Phepotstown
Phepotstown is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmore, barony of Deece Upper, Co. Meath.
- Area
- 272 ha
- 672 acres
- Land parcels
- 54
- registered freehold, median 12,665 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Phepotstown, from 102 m² to 557,977 m² (55.8 ha, 137.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 77 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Apr 2026Refused
the retention of the existing 3 Bedroom mobile home and septic tank on a previously granted residential zone ref: 87/00424 and all with associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660466
16 Dec 2025Conditional
the development will consist of (1) Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing detached dwelling (2) New Porch to Front (3) Demolition of existing detached Garage (4) New on-site Waste Water Treatment System & Percolation Area (5) All associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561370
30 Nov 2025N/a
development will consist of (1) Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing detached dwelling (2) New Porch to front (3) Demolition of existing detached Garage (4) New on-site waste water treatment system & percolation area (5) All associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561297
9 Aug 2025Conditional
the development consists of design amendments to the dwelling houses and works on site. The works subject to retention permission principally include: design amendments to the dwelling house permitted under Meath County Council Reg. Ref. P69/268; and the construction of a single-storey domestic garage (20sqm) and single-storey pump house (5sqm) to the south and north of the existing dwelling house respectively
Retention · Meath County Council, 2560837
16 Aug 2024N/a
the construction of a new agricultural shed and permeable stone aprons ancillary to the use of the landholding and out farms in the local vicinity, together with utilizing the existing agricultural entrance from the public road together with all associated landscaping, site works and services, all at Phepotstown, Kilcock, Co. Meath.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460647
7 Aug 2024N/a
the construction of a new agricultural shed and permeable stone aprons ancillary to the use of the landholding and out farms in the local vicinity, together with utilizing the existing agricultural entrance from the public road together with all associated landscaping, site works and services, all at Phepotstown, Kilcock, Co. Meath.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460607
15 Jul 2024N/a
the construction of a new agricultural shed and permeable stone aprons ancillary to the use of the landholding and out farms in the local vicinity, together with utilizing the existing agricultural entrance from the public road together with all associated landscaping, site works and services, all at Phepotstown, Kilcock, Co. Meath
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460534
24 Jun 2024Conditional
(A) Part demolition of existing single storey house, (B) construction of two storey type extension over the existing single storey house, new entrance porch to Front (north west) Elevation and internal alterations within the existing house, (C) new single storey flat roofed extension to Rear (south east) Elevation and Side (south west) Elevation, insertion of new window fenestration to Front (north west) elevation and Rear (south east) Elevation, Side (south west) and Side (north east) Elevation. (D) the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460465
22 Mar 2024Conditional
the construction of (1) a new single storey "granny flat" extension (116.607 sq/mts) to the North elevation of existing dwelling and (2) move the existing waste water treatment system to a new location on site to facilitate the extension, together with all associated landscaping, site works and services
Permission · Meath County Council, 24129
14 Mar 2024N/a
the construction of (1) a new detached single storey low profile type dwelling along with a detached single storey low profile domestic garage, and (2) a new agricultural shed and permeable stone aprons ancillary to the use of the landholding and out farms in the local vicinity, together with utilizing the existing agricultural entrance as a shared Agri/Domestic entrance from the public road, installation of a new proprietary waste water treatment system together with all associated landscaping, site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24113
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
6 Dec 2023Refused
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION RA180884 - Construction of a two storey dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank with BAF waste water treatment system and polishing filter & percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works
Extension of duration, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 231105
15 Jun 2023Conditional
The development will consist of the demolition of existing shed to the rear of the existing dwelling, for the construction of a single-story extension to existing dwelling, new detached car garage, replacement of existing septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and the upgrade of existing site entrance with new wing walls and piers and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360090
14 Nov 2022Conditional
single storey extensions to both sides of a two storey house
Permission · Meath County Council, 221481
18 May 2022Conditional
new agricultural entrance together with all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 22647
21 Apr 2022N/a
new agricultural entrance together with all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 22528
9 Jan 2020Conditional
a part two storey, part single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA200021
8 Aug 2018Conditional
construction of a two storey dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank with BAF waste water treatment system and polishing filter & percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA180884
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Phepotstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Phepotstown.
Architectural heritage
- Larchill House, mausoleum, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Mausoleum and folly, built c.1820. Comprising three-bay single-storey dressed limestone façade set into artificial mount, with rustic temple set on the mount. Pointed arch openings to three-bay façade. Rubble stone walls to site, with circular profile piers. Circular profile temple, comprising six columns, capped with dome. Rubble stone bridge to the site.
- Larchill House, country house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey country house, built c.1780. Recessed single-bay two-storey wing and outbuilding attached to east end. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Timber sash windows with limestone sills. Timber panelled door with cast-iron fanlight above, set in ashlar limestone door surround. Former gate lodge to site, with all openings now blocked. Rendered entrance piers with limestone wheel guards and cast-iron double gates.
- Larchill House, folly, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Triangular-plan miniature fort, built c.1820. Comprising of corner towers and turrets set in rendered walls, with castellations. Pointed arch, gun loop and circular openings. Set in a lake.
- Larchill House, farmyard complex, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Farmyard complex, c.1820, comprising a southern and a northern courtyard, both to the north of the main house. The southern courtyard comprises three, roughly dressed rubble stone ranges, with pitched slate roofs, pointed openings having some cast-iron diamond paned windows, and timber sash windows with limestone sills set in square-headed openings. Open sided outbuilding to east. Northern courtyard comprises three roughly dressed rubble stone ranges, with pitched slate roofs and square-headed openings. Diamond and pointed openings to northern range. Pair of rubble stone round piers to site.
- Larchill House, folly, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Three-stage circular-plan castellated tower, built c.1820, set in south-west corner of walled garden. Roughly dressed rubble limestone walls, with flight of stone steps leading to first floor level. Pointed arch openings. Remains of ornamental shell work to interior. Ornamental dairy to south elevation of walled garden, c.1810, comprising of arcaded elevation, with pair of columns supporting arched openings. Stained glass windows set in pointed arch openings to interior. Shell fountain to site.
- Larchill House, boathouse, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Boathouse, built c.1830, comprising of single-arch bridge to water side elevation, and with rubble stone walls and wrought-iron gate to rear.
- Larchill House, folly, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Rustic temple, built c.1820, comprising six of rendered columns set on a hexagonal plan, supporting a rubble stone dome. Flanked by rendered walls with circular-profile terminating piers. Stone seats to walls.
- Larchill House, folly, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Rustic temple set in a lake, built c.1820, comprising columns set on a circular-plan, with rendered boundary walls having circular openings. Carved stone statue to the 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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Phepotstown, 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 Phepotstown.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Phepotstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Phepotstown
- Area
- 2,719,588 m² (271.96 ha, 672.02 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmore, 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, Calgath, Kemmins Mill, Martinstown, Milltown, Mullagh, Newtownrathganley, Piercetown, Rathkilmore
- Placenames
- Phepotstown 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.