Meath Hill

160 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meath Hill, from 33 m² to 373,528 m² (37.35 ha, 92.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 197 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  the development will consist of The construction of a steel framed unit for the purposes of a Gym along with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2661036

• 6 Sept 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of a repositioned and redesigned single storey dwelling and single storey garage from that approved under application 25/60314. All other aspects of the development to remain as previously approved.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560948

• 11 Jul 2025Conditional

  permission for the construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one electrical compound, electrical transformer/invertor station modules, 56no. battery storage enclosures (BSEs), 28no. power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1220 cubic metres, indicative 110kV buried import/export cable and indicative 110kV substation to facilitate connection to the existing 110kV Meath Hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, palisade security fencing and CCTV system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560725

• 23 Jun 2025N/a

  permission for the construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one electrical compound, electrical transformer/invertor station modules, 56no. battery storage enclosures (BSEs), 28no. power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1220 cubic metres, indicative 110kV buried import/export cable and indicative 110kV substation to facilitate connection to the existing 110kV Meath Hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, palisade security fencing and CCTV system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560643

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  Dwelling house , waste water treatment system and percolation area , new vehicular entrance to public road and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560548

• 29 Mar 2025Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560314

• 23 Aug 2024Conditional

  construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an installed capacity of up to 50MW, within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one electrical compound, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, 64no. battery storage enclosures (BSEs), 8no. power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1212 cubic metres, indicative 110kV buried import/export cable and indicative 110kV substation to facilitate connection to the existing 110kV Meath Hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, palisade security fencing and CCTV system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460669

• 26 Jul 2024N/a

  construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an installed capacity of up to 50MW, within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one single storey electrical substation building and electrical compound, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, 64no. battery storage enclosures (BSEs), 8 no. power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1212 cubic metres, 110kV buried import/export cable to facilitate connection to the existing 110kV Meath Hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, security fencing and CCTV system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary miscellaneous site works include site clearance.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460567

• 8 Mar 2024Conditional

  Upgrading of an existing 110kV electrical substation to facilitate connection to a consented battery energy storage system (BESS) (Ref. KA/180156). Upgrade works to the substation include construction of a new electrical 110kV line bay comprising of 1) Cable Sealing End (CSE) and concrete plinth; Surge Arrestor (SA) and concrete plinth; Disconnect switch to Earth and concrete plinth; Voltage Transformer (VT) and concrete plinth; Current Transformer (CT) and concrete plinth; Circuit Breaker (CB) and concrete plinth; Disconnect switch and concrete plinth; All necessary electrical cabling to connect above listed equipment with existing busbar and control cabling; Works to include all necessary foundations and concrete ductwork 2) Construction of an electrical busbar sectionaliser to divide the existing 110kV busbar. New equipment to be installed would include: Current Transformer (CT) and concrete plinth; Circuit Breaker (CB) and concrete plinth; All necessary electrical cabling to connect above listed equipment with existing busbar and control cabling. 3) Replace the northern section of existing Steel wire fence with a 2.6m tall palisade fence including a gate. 4) Construction of an Interface (Marshalling) Kiosk and plinth located at the boundary between ESBN substation land folio and BESS (approved Planning Permission – Register No. KA/180156). Kiosk to be enclosed by 2.6m tall palisade fence including a gate. 5) Construction of approx. 11m (length) of 4m wide walkway comprising of crushed limestone on geotextile, to connect Meath Hill substation fenced enclosure with the Interface (Marshalling) Kiosk fenced enclosure. 6) Excavation and construction of approx. 23m of underground cable trench (approx. 1.2m deep) to accommodate 110kV cable ducting and associated control and earth cabling ducts. The cabling would run between the Cable Sealing End located in the proposed new line bay in Meath Hill Substation and the Cable Sealing End located into the consented BESS.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460169

• 4 Mar 2024Refused

  The development will consist of the construction of 3 single storey dwellings for the purpose of Holiday Homes/Fishing Cabins, Master wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter, access road, car parking, new entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460156

• 13 Nov 2023Conditional

  dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360403

• 25 Sept 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of: 1) Construction of a single storey extension and alterations to an existing single storey detached dwelling house: 2) Close existing vehicular entrance: 3) Formation of new site entrance and driveway to service existing dwelling house, 4) Decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new waste water treatment system and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360293

• 15 Nov 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of 1. The construction of 12 no. 6m high walkway lighting columns around the perimeter of the pitch and 2 no. 15m high lighting columns in car-park 2. Removal of perimeter wall around pitch and construction of spectator fencing 3. Construction of retaining wall with spectator fencing to south and west embankment 4. 2 no. shelters 5. 3m wide walking track with drainage and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 212178

• 6 Sept 2021N/a

  attic renovation, 2 windows added to the rear of the attic, 33sqm total area, no alterations to the front of roof or structure or the sides

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211756

• 19 Aug 2021Conditional

  a new two-storey dwelling with single storey living area to the south, associated detached double garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site and wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site development works. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211609

• 23 Nov 2020Conditional

  to construct single storey extension to the front and side of existing single storey school incorporating two new classrooms, WC for assisted users, entrance link corridor, internal alterations to existing school and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA201779

• 12 Apr 2019Conditional

  permission to construct a 30m high telecoms structure, carrying communication dishes and antennae, within an existing 2.4 metre high fenced compound

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA190435

• 19 Mar 2019N/a

  permission to construct a 30m high telecoms structure, carrying communication dishes and antennae, within an existing 2.4 metre high fenced compound

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA190304

• 17 Aug 2018Conditional

  construction of a storey and a half dwelling over basement, proprietary wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new domestic entrance and all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA180940

• 20 Feb 2018Conditional

  a 10 year permission for the construction of an energy storage facility within a total site area of up to 1.31 ha, to include one single storey electrical substation building and electrical compound, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, containerised battery storage modules on concerete support structures, access tracks, associated electrical ducting, cable racking and cabling, security fencing and CCTV security monitoring system, lightning protection poles, communications equipment and ancillary infrastructure

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA180156

• 29 Jan 2018N/a

  a 10 year permission for the construction of an energy storage facility within a total site area of up to 1.31 ha, to include one single storey electrical substation building and electrical compound, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, containerised battery storage modules on concrete support structures, access tracks, associated electrical ducting, cable racking and cabling, security fencing and CCTV security monitoring system, lighting protection poles, communications equipment and ancillary infrastructure

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA180080

• 9 Oct 2017Conditional

  the development will consist of: the installation of approximately 4km of underground electricty transmission cable across private lands and within the public roads numbered R165, L74021 and L7408. The cable will be installed predominantly in excavated trenches of approximately 1.2m in depth and will include associated underground ducting, joint bays, chamber bays, sheath link boxes and inspection chambers: ducting across the length of span of 1 no. bridge/culvert and directional drilling at 1 no. bridge/culvert; and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development is part of a larger overall development which will invole the installation of approximately 13km of underground electricity transmission cable from the permitted (wind farm) substation in the townland of Taghart South, County Cavan to the existing electricity substation in the townland of Meath Hill, County Meath and also extends into lands in the townlands of Taghart South, Corlea, Cornamagh, Collops, Corglass, Drumsallagh, Corawaddy, Carnagee, Cornakill, Dunaree, Lisanisky, Lisasturrin, Corgarry and Larchfield Glebe, County Cavan, and installed within the L7553, L3524, L3525, L3526, R165, L7612, L 3536, L7611, R164, R162 and L7561 within the adjoining planning authority jurisdiction of Cavan County Council. A concurrent planning application for that part of the overall development located within County Cavan has been submitted to Cavan County Council. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Environmental Impact Statement which includes an assessment of the likey impacts of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary developments which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to County Cavan Planning Register Refereance 16/74 & An Bord Pleanala Reference PL02.247401. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA171177

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyhoe Lough 001594

Recorded monuments

• ME003-004 Crannog
  Description

  Located in what is now the W arm of Ballyhoe Lough, which was a large subrectangular lough (dims c. 900m -1.2km E-W; c. 600-800m N-S) with a peninsula protruding from the S shore as represented on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map. When drainage on the Glyde or Lagan River lowered the level of the lake numerous artefacts were collected from the shores of the peninsula, and two crannogs, one of which is Tree Island were noted (Morant 1867; Woodmartin 1886, 193-5). The peninsula has now divided the lake in two, and this feature, which is represented on the 1836 and 1908 editions as an island (dims c. 30m x c. 15m) is now almost attached to the shore at the SE angle of the W arm of the lake. From an inspection conducted by NMI in the 1960s it is known to be a crannog (NMI file), but it is not now accessible because of weed growth. 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 revision: 31 August 2018

• ME003-006 Moated site
  Description

  Located towards the top of an E-facing slope. It is depicted as a small rectangular field at the S angle of a larger rectangular field only on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 26m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) defined by wide, flat-bottomed fosses or moats (Wth of top 8.3-12.5m; int. D 0.8-1.2m; ext. D 1.2-1.8m). A NE-SW field bank runs through the SE moat and a NW-SE field bank runs through the SW moat. There is no identifiable original entrance. 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 revision: 5 September 2018

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, built c.1800, with two-bay extension c.1860 to the south-west. Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, rendered to the extension. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Stone outbuildings to site.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Meath Hill, Drumconrath7 sales

Name

Meath Hill · Cnoc na Mí

Area

3,894,311 m² (389.43 ha, 962.31 acres)

Civil parish

Ardagh, and its townlands

Barony

Slane Lower

Electoral division

Ardagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardagh electoral division: 682 people in 243 households; 93% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardagh, Ballyhoe, Cloghreagh, Dunheeda, Mullaghmore, Rathlagan

Placenames

Meath Hill 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.