Hilltown

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hilltown, from 76 m² to 270,034 m² (27 ha, 66.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 38 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 Jan 2026N/a

  a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. The proposed development crosses the townlands of Cullaghreeva, Confey, Newtown, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown, Collinstown, Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark. The proposed development consists of the following elements: Installation of 3no. new 38 kV underground cable routes, or cable route sections, and all associated site and development works within the administrative area of Kildare County Council (KCC) as outlined below and illustrated on the maps herein: The proposed Coolmine cable route section in KCC (shown in purple) is approximately 1 km in length crossing the townlands of Cullaghreeva and Confey from east to west. The proposed Leixlip cable route section in KCC (shown in blue) is approximately 11.51 km in length crossing the townlands of Newtown, Confey, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown and Collinstown from east to west. There are two Protected Structures located within the application area of the Leixlip cable route, Deey Bridge and Lock (RPS B06-14) and Sandford Bridge (RPS B06-16). The proposed Moneycooley cable route is wholly within KCC (shown in orange) and is approximately 2.54 km in length crossing the townlands of Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark from south to north. The primary purpose of the proposed underground cables is to provide electrical power to the Dart+ West Railway project as granted under the DART+ West Railway Order (ACP Ref. 314232). The proposed underground cable routes will incorporate the following elements: - Communication links and fibre optic cables between all substations in the same trench as the UGC; Joint bays and communication chambers along the UGC alignment; Temporary construction laydown and work areas with ancillary staff facilities and parking, temporary access tracks, passing bays and water and utility crossings; - All associated and ancillary above and below ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and roadworks and excavation (including HDD) and vegetation clearance. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660074

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. The proposed development crosses the townlands of Cullaghreeva, Confey, Newtown, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown, Collinstown, Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark. The proposed development consists of the following elements: Installation of 3no. new 38 kV underground cable routes, or cable route sections, and all associated site and development works within the administrative area of Kildare County Council (KCC) as outlined below and illustrated on the maps herein: The proposed Coolmine cable route section in KCC is approximately 1 km in length crossing the townlands of Cullaghreeva and Confey from east to west. - The proposed Leixlip cable route section in KCC is approximately 11.51 km in length crossing the townlands of Newtown, Confey, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown and Collinstown from east to west. - The proposed Moneycooley cable route is wholly within KCC and is approximately 2.54 km in length crossing the townlands of Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark from south to north. The primary purpose of the proposed underground cables is to provide electrical power to the Dart+ West Railway project as granted under the DART+ West Railway Order (ACP Ref. 314232). The proposed underground cable routes will incorporate the following elements: • Communication links and fibre optic cables between all substations in the same trench as the UGC; • Joint bays and communication chambers along the UGC alignment; • Temporary construction laydown and work areas with ancillary staff facilities and parking, temporary access tracks, passing bays and water and utility crossings; • All associated and ancillary above and below ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and roadworks and excavation (including HDD) and vegetation clearance Refer to the enclosed site and newspaper notices for a full description of development.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660044

• 20 May 2021Refused

  planning permission for the construction of a part two storey/part single storey 1,445m2 Horticultural Centre; with ancillary office/staff facilities; single storey 322m2 Farm Machinery Storage Shed; to be accessed via new vehicular site entrance & access track (per previously approved Fingal County Council planning ref. FW21A/0010); associated carparking, site development and landscape works; at Site off the R149 Known as Hilltop Farm. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 21958

• 7 May 2021N/a

  planning permission for the construction of a part two storey/part single storey 1,445m2 Horticultural Centre; with ancillary office/staff facilities; single storey 322m2 Farm Machinery Storage Shed; to be accessed via new vehicular site entrance & access track (per previously approved Fingal County Council planning ref. FW21A/0010); associated carparking, site development and landscape works; at Site off the R149 Known as Hilltop Farm

  Permission · Meath County Council, 21863

• 29 Jan 2021Grant permission

  Permission for widening of existing gated access for provision of new

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0010

• 12 Oct 2020Grant permission

  New dormer type revised roof profile including conversion of attic/roo

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW20A/0134

• 15 Apr 2020Invalid planning application

  New dormer type revised roof profile including conversion of attic/roo

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW20A/0054

• 14 Jun 2019Refused

  (1) The erection of 2 no. farm buildings for the keeping of livestock (cattle, sheep), storage of feed and farm machinery to include hard standings and run-off tank (2) Demolition of existing old farm buildings. (3) The relocation of existing farm entrance and gates. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA190781

• 4 Nov 2015Grant permission

  Permission for the construction of 128 two storey family houses

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW15A/0032

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 Hilltown.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Hilltown.

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 20 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3001 (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.

No address of the register names Hilltown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Hilltown

Area

797,261 m² (79.73 ha, 197.01 acres)

Civil parish

Dunboyne, and its townlands

Barony

Dunboyne

Electoral division

Dunboyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dunboyne electoral division: 10,698 people in 3,434 households; 78% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barnhill (Co. Dublin), Clonee, Confey (Co. Kildare), Cullaghreeva (Co. Kildare), Ellickstown, Hansfield or Phibblestown (Co. Dublin), Jarretstown, Kennaghstown, Passifyoucan (Co. Dublin)

Placenames

Hilltown 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.