Longtown

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Longtown, from 119 m² to 152,217 m² (15.22 ha, 37.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 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.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 53 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 30 Jul 2026Refused

  retention of conversion and change of use of ground floor of existing garage to use as family apartment and ancillary works. Retention of conversion of first floor for use as private domestic gym/family recreation room, home office and washroom

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2660954

• 28 Jun 2026N/a

  alterations to the existing dwelling, to include removal of the front entrance porch and rear extension and for internal & elevational alterations; the construction of a new link corridor from the existing dwelling to a new single-storey section of dwelling to the rear; the construction of a new link corridor from the existing dwelling to a new two-storey section of dwelling; retention and completion of this two-storey section to include new living & bedroom areas. The development will also consist of the removal of the part constructed dwelling as previously approved under planning application reference no. RA180121; Alterations to the existing vehicular entrance piers and a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area are proposed, together with all associated and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660806

• 27 Jun 2026Conditional

  The proposed development includes a change of house type from that previously approved under planning ref no. 2560835 to construct a 4-bedroom 2 storey detached dwelling with all associated landscaping, site works and services. (Previous approved Planning Ref. 2560835 & Planning Ref. RA181438 and Extension of Duration Reg. Ref. 24205). All other aspects of the proposed development are to remain as previously approved.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660809

• 14 Jun 2024Conditional

  permission to construct a single storey extension to existing old farmhouse to include an amendment to condition No. 2 of previous planning reference DA-20368, shared entrance, well, and to construct a wastewater treatment system and site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 24267

• 19 Dec 2023Conditional

  the development will consist of a 10-year planning permission for the construction of, and a 40-year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 205.15-hectare solar farm (red line boundary) and underground grid connection route. The solar farm comprises of three separate land parcels divided by local roads. The proposed solar farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas on concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with 58 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, 2no. temporary construction compounds and use of existing 1no. hardstanding, the use of existing farm access tracks, existing site entrances, widening of 3no. existing site entrance, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing with some areas of boundary development on concrete shoes to further protect possible underground archaeological features, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity and transmitting it in the townlands of Mulhussey, Batterstown, Longtown, Mullagh & Milltown, Kilcock, Co. Meath. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Significiant further information / revised plans submitted on this applicaiton.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 231144

• 21 Jul 2022Conditional

  a new agricultural entrance

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22964

• 24 Aug 2021Refused

  a private dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211642

• 2 Jul 2021N/a

  a private dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211276

• 28 Apr 2020Conditional

  the construction of a single storey house, domestic garage, proprietary waste water treatment system, bored well, shared entrance, driveway and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200565

• 31 Mar 2020N/a

  a single storey house, domestic garage, proprietary waste water treatment system, bored well, shared entrance, driveway and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200442

• 5 Sept 2019Refused

  the construction of a single storey house, domestic garage, proprietary waste water treatment system, bored well, shared entrance, driveway and associated works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191167

• 15 Mar 2017Conditional

  the development will consist of new single storey garage building and a new entrance wall and gate from the public road

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA170266

• 20 Feb 2017N/a

  the development will consist of new single storey garage building and a new entrance wall and gate from the public road

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA170166

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 Longtown.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Longtown.

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Longtown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2794 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Longtown

Area

505,180 m² (50.52 ha, 124.83 acres)

Civil parish

Kilclone, and its townlands

Barony

Deece Upper

Electoral division

Kilmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,907 people lived in 588 households in the Kilmore electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Batterstown, Ferrestown, Kemmins Mill, Milltown, Mulhussey, Rodanstown

Placenames

Longtown 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.