# Ethelstown, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Burry, barony of Kells Upper, Co. Meath; in Irish Baile Eitil.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,624,349 m² (162.43 ha, 401.39 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,598 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Burry, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/burry.md
- Barony: Kells Upper
- Electoral division: Burry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 281 people lived in 91 households in the Burry electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38088
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160674
- Centre: latitude 53.686183, longitude -6.933076 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ethelstown, from 515 m² to 160,881 m² (16.09 ha, 39.75 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 160502: 160,881 m² (16.09 ha, 39.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160502.md
- Parcel 135931: 127,961 m² (12.8 ha, 31.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135931.md
- Parcel 146573: 119,637 m² (11.96 ha, 29.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146573.md
- Parcel 191136: 116,600 m² (11.66 ha, 28.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191136.md
- Parcel 224011: 116,033 m² (11.6 ha, 28.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224011.md
- Parcel 220541: 115,724 m² (11.57 ha, 28.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/220541.md
- Parcel 198921: 111,717 m² (11.17 ha, 27.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198921.md
- Parcel 169081: 80,092 m² (8.01 ha, 19.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169081.md
- Parcel 169096: 77,509 m² (7.75 ha, 19.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169096.md
- Parcel 194792: 64,515 m² (6.45 ha, 15.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194792.md
- Parcel 183244: 49,812 m² (4.98 ha, 12.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/183244.md
- Parcel 168390: 48,340 m² (4.83 ha, 11.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/168390.md
- Parcel 199148: 47,079 m² (4.71 ha, 11.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199148.md
- Parcel 204341: 43,572 m² (4.36 ha, 10.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204341.md
- Parcel 145301: 36,089 m² (3.61 ha, 8.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/145301.md
- Parcel 153825: 23,370 m² (2.34 ha, 5.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/153825.md
- Parcel 161922: 17,784 m² (1.78 ha, 4.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161922.md
- Parcel 204350: 16,715 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204350.md
- Parcel 199998: 10,538 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199998.md
- Parcel 159938: 7,374 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159938.md
- Parcel 196808: 7,232 m² (0.72 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196808.md
- Parcel 196260: 7,066 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196260.md
- Parcel 195340: 6,985 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/195340.md
- Parcel 196506: 6,902 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196506.md
- Parcel 158880: 6,852 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158880.md
- Parcel 202127: 6,683 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202127.md
- Parcel 200270: 6,648 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200270.md
- Parcel 158772: 6,621 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158772.md
- Parcel 196455: 6,317 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196455.md
- Parcel 157120: 6,215 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157120.md
- Parcel 158991: 6,025 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158991.md
- Parcel 211481: 5,949 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211481.md
- Parcel 156105: 5,939 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156105.md
- Parcel 198102: 5,624 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198102.md
- Parcel 151827: 5,598 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/151827.md
- Parcel 135086: 5,525 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135086.md
- Parcel 202025: 5,522 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202025.md
- Parcel 142379: 5,512 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/142379.md
- Parcel 206816: 5,502 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/206816.md
- Parcel 140110: 5,416 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/140110.md
- Parcel 139116: 5,372 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/139116.md
- Parcel 208520: 5,257 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/208520.md
- Parcel 145527: 5,251 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/145527.md
- Parcel 202795: 5,176 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202795.md
- Parcel 154144: 5,164 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/154144.md
- Parcel 137430: 5,072 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137430.md
- Parcel 144258: 5,004 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/144258.md
- Parcel 146729: 5,000 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146729.md
- Parcel 148041: 4,923 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148041.md
- Parcel 150190: 4,812 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150190.md
- Parcel 174586: 4,647 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174586.md
- Parcel 155421: 4,591 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/155421.md
- Parcel 156767: 4,540 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156767.md
- Parcel 144764: 4,426 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/144764.md
- Parcel 216074: 4,350 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/216074.md
- Parcel 200090: 4,282 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200090.md
- Parcel 204529: 4,265 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204529.md
- Parcel 153645: 4,132 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/153645.md
- Parcel 5370581: 3,951 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5370581.md
- Parcel 154442: 3,776 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/154442.md
- Parcel 204348: 3,736 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204348.md
- Parcel 191786: 3,471 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191786.md
- Parcel 164518: 2,795 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/164518.md
- Parcel 637716: 2,675 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/637716.md
- Parcel 161132: 1,590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/161132.md
- Parcel 2730480: 655 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2730480.md
- Parcel 2730471: 569 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2730471.md
- Parcel 180051: 546 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/180051.md
- Parcel 4847716: 515 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4847716.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 96 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

7 applications, newest first.

- 18 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 23812: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. the development consists of retention of revisions and variations to works previously granted under Ref No's KA160605 and KA201572 and include the following (1) elevation and floor plan alterations to existing two storey dwelling (2) elevations and floor plan alterations to existing single storey domestic garage (3) revised site layout plan (4) revised site boundaries (5) and ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23812/0
- 26 May 2022, Meath County Council 22685: Refused. Permission, 1 home. previous planning ref. no. 21/2190. The development consists of constructing a bungalow type dwelling, 3 bedrooms, domestic garage, new entrance, private well & new sewage treatment system with percolation area also the existing hedge to be removed maintained to create a proper site entrance with unobstructed sightlines and all ancillary site works. (Note: The proposed new entrance enters he townlands of Ethelstown and Garistown). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22685/0
- 18 Nov 2021, Meath County Council 212190: Refused. Permission, 1 home. constructing a one and a half storey/dormer type, dwelling, 4 bedrooms domestic garage, new entrance, private well & new sewage treatment system with percolation area also the existing hedge to be removed/maintained to create a proper site entrance with unobstructed sightlines and all ancillary site works. (Note: The proposed new entrance enters the townlands of Ethelstown and Garistown). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/212190/0
- 5 Feb 2021, Meath County Council 21212: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of a change of house design to that previously granted under Reference Number KA160605. The development also includes a new domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21212/0
- 22 Dec 2020, Meath County Council KA202050: Conditional. Permission. development consists of a 5 bay sheep shed/dry fodder store, revised site boundary and all site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA202050/0
- 28 Oct 2020, Meath County Council KA201572: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 2 homes. EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION KA160605 - Two story dwelling and detached domestic garage. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA201572/0
- 24 Nov 2017, Meath County Council KA171357: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect an agricultural slatted shed and associated storage area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA171357/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Girley (Drewstown) Bog SAC, site code 002203, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002203
- Natural Heritage Area: Girley Bog NHA, site code 001580, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/001580

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ethelstown.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ethelstown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ethelstown.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/meath/ethelstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/ethelstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/ethelstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ethelstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath: https://everytownland.com/meath.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Balrath Demesne: https://everytownland.com/meath/balrath-demesne.md
- Chamberlainstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/chamberlainstown.md
- Cloncat: https://everytownland.com/meath/cloncat.md
- Drewstown Great: https://everytownland.com/meath/drewstown-great.md
- Garistown: https://everytownland.com/meath/garistown.md
- Girley: https://everytownland.com/meath/girley.md
- Rodstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/rodstown-161431.md
- Scurlockstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/scurlockstown-161464.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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