Duffsland
Townland in the civil parish of Navan, barony of Navan Lower, Co. Meath
- Area
- 19.1 ha
- 47 acres
- Land parcels
- 35
- registered freehold, median 1,253 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- A1 - Existing Residential
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Duffsland, from 1 m² to 49,735 m² (4.97 ha, 12.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 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
- R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 46 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1E2 - General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1A2 - New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 0 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
9 Jul 2026N/a
demolition of an existing warehouse and lean to open shed currently used for the storage of building materials and its replacement with a new retail warehouse, including ancillary offices and outdoor garden centre area to be used as a builder provider/hardware store and the change of use of the existing builder provider/hardware store to a warehouse solely for the storage of building materials and all including 3 No flag poles, a totem sign, car parking, landscaping, new front boundary railings, entrance gate and ancillary siteworks
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660858
4 Jul 2025N/a
the proposed residential development will consist of the construction of 96 no. dwellings, comprising: 80 no. two-storey houses (comprising a mix of terraced and semi-detached houses providing 72 x 3 bed and 8 x 4 bed houses) and 16 no. Duplex Units arranged within 2 no. two-storey blocks (comprising 8 no. 2-bed units and 8 no. 3-bed units). The extension of the permitted Phase 1 LDR2(a) link road (that forms a T-Junction onto Commons Road (to the west) in an easterly direction by c. 100.3m along the southern site boundary to deliver the Phase 2 section of the LDR2(a) link road that will ultimately connect to Trim Road to the east. An internal distributor road to serve the proposed development forms a junction onto the northern side of the proposed Phase 2 LDR2(a) link road. Associated road infrastructure work includes the delivery of access roads, pedestrian footpaths and cycle tracks, green verges and street lighting. Other associated infrastructure works include foul and surface water drainage; water supply; attenuation areas; ESB sub-stations; bin / bicycle store and landscaped open spaces (totaling 11,372 sq.m in area), including 5,853 sq.m of Public Open Space provision and a children’s playground; communal open space of 496 sq.m (associated with the proposed Duplex Units); boundary walls and fences. Provision is made for a total of 178 no. car parking spaces and 74 no. bicycle parking spaces together with all other associated site development works. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560691
28 Aug 2024Conditional
The proposed amendments comprise: a) the omission of permitted Unit Nos. 52 and 53 (Type C3 3 Bed Houses) addressing the Commons Road on the western boundary of the site and to provide a public open space of 150 sq.m on that area. The proposed public open space will accommodate a 3 wooden pole structure and stays to support the transition from overhead 38kV electricity transmission lines to an underground duct work network that will cross the site; b) the replacement of Unit No. 51 (F2 unit type) with 1 no. F2S Type, and the replacement of Unit No. 23 (F2S unit type) and Unit No. 24 (f 1 unit type) with 2 no. 3 Bedroom Houses (C3 unit type), to provide an appropriate interface with the proposed public open space and Commons Road; c) the replacement of Unit No. 25 (F1 unit type) with 1 no F2 Type; d) the relocation of the permitted pumping station on the southern part of the site to adjoining lands to the north east and the accommodation of the following on that part of the site: i. amendment of permitted Duplex Block C to incorporate an additional 4 no. duplex units (2 no. DC-1 unit types and 2 no. DC-3 unit types); ii. revised communal open space of 225 sq.m;_ iii. two additional visitor car parking spaces; and e) revised bike and bin store layouts, together with all other associated site development works
Permission, 27 homes · Meath County Council, 24357
4 Aug 2023Refused
the retention and completion of a machinery and storage shed
Retention · Meath County Council, 23782
19 Jun 2023Conditional
the proposed residential development will consist of the construction of 97 no. dwellings, comprising 53 no. houses (47 x 3 bed and 6 x 4 bed houses) and 44 no. Duplex units (22 x 2 bed and 22 x 3 bed units). The formation of two new road junctions onto Commons Road (to the west) of which the southern junction will extend eastwards along the Southern site boundary to deliver a c. 210m long western section (first phase) of LDR2(a) link road that will ultimately connect to Trim Road to the west. The northern junction will be formed by an internal distributor road that will extend southwards to form a junction onto the proposed LDR2(a) link road. Associated road infrastructure works include the delivery of access roads, pedestrian footpaths and cycle tracks, green verges and street lighting. Other associated infrastructure works include foul and surface water drainage, water supply, attenuation areas, temporary foul pumping station; ESB sub-station; bin stores; bicycle stores and a landscaped public open space (4,800 sq.m); boundary walls and fences, site landcaping; 163 no. car parking spaces and 154 no. bicycle parking spaces together with all other associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application.
Permission, 97 homes · Meath County Council, 23625
8 Mar 2023Refused
the retention and completion of machinery and storage shed
Retention · Meath County Council, 23245
24 Feb 2023N/a
the retention and completion of machinery and storage shed
Retention · Meath County Council, 23199
18 Jul 2022Conditional
the construction of 2No. single storey staff accommodation buildings. 1No. 1-bed unit & 1No. 5-bed unit, connection to existing site services, landscaping and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Meath County Council, 22949
1 Jul 2022N/a
the construction of 2No. single storey staff accommodation buildings. 1No. 1-bed unit & 1No. 5-bed unit, connection to existing site services, landscaping and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Meath County Council, 22874
4 Feb 2022N/a
amendments to planning permission NT/900118. The amendments sought are a change to the wording of Condition 2 and the omission of Condition 16. Condition 2 of NT/900118 requires that two of the houses within the overall permitted scheme be used for childcare purposes. Condition 16 of NT/900118 requires details of the childcare facility to be agreed with the Planning Authority. The proposed development seeks that the wording of Condition 2 be amended to allow for a change of use of Units 83 & 84 Gort Fionnbarra, Commons Road, Navan, Co Meath from childcare use to residential use and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22133
21 Jul 2021Conditional
permission for retention at Millbury Nursing Home, Commons Road, Navan, Co. Meath, previously permitted under planning reference no's NA150138, NA191253, NA200561 & 21646. The development will consist of (1) the retention of a sunroom and all associated works, (2) the retention of conversion of storage room to bedroom, (3) the retention of alterations to staff canteen and all associated works, (4) retention for alterations to internal access road, landscaping and all ancillary site development works
Retention · Meath County Council, 211393
7 Apr 2021Conditional
previously permitted under planning reference no's NA150138, NA191253 & NA200561. The development will consist of (1) the retention of the reconfiguration to internal accommodation and ancillary areas and associated alterations to elevations, (2) permission for provision of a new detached laundry building, (3) permission for provision of a storage shed, landscaping and all ancillary works
Retention · Meath County Council, 21646
5 Mar 2021N/a
previously permitted under planning reference no's NA150138, NA191253 & NA200561. The development will consist of (1) the retention of the reconfiguration to internal accommodation and ancillary areas associated alterations to elevations, (2) provision of a new detached laundry building, (3) provision of a storage shed, landscaping and all ancillary works
Permission · Meath County Council, 21417
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 Duffsland.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Duffsland.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Duffsland.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2672 (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
No address of the register names Duffsland with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Duffsland
- Area
- 191,473 m² (19.15 ha, 47.31 acres)
- Civil parish
- Navan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Navan Lower
- Electoral division
- Navan Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Navan Rural electoral division: 31,940 people in 10,373 households; 70% of households own their home; 48% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balreask Old, Commons
- Placenames
- Duffsland 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.