Eightyeight Acres
Townland in the civil parish of Athboy, barony of Lune, Co. Meath; in Irish Ocht nAcra agus Ochtó
- Area
- 60 ha
- 148 acres
- Land parcels
- 86
- registered freehold, median 1,413 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- A1 - Existing Residential
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Eightyeight Acres, from 38 m² to 74,857 m² (7.49 ha, 18.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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 · 43 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 39 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1E2 - General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 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
7 Sept 2026N/a
File Ref: 21598 - Consstruction of a new detached residential dwelling, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 26202
9 Jun 2026N/a
permission to amend condition no. 3 of planning reference no. KA202035, on this site, which consists of the amendment of site boundaries from that previously granted. Permission to retain the boundary fence as constructed on site and to accommodate a new build dwelling to the west of the existing house. Permission is also sought to construct a two storey dwelling (205.4sq m), a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associate site works at the above address. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660698
2 Jun 2026N/a
permission to amend condition no. 3 of planning reference no. KA202035, on this site, which consists of the amendment of site boundaries from that previously granted. Permission to retain the boundary fence as constructed on site and to accommodate a new build dwelling to the west of the existing house. Permission is also sought to construct a two storey dwelling (205.4sq m), a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associate site works at the above address
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660664
15 Dec 2025Refused
permission to construct a two storey dwelling (205.4sq m), a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associated site works at the above address
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561363
14 Aug 2025Conditional
Retention Permission and Permission for the development consists of the retention of an existing palisade type metal fence on the western boundary of the property. The development will consist of the back-planting of the existing palisade type metal fence on the western boundary of the property and all associated site works
Retention · Meath County Council, 2560858
14 Feb 2025Conditional
The development will consist of the construction of a dwelling, new entrance and connection to existing public services and all associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560157
29 Aug 2024Conditional
permission to retain (a) existing 1st floor Dormer converted attic consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & bathrooms & (b) ground floor single store rear dining room extension & all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460686
6 Aug 2024Conditional
(1) to demolish 2 no. sheds on the site. (2) to construct a development of 3 no. detached dwelling houses consisting of: House type (A) single storied, 3 bedrooms. House type (B) one and a half storied, 4 bedrooms. House type (C) two storied, 4 bedrooms. (3) to close up an existing entrance onto the cul-de-sac and to make a new entrance along with service road to serve the new houses. (4) to make a new connection to the public sewage system. (5) all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 3 homes · Meath County Council, 24332
26 Jul 2024N/a
permission to retain (a) existing 1st floor Dormer converted attic consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & bathrooms & (b) ground floor single store rear dining room extension & all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460566
10 Jul 2024N/a
Permission to retain (a) existing 1st floor Dormer converted attic consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & bathrooms & (b) ground floor single store rear dining room extension & all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460516
28 Jun 2024N/a
to retain (a) existing 1st floor Dormer converted attic consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & bathrooms & (b) ground floor single store rear dining room extension & all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460477
29 Aug 2023Conditional
a new single storey club dressing room to replace the existing temporary dressing room containers, and any ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 23843
19 Dec 2022Conditional
permission to construct 1. extension and renovation works to the existing test lane to the side (southwest) elevation, which will facilitate an LCV test lane (from 85.2 sqm to 263.5 sqm) (2) an extension to the front (northwest) elevation consisting of a new entrance porch (9sqm) (3) alterations to existing front (northwest) and side (northeast) elevation windows (4) installation of aluminium or similar cladding to the front (northwest) facade (5) alterations to the internal layout of the existing ground floor to consist of waiting area, receiption/office and WC (6) upgrade existing signage to the front (northwest) elevation (from 12.8sqm to 4.3sqm) and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 221676
24 Nov 2022N/a
to construct 1. extension and renovation works to the existing test lane of the side (southwest) elevation, which will facilitate an LCV test lane (from 85.2 sqm to 263.5 sqm) (2) an extension to the front (northwest) elevatioin consisting of a new entrance porch (9sqm) (3) alterations to existing front (northwest) and side (northeast) elevation windows (4) installation of aluminium or similar cladding to the front (northwest) facade (5) alterations to the internal layout of the existing ground floor to consist of waiting area, receiption/office and WC (6) upgrade existing signage to the front (northwest) elevation (from 12.8sqm to 4.3sqm) and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 221530
28 Sept 2021Conditional
a single storey dwelling, and a new vehicular site entrance. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211895
19 May 2021Unconditional
EXTENSTION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION KA160032 - This is not part of development, it is adjacent to that of her parents Pat and Patricia McCormack & rural dwelling on the outskirts of Athboy town
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21950
31 Mar 2021Conditional
the development will consist of the construction of a new detached residential dwelling, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21598
8 Mar 2021N/a
the development will consist of the construction of a new detached residential dwelling, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21442
22 Dec 2020Conditional
the development will consist of minor amendments to the site layout and boundary from those previously granted under PL Ref KA/191128. All other aspects of the development are to remain as previously approved
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA202035
13 Oct 2020Conditional
retention of a palisade-type metal fence
Retention · Meath County Council, KA201474
12 Oct 2020Refused
the development will consist of minor amendments to the site layout and boundary from those previously granted under PL Ref: KA/191128. All other aspects of the development are to remain as previously approved
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201467
4 Sept 2020Conditional
construction of a Light Industrial building subdivided as 7 No. individual Food production facilities with self-contained office, staff areas, warehousing and distribution, separate main ancillary office/reception space, provision of new hard surface area with parking and HGV's access, connection to relevant drainage and services, entrance on to access road and all ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, KA201218
30 Apr 2019Conditional
the conversion and extension of existing garage to self-contained apartment
Permission · Meath County Council, KA190514
29 Mar 2019N/a
permission for conversion and extension of existing garage to self-contained apartment
Permission · Meath County Council, KA190364
11 Mar 2019N/a
permission for conversion and extension of existing garage to self-contained apartment
Permission · Meath County Council, KA190267
The 25 most recent of 27 applications.
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 Eightyeight Acres.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Eightyeight Acres.
Architectural heritage
- Lynwood, house, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1915, with porch. Hipped artificial slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with sills and moulded render surrounds. Glazed timber double doors with rendered surround, with projecting porch flanked by stained glass side lights.
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, low (inferred), 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_2482 (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 Eightyeight Acres with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Eightyeight Acres · Ocht nAcra agus Ochtó
- Area
- 600,004 m² (60 ha, 148.26 acres)
- Civil parish
- Athboy, and its townlands
- Barony
- Lune
- Electoral division
- Athboy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Athboy electoral division: 2,771 people in 1,007 households; 64% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Fordrath, Mullaghstones, Town Parks
- Placenames
- Eightyeight Acres 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.