# Newstone, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drumcondra, barony of Slane Lower, Co. Meath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,924,846 m² (292.48 ha, 722.75 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,384 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 17 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Drumcondra, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/drumcondra.md - Barony: Slane Lower - Electoral division: Drumcondra, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,376 people lived in 491 households in the Drumcondra electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37626 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161225 - Centre: latitude 53.866387, longitude -6.671604 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newstone, from 134 m² to 750,189 m² (75.02 ha, 185.38 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 205667: 750,189 m² (75.02 ha, 185.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205667.md - Parcel 145830: 444,465 m² (44.45 ha, 109.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/145830.md - Parcel 171510: 351,136 m² (35.11 ha, 86.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/171510.md - Parcel 218876: 292,296 m² (29.23 ha, 72.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/218876.md - Parcel 3172948: 209,900 m² (20.99 ha, 51.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3172948.md - Parcel 207467: 160,816 m² (16.08 ha, 39.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207467.md - Parcel 4844043: 158,978 m² (15.9 ha, 39.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4844043.md - Parcel 161642: 150,843 m² (15.08 ha, 37.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161642.md - Parcel 171511: 118,651 m² (11.87 ha, 29.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/171511.md - Parcel 158315: 108,978 m² (10.9 ha, 26.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158315.md - Parcel 181365: 34,628 m² (3.46 ha, 8.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/181365.md - Parcel 190348: 33,663 m² (3.37 ha, 8.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190348.md - Parcel 189906: 7,717 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/189906.md - Parcel 199179: 5,265 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199179.md - Parcel 161021: 5,013 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161021.md - Parcel 5636360: 4,224 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5636360.md - Parcel 5657273: 3,911 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5657273.md - Parcel 4844082: 3,621 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4844082.md - Parcel 4904425: 3,613 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904425.md - Parcel 2873842: 3,483 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2873842.md - Parcel 2734441: 3,470 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2734441.md - Parcel 162834: 3,072 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/162834.md - Parcel 2677434: 3,067 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2677434.md - Parcel 6092378: 2,960 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6092378.md - Parcel 150479: 2,910 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150479.md - Parcel 173661: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/173661.md - Parcel 3026738: 2,622 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3026738.md - Parcel 206710: 2,590 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/206710.md - Parcel 2516342: 2,548 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2516342.md - Parcel 161376: 2,456 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161376.md - Parcel 2705801: 2,393 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2705801.md - Parcel 146011: 2,376 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146011.md - Parcel 207470: 2,365 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207470.md - Parcel 159053: 2,269 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159053.md - Parcel 159845: 2,145 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159845.md - Parcel 145375: 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/145375.md - Parcel 207466: 2,124 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207466.md - Parcel 200492: 2,017 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200492.md - Parcel 156928: 1,903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/156928.md - Parcel 2591313: 1,858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2591313.md - Parcel 199370: 1,726 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/199370.md - Parcel 149351: 1,647 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/149351.md - Parcel 155069: 1,616 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/155069.md - Parcel 159467: 1,610 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/159467.md - Parcel 150395: 1,596 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/150395.md - Parcel 160599: 1,578 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/160599.md - Parcel 163502: 1,472 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/163502.md - Parcel 195953: 1,472 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/195953.md - Parcel 207787: 1,467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/207787.md - Parcel 158831: 1,416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/158831.md - Parcel 193940: 1,239 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/193940.md - Parcel 204580: 1,140 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/204580.md - Parcel 174571: 1,100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/174571.md - Parcel 638397: 929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/638397.md - Parcel 638394: 817 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/638394.md - Parcel 193868: 748 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/193868.md - Parcel 150409: 432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/150409.md - Parcel 149590: 374 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/149590.md - Parcel 2591310: 335 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2591310.md - Parcel 638396: 287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/638396.md - Parcel 196634: 237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/196634.md - Parcel 157873: 134 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/157873.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 90 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2 - R2 A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 10 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2 - G1 F1 - Open Space (Open space, park): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 17 applications, newest first. - 22 Apr 2026, Meath County Council 2660453: N/a. Permission. the development will consist of (i) the relocation of existing enclosed softplay area, (ii) the proposed erection of a new 186m2 single storey classroom building, (iii) new enclosed softplay, (iv) 10 no. Staff car-parking spaces, (v) fire tender access road & all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660453/0 - 25 Nov 2025, Meath County Council 2561276: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561276/0 - 12 Aug 2025, Meath County Council 25150: Conditional. Permission. the development consists/will consist of 1. Retention of existing detached domestic store/shed to rear of existing dwelling. 2. Retention of existing 1.2m high concrete block wall and piers to part of West boundary. 3. Retention of existing 2.1m high hedgerow to East boundary of site. 4. Retention of existing grass margin from edge of carriageway of public road to proposed front boundary. 5. Permission for removal of existing 1.1m high front boundary fence and erection of proposed 1.1m high roadside boundary fence/hedgerow together with all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/25150/0 - 22 Jul 2025, Meath County Council 25133: N/a. Permission. the development consists/will consist of 1. Retention of existing detached domestic store/shed to rear of existing dwelling. 2. Retention of existing 1.2m high concrete block wall and piers to part of West boundary. 3. Retention of existing 2.1m high hedgerow to East boundary of site. 4. Retention of existing grass margin from edge of carriageway of public road to proposed front boundary. 5. Removal of existing 1.1m high front boundary fence and erection of proposed 1.1m high roadside boundary fence/hedgerow together with all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/25133/0 - 17 Jul 2025, Meath County Council 2560746: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a one and a half storey dwelling, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new entrance along with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560746/0 - 18 Feb 2025, Meath County Council 2560153: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. planning permission for a proposed two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto existing agricultural drive and use of existing entrance onto public road. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560153/0 - 16 Feb 2025, Meath County Council 2560138: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of a new proposed single storey dwelling and detached double garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560138/0 - 19 Aug 2024, Meath County Council 2460652: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a storey and a half dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460652/0 - 18 May 2023, Meath County Council 2360050: Refused. Permission. The construction of a single storey dwellinghouse, a waste water treatment system and polishing filter and for associated siteworks.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360050/0 - 4 May 2023, Meath County Council 23479: Conditional. Permission. a proposed single storey portal frame agricultural dry sheep shed of floor area 292m2, and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23479/0 - 28 May 2020, Meath County Council KA200661: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a 2 Storey Residence, Domestic entrance out on to public road, Packaged Waste Water Treatment system, and Polishing Filter to EPA standards and all associated ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA200661/0 - 30 Aug 2019, Meath County Council KA191131: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construction of a single storey dwelling; associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA191131/0 - 22 Jan 2019, Meath County Council KA190046: Conditional. Permission. construction of single storey extensions to the side and rear of a dwellinghouse and for associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA190046/0 - 28 Dec 2018, Meath County Council KA181593: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the erection of a storey and a half dwelling house, detached domestic garage, entrance gates and piers, waste water treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA181593/0 - 31 Aug 2018, Meath County Council KA181011: N/a. Permission. development consisting of alterations to and change of use of existing garage to granny flat and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA181011/0 - 31 May 2018, Meath County Council KA180616: N/a. Permission. alterations to and change of use of existing garage to granny flat and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA180616/0 - 13 Apr 2017, Meath County Council KA170399: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of the following: (A) To construct an agricultural building consisting of underground effluent tanks with a slatted area over, a central feed passage, a straw bedded area along with straw and machinery storage areas. (B) To construct a covered dungstead building and a separate sheep dip area. (C) All ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA170399/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Newstone. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - ME003-017001: House - 16th/17th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-017001-. Situated on a N-S ridge. The tower house (ME003-017002-) has a number of associated walls to the SE of it. These are up to 1.3m thick and include the SE wall with a large fireplace that has a segmental arch and part of the SW wall of a house (int. dims c. 9m NE-SW; c. 5m plus NW-SE) but the house probably extended as far as the tower house originally (dim. c. 20m NW-SE). The SW wall has a blocked round-headed doorway and a broken out garderobe chute, while in the NE wall (Wth 0.5m) that is probably not original is a segmental-arched doorway. The house is probably 16th or 17th century in date. 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 revised upload: 10 June 2016 - ME003-017002: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-017002-. A roofless gabled structure with a central tower or porch is depicted at Newstonne (89) in Drumcondrath parish on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Slane (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) the Lord of Slane owned 184 acres there in 1640 and on the premises was ‘one castle, one stone house and one decayed chappell’ (Simington 1940, 386). He owned almost the entire parish (ibid. 365-9). It is situated on a N-S ridge. This is a square structure (ext. dims 9.35m NE-SW; 9.1m NW-SE) with a base-batter on the SW wall and a projecting tower (ext. dims 3.5m NE-SW; 3.5m NW-SE) attached to the W end of the NW wall. At the ground floor the projecting tower has two narrow lights and a double-splay light on the NE wall together with a broken out graderobe chute. The ground floor chamber (int. dims 6.8m NW-SE; 6m NE-SW) has a high NW-SE high barrel-vault with the original doorway in the SW wall, now blocked, and inserted doorways and windows in NE the wall. Evidence of a stairway is not identified and only the projecting tower survives over the vault where there is a garderobe with four slit windows, two of them breaching corners, and it has a NE-SW barrel-vault. Outside the garderobe chamber a doorway in the SW wall of the tower accesses a newel stairs, now blocked, that rose over the garderobe chamber. The house (ME003-017001-) is adjacent to the SE. 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 revised upload: 10 June 2016 - ME003-017003: Architectural fragment, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-017003-. Some dressed and decorated stones from the tower house (ME003-017002-) or later house (ME003-017001-) are built into the present farmhouse. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 May, 2016 - ME003-018: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-018----. Situated on the summit of a NW-SE ridge. It is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 25m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) defined y a scarp (H c. 0.5m), with a fosse (Wth of top 4.5m; int. D 1.2m; ext. D 0.8m) and an outer bank (L 7m; Wth of base 3.5m; ext. H 0.8m) on the straight side at NW. 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: 3 September 2018 - ME003-019: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-019----. Located towards the top of the SE-facing spine of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. A large embanked circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 80m) is depicted on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’, and it is suggested by a curve in a field bank SE-W-NW on the 1908 edition. This is a circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 48m N-S) defined by a slight scarp at S and a fosse suggested by lush growth (Wth 5m) at N, and there is a slight curve in the field bank SSW-WNW. The outline is visible on the OSI aerial images (1995) (OSAP). 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 - ME003-028: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-028----. Marked only on the 1908 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in italic lettering as a Standing Stone. It is situated at the summit of the steep-sided Druminshin Hill. This is a narrow stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims at base 0.43m E-W; 0.23m N-S; H 1.8m). The top had broken off and it was repaired with pitch, while field stones have been gathered around its base. The stone is now leaning to the S and it could be a modern scratching-post. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 August, 2016 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Milestone/milepost, 1760–1800, Regional interest, registry number 14400304, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME®no=14400304. Triangular-profile granite milestone, c.1780, inscribed on two sides. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Newstone, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Newstone. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/meath/newstone.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/newstone.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/newstone.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Newstone, Drumconrath: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/meath/newstone-drumconrath.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballymacolgan: https://everytownland.com/meath/ballymacolgan.md - Balrath: https://everytownland.com/meath/balrath-160166.md - Clonbartan: https://everytownland.com/meath/clonbartan.md - Drumbride: https://everytownland.com/meath/drumbride.md - Drumcondra: https://everytownland.com/meath/drumcondra.md - Drumgill Upper: https://everytownland.com/meath/drumgill-upper.md - Kilriffin: https://everytownland.com/meath/kilriffin.md - Rathtrasna: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathtrasna.md - Roosky: https://everytownland.com/meath/roosky.md - Sallybrook: https://everytownland.com/meath/sallybrook.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/meath/newstone - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/newstone