# Frankstown, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilbrew, barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 565,969 m² (56.6 ha, 139.85 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,373 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilbrew, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/kilbrew.md - Barony: Ratoath - Electoral division: Kilbrew, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 4,064 people lived in 1,253 households in the Kilbrew electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37864 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160722 - Centre: latitude 53.559175, longitude -6.491054 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Frankstown, from 5 m² to 415,811 m² (41.58 ha, 102.75 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 209925: 415,811 m² (41.58 ha, 102.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/209925.md - Parcel 151273: 97,713 m² (9.77 ha, 24.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/151273.md - Parcel 165351: 38,723 m² (3.87 ha, 9.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/165351.md - Parcel 5806565: 4,010 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5806565.md - Parcel 4131882: 2,490 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4131882.md - Parcel 158157: 2,373 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158157.md - Parcel 179465: 2,233 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/179465.md - Parcel 161546: 1,020 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/161546.md - Parcel 5534168: 686 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534168.md - Parcel 5637394: 549 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5637394.md - Parcel 221805: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/221805.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; 25 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 20 Nov 2024, Meath County Council 2460992: Conditional. Permission. rear extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460992/0 - 26 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360296: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360296/0 - 31 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 2360249: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360249/0 - 23 Apr 2021, Meath County Council 21768: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new 1.5 storey/single storey detached dwelling and associated 1.5 storey detached garage including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg. Ref. AA/201023. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21768/0 - 31 Jul 2020, Meath County Council AA201023: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of new single storey detached dwelling with proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/AA201023/0 - 12 Mar 2019, Meath County Council AA190271: Conditional. Permission. (i) demolition of the existing attached garage and two storey element on the east elevation and conservatory on the west elevation; (ii) construction of a two-storey extension, with dormer windows, to the eastern side elevation; (iii) minor external alterations and improvement works to all other elevations of the existing dwelling; (iv) repositioning to the north of the existing vehicular entrance and (v) all necessary site works to facilitale the proposed development. The works will result in the overall number of bedrooms being reduced from 5 no. to 4 no. Significant Further Information/Revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/AA190271/0 - 2 May 2017, Meath County Council AA170468: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of (i) demolition of the existing attached garage on the south-east elevation and conservatory on the west elevation; (ii) construction of a two-storey extension with dormer windows to the eastern side elevation, (iii) minor external alterations and improvement works to all other elevations of the existing dwelling; and iv) all necessary site works to facilitate the proposed development. The works will result in the overall number of bedrooms being reduced from 5 no. to 4 no.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/AA170468/0 - 18 Apr 2017, Meath County Council AA170410: N/a. Permission. the development will consist of (i) demolition of the existing attached garage on the south-east elevation and conservatory on the west elevation; (ii) construction of a two-storey extension with dormer windows to the eastern side elevation, (iii) minor external alterations and improvement works to all other elevations of the existing dwelling; and iv) all necessary site works to facilitate the proposed development. The works will result in the overall number of bedrooms being reduced from 5 no. to 4 no.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/AA170410/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Frankstown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Frankstown. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Frankstown. ## 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 Frankstown, about 1 in 20 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. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Frankstown. - 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/frankstown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/frankstown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/frankstown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Frankstown 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) - Jealoustown: https://everytownland.com/meath/jealoustown.md - Macetown: https://everytownland.com/meath/macetown-161079.md - Painestown: https://everytownland.com/meath/painestown-161274.md - Riggins: https://everytownland.com/meath/riggins-161414.md - Riggins: https://everytownland.com/meath/riggins-161415.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/meath/frankstown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/frankstown