (Wth c. 2m) is only visible on Apple Maps (2018). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps (2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 25 June 2021

• ME032-095 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 34m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 1-2m) W-N-SE with an entrance gap (Wth 5m) at E is visible on Apple Maps (2018). The perimeter is not visible SE-W, but the fosse is also faintly traceable on Digital Globe (c. 2013) and Google Earth (12/07/2013). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 25 June 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Danestown, 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 Danestown.

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.

• Danestown, Balrath6 sales

Name

Danestown · Baile an Dainigh

Area

4,812,509 m² (481.25 ha, 1,189.2 acres)

Civil parish

Danestown, and its townlands

Barony

Skreen

Electoral division

Kentstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,263 people lived in 700 households in the Kentstown electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 48% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bellew, Burtonstown, Cusackstown, Flemingstown, Kentstown, Loughanstown, Proudstown, Slanduff, Walterstown

Placenames

Danestown 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.