Milltown

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Milltown, from 1,949 m² to 411,530 m² (41.15 ha, 101.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 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 · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Feb 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of: A 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 35.81 hectares consisting of the following: 211,320 sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 6 hardstanding locations for electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts ; a new access from the L6835 public road; access gates; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; boundary fencing and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. Installation of underground electrical cabling and associated infrastructure within the public road corridor along the L6835 public road for approximately 10 metres to connect into the permitted underground cabling associated with the permitted ‘Milltown Solar Farm (Meath County Council Reg. Ref. 21396 & An Bord Pleanála Case Number: PL17.311460) which is located to the north of the site within the townland of Milltown. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460134

• 9 May 2022Conditional

  the development will consist of laying of underground 33kV medium voltage electrical cables with associated ducting, 4 no. joint bays, with associated communication chambers and ancillary development within the Local public roads L6835, L6836, and L80021 for a distance of approximately 2,991 metres. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years. The underground cable is intended to connect the South Parcel, in Moyagher Lower townland, with the North Parcel, in Milltown townland, of Milltown Solar Farm, which was permitted by An Bord Pleanala following appeal pursuant to An Bord Pleanala Reference number PL17.311460 and Meath County Council Planning Reference number 21/396. A Strategic infrastructure Development Application for the associated 110kV Substation was also permitted by An Bord Pleanala in the North Parcel of the permitted solar farm pursuant to An Bord Pleanala Reference number VA17.310029. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22595

• 2 Mar 2021Conditional

  the development consists of a 10 year permission and 35 year operation for a solar farm on two sites: North Parcel (Milltown Townland) approximately 41.2 hectares; South Parcel (Moyagher Lower Townland) approximately 80.3 hectares for a total site area of approximately 121.5 hectares. The proposed development on these two sites comprises; Up to 734,000 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames, inverter/transformer stations, underground power and communication cables and ducts, boundary security fencing, new internal access tracks, associated drainage infrastructure, new site entrances to the L6835 public local road (North Parcel) and the L8003 public local road (South Parcel), 1 no vehicle passing area on lands adjoining the L6835 local road, CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works. Provision of control building and associated compound within the South Parcel. As part of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) planning application, provision of 110KV electrical substation with electrical control building, associated compound with palisade fence and 2 no. overhead line masts, which is to be located within the North Parcel, will be lodged with An Bord Pleanala in due course. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 21396

• 4 Sept 2020Conditional

  construction of a part two storey part single storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201226

• 10 Jul 2020N/a

  construction of a part two storey part single storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA200909

• 2 Nov 2018Conditional

  revised site boundaries and site layout from that previously granted under planning ref no. KA/180882

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA181305

• 8 Aug 2018Conditional

  construction of storey and half type dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA180882

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 Milltown.

Recorded monuments

• ME017-035 Castle - motte
  Description

  Situated on a slight N-facing slope. This is a small, flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 14.4m ENE-WSW; 12m NNW-SSE; diam. of base 22.5m ENE-WSW; H 2-2.6m), with traces of a possible fosse SW-W. 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: 10 July 2007

• ME017-036 Font (present location)
  Description

  The font from the church at Rodanstown (ME049-021----) is now at Milltown House. It is octagonal (ext. dim. c. 0.6m; H 0.47m) with a circular basin (diam. 0.46m; D 0.15m) and stands on an octagonal shaft (H 0.17m) with a roll moulding at the top that widens towards the base. (Roe 1968, 113) 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: 8 July 2014

Architectural heritage

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

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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 Milltown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Milltown · Baile an Mhuilinn

Area

846,264 m² (84.63 ha, 209.12 acres)

Civil parish

Balrathboyne, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Upper

Electoral division

Balrathboyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Balrathboyne electoral division: 643 people in 209 households; 82% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cookstown Great, Cortown, Febog, Piercetown

Placenames

Milltown 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.