Lambertstown
Lambertstown is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmessan, barony of Deece Lower, Co. Meath. Its name in Irish is Baile an Lamaraigh.
- Area
- 33.3 ha
- 82 acres
- Land parcels
- 7
- registered freehold, median 5,383 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lambertstown, from 324 m² to 28,006 m² (2.8 ha, 6.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.2R1 - Rail Corridor (Rail)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), 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
4 Aug 2026N/a
the development will consist of contruction of (1) New Agricultural Storage/Animal Holding Shed, (2) New Sand Arena and all works ancillary to the overall development on site
Permission · Meath County Council, 26191
30 Apr 2026N/a
the construction of a bungalow, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area and all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660497
2 Apr 2026N/a
The construction of a bungalow, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660369
26 Jul 2024Conditional
construction of new dung stead, new sand arena and all works ancillary to the overall development on site. Significant Further Information / Revised Plans submitted on this applicatiion.
Permission · Meath County Council, 24318
6 Jun 2023Conditional
to retain increased floor area (263.8sqm to 303.1sqm) of dwelling to that previously granted under planning reference number TA/60193 with minor alterations to elevations
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23589
9 May 2023N/a
to retain increased floor area (263.8sqm to 303.1sqm) of dwelling to that previously granted under planning reference number TA/60193 with minor alterations to elevations
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23496
8 Oct 2021Refused
the construction of a two storey residence, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area, new entrance and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211970
22 Jun 2017Refused
replacement of the existing 25m telecommunication support structure and the erection of a new 30m multi-user telecommunications support structure carrying 3 no. 2.6m long antenna(s), 6 no. 1.9m long antennas, 6 no. 0.6m diameter communication dishes and 6 no. outdoor cabinets all enclosed within a security compound by a 2.4m high palisade fence with a 4m access gate and the relocation of a stone pier at existing entrance. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, RA170722
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 Lambertstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Lambertstown.
Architectural heritage
- Bridge, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch rock faced limestone railway bridge with string courses and copings, built c.1862, carrying the road over the former railway track which is now disused.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Lambertstown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Lambertstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Lambertstown · Baile an Lamaraigh
- Area
- 333,464 m² (33.35 ha, 82.4 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmessan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Deece Lower
- Electoral division
- Kilmessan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,879 people lived in 634 households in the Kilmessan electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Kilcarty, Kilmessan, Swainstown
- Placenames
- Lambertstown 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.