Meadstown

125 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meadstown, from 50 m² to 1,065,812 m² (106.58 ha, 263.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 159 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 21 Sept 2026N/a

  the development will consist of a new proposed single storey dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2661178

• 31 Jul 2026Refused

  The development will consist of the change of use of agricultural grassland to a private dog exercise and recreation park. The proposed development will include secure perimeter fencing, controlled gated access, a designated parking area, dog waste collection facilities, signage and landscaping. The facility will operate on a pre-booking basis with controlled access and limited visitor numbers to ensure responsible use, safety of users and animals, and proper maintenance of the grounds. Measures will be implemented to minimise noise, manage waste and protect the amenities of neighbouring properties and the surrounding rural area.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660971

• 10 Jun 2026N/a

  the development will consist of the change of use of agricultural grassland to a private dog exercise and recreation park. The proposed development will include secure perimeter fencing, controlled gated access, a designated parking area, dog waste collection facilities, signage and landscaping. The facility will operate on a pre-booking basis with controlled access and limited visitor numbers to ensure responsible use, safety of users and animals, and proper maintenance of the grounds. Measures will be implemented to minimise noise, manage waste and protect the amenities of neighbouring properties and the surrounding rural area.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660705

• 5 May 2026N/a

  Canley Farms Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission to construct 1 No. poultry house (with integrated storage, packing and office areas, and ancillary staff facilities), 1 No. Manure loading /general Purpose Store and 1 No. ESB Sub-station together with all ancillary structures (to include 4 No. meal storage bins and soiled water tank) and the provision of an on-site waste water treatment system and percolation area) and associated site works (to include new/upgraded site entrance and internal laneway), associated with the above development at Meadestown, Dunderry, Navan, Co. Meath.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660516

• 2 Apr 2026N/a

  Canley Farms Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission to construct 1 No. poultry house, 1 No. Manure loading /general Purpose Store and 1 No. ESB Sub-station together with all ancillary structures (to include 4 No. meal storage bins and soiled water tank) and the provision of an on-site waste water treatment system and percolation area) and associated site works (to include new/upgraded site entrance and internal laneway), associated with the above development at Meadestown, Dunderry, Navan, Co. Meath.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660374

• 20 Feb 2026Conditional

  construction of a livestock shed with underground slatted slurry storage tanks and handling facility, and a calf rearing shed and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660197

• 16 Dec 2025Conditional

  the development consists of retention permission for detached domestic garage and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561375

• 21 May 2025N/a

  planning permission to construct 1 No. poultry house, 1 No. Manure loading /general Purpose Store and 1 No. ESB Sub-station together with all ancillary structures (to include 4 No. meal storage bins and soiled water tank) and the provision of an on-site waste water treatment system and percolation area) and associated site works (to include new/upgraded site entrance and internal laneway), associated with the above development. A Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.) will be submitted with this planning application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560514

• 24 Sept 2024Conditional

  permission to alter the design of a dwelling house which has been granted permission (ref # TA201356). The granted house design is for a three-bedroom two storey house, and permission is being sought to alter the internal layout, reduce the floor area, reduce the roof height, alter the elevations, and change from two storey to a proposed single storey dwelling. Other elements of the previously granted permission will remain unaltered, such as, the detached double garage, a wastewater treatment system, a percolation system, all associated services, service connections, and landscaping works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460779

• 12 Aug 2023Conditional

  the development will consist of demolition of elements of the existing dwelling and garage, the provision of a single storey extension to the front and side and a two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, internal and external works including alterations to the roof of the dwelling and changes to window and door positions and sizes and the provision of a new secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360216

• 3 Oct 2022Conditional

  a part single storey/part storey and a half style dwelling and detached domestic garage, form new entrance from public road, install waste water treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221299

• 16 Sept 2022N/a

  to construct a part single storey/part storey and a half style dwelling and detached domestic garage, form new entrance from public road, install waste water treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221228

• 22 Apr 2022Conditional

  the development will consist of revised site boundaries to include for minor relocations of entrance, two-storey dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area from that previously granted under Planning File Ref. No. TA/202000

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 22534

• 7 Mar 2022N/a

  a part single storey/part storey and a half style dwelling and detached domestic garage, form new entrance from public road, install waste water treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22289

• 8 Oct 2021Refused

  temporary accommodation for seasonal farm workers, the installation of a wastewater disposal system, along with all associated site works and services

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211958

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  the construction of a storey and a half residence, proprietary waste water treatment system, domestic garage, new entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21123

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  the construction of a two storey residence, proprietary waste water treatment system, domestic garage, new entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21124

• 18 Dec 2020Conditional

  a dwelling house, a domestic garage, an entrance to the public road, a waste water treatment system and percolation area to the EPA recommendation, provision of a water well, together with all works ancillary to the overall development. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, TA201986

• 18 Dec 2020Conditional

  development will consist of the erection of a two-storey dwelling house and detached domestic garage, private entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area to include for all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, TA202000

• 28 Sept 2020Conditional

  a three bedroom two-storey type dwelling house, a detached double garage, a wastewater treatment system, a percolation system, all associated services, service connections, and landscaping works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, TA201356

• 5 Mar 2018Conditional

  a single storey extension to the rear of the existing house and the conversion of existing garage to a bedroom and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, TA180201

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 Meadstown.

Recorded monuments

• ME030-009 Church
  Description

  Situated on a rise in s level landscape. A church of Clonmaduff is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 256). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel of Clonmaduff as ruinous (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxxxv), and this is confirmed by Dopping (1682-5) when the graveyard was not enclosed (Ellision 1972, 12). A community of Franciscan friars became established at a house (ME030-010----) c. 500m to the SE early in the 18th century and it lasted until 1826. They used the Black Church as their burial ground and two headstones commemorate the priors (Cogan 1862-70, 1, 121-4) within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 40m WNW-ESE; c. 40m NNE-SSW) defined by masonry walls. The grass-covered foundations (Wth 0.7-0.8m; max. H 0.7m) of an undivided church (int. dims 18.25m WNW-ESE; 4m NNE-SSW) survive together with the W gable which has a cusped ogee-headed window. The belfry does not survive on the gable, but the crudely made base of a font, which is an octagonal stone (dim. of top 0.3-0.35m; dim of base 0.45m) with a conical perforation is almost buried nearby. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 2 January 2015

• ME030-009001 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a rise in s level landscape. The parish church of Clonmaduff (ME030-009----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 40m WNW-ESE; c. 40m NNE-SSW) defined by masonry walls, which according to Dopping (1682-5) were not present at that time (Ellison 1972, 12). The headstones date from c. 1800 to c. 1980 and include two that commemorate the priors of Courtown friary (ME030-010----), an 18th century Franciscan house (Cogan 1862-70, 1, 121-4), that was c. 500m to the SE, which lasted until 1826. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 2 January, 2015

• ME030-009002 Font
  Description

  The crudely made base of a font, which is an octagonal stone (dim. of top 0.3-0.35m; dim of base 0.45m) with a conical perforation, is almost buried near the gable of the Black Church within the graveyard (ME030-009001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 January, 2015

• ME030-010 Religious house - Franciscan friars
  Description

  A community of Franciscan friars from the supressed friary at Trim (ME036-048025-) became established at Meadstown early in the 18th century on a leased farm that became known as Courtown Friary. They provided pastoral care to the medieval parishes of Bective, Rataine, Churchtown, Clonmacduff, Moymet, Tullaghanoge, and Kicooley, which became the modern parish of Dunderry. The first known prior was Fr. Francis Fay (1720-43), and as well as the cure of Dunderry they provided priests for other parishes. The last friar was Rev. Patrick Ryan, who died in 1826, after which the friary was discontinued and their effects were moved to the Franciscan friary at Multifarnham, Co. Westmeath. The friars were buried in the graveyard at the Black Church in Meadstown (ME030-009001-) where two headstones in the SE of the graveyard commemorate them. There is no evidence of any structures at the friary site that could have been connected with them. (Cogan 1862-70, 1, 121-4, 311; Conlon 2014) Archaeological testing (15E0027) by J. Stirland just to the S produced no related material (excavations.ie 2015:102) and archaeological testing (09E0060) by M. Tierney c. 100m to the E had a similar result (excavations.ie 2009:640). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 17 April, 2019 Amended: 25 March 2021

• ME030-041 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a subrectangular enclosure (dims c. 35m N-S; c. 30m E-W) is visible on aerial images (ME030-041_1 to _3) taken by a drone-mounted camera in July 2018. It has rounded corners and is defined by a wide fosse or moat feature (Wth c. 4-6m) on every side. It may be a moated site. See the attached images courtesy of Ian O'Brien _1 from N; _2 from E Compiled by: Michael Moore based on details provided by Ian O'Brien. Date of upload: 8 August, 2018

• ME030-059 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on a slight E-facing slope. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m N-S) is visible only on Aerial Premium (2013-18). There is evidence of a slight outer fosse c. 8m outside the inner NE-SW. The enclosure was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Aerial Premium (2013-18) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 February 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Meadstown, 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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Meadstown.

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.

• Meadstown, Dunderry8 sales

Name

Meadstown

Area

5,082,602 m² (508.26 ha, 1,255.94 acres)

Civil parish

Clonmacduff, and its townlands

Barony

Navan Upper

Electoral division

Clonmacduff, the unit of the census

Census 2022

516 people lived in 162 households in the Clonmacduff electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballardan Great, Churchtown, Derlangan, Dunderry, Iskaroon, Kilbride, Ongenstown, Stonestown, Tullaghanstown, Woodtown

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Meadstown 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.