Powderlough
Townland in the civil parish of Rathbeggan, barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath; in Irish Powderlough
- Area
- 162.3 ha
- 401 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 2,315 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Powderlough, from 11 m² to 240,792 m² (24.08 ha, 59.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 98 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
5 Jun 2026Conditional
planning permission is sought to alter and extend existing single story domestic garage, raise walls, raise roof levels to provide study and games room accommodation at first floor level and all associated works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660691
28 Nov 2025Refused
Planning permission is sought to alter and extend existing single story domestic garage, raise walls, raise roof levels to provide study and games room accommodation at first floor level and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561301
17 Nov 2025N/a
planning permission is sought to alter and extend existing single story domestic garage, raise walls, raise roof levels to provide study and games room accommodation at first floor level and all associated works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2561245
3 Nov 2025N/a
planning permission is sought to alter and extend existing single story domestic garage, raise walls, raise roof levels to provide study and games room accommodation at first floor level and all associated works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2561185
21 Jun 2025Conditional
The development will consist of: 1) The demolition of detached garage to side of existing dwelling and the construction of a new detached garage to rear of dwelling. 2) New attached storey and a half family flat to side of existing dwelling. 3) Upgrade of existing septic tank to a DWWTS and associated percolation area and site works. All finishes to match existing dwelling finishes.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560625
26 Sept 2023Conditional
EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360296
31 Aug 2023N/a
EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Weldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormastown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various9 no. locations;; ? the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360249
11 Aug 2023Conditional
The development will consist of retention of extension to existing workshop comprising of stores & reception granted under previous Planning Permissions Ref. Nos. P80/207 & P81/731 and for retention of 2 no. workshops, vehicle engine wash store/storage container & vehicle engine wash and office prefab building & parts storage container. Permission is sought to retain and upgrade the existing proprietary sewage treatment system & polishing filter currently on site to serve existing warehouse building and workshops. Permission is sought to install new oil water separators on site and associated site development works.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360213
9 Jun 2023Refused
the construction of a new single storey dwelling, works for the removal and making good of a portion of existing roadside fence and dishing of a portion of footpath for the provision of a new vehicular entrance, new proprietary wastewater treatment system, connection to mains water and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23604
17 Sept 2020Conditional
permission to demolish existing single storey extension to the southern elevation of existing dwelling and to construct a two storey extension to the southern elevation and a single storey extension to the northern elevation, new porch to front (west), minor internal and external alterations, new wasterwater treatment system and percolation area, close off existing entrance and provide a new entrance to the north east of the site and all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA201290
23 Jun 2020Conditional
demolition of existing foundations (of 186.2m2) and the construction of a storey and a half detached dwelling house, with domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated landscaping and site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200786
2 Sept 2019N/a
demolition of an existing foundation of 186.2m2 and construction of a single storey dwelling of 162m2 and a garage of 82m2 together with wastewater treatment system, percolation area, all associated site works and landscaping
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191152
19 Oct 2018Conditional
retention planning permission for domestic garage incorporating domestic storage room on site
Retention · Meath County Council, RA181237
11 Jun 2018Conditional
permission to construct fully serviced single story extension and part attic conversion to rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, RA180624
3 Apr 2018Conditional
a single storey extension to side of their dwelling house. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, RA180324
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 Powderlough.
Recorded monuments
- ME044-013 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated in a broad hollow. This rath is not depicted on any map but is clearly visible on all aerial imagery. It was described in 1979 (SMR file) as a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m) with external fosse (Wth of base c. 3.5m; ext. D c. 0.5m) and an outer bank (Wth c. 3m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m). The entrance may be at S (max. ext. diam. 51m). 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 Amended: 22 November 2021
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Powderlough.
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
- About 1 in 20 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 Powderlough.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Powderlough with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Powderlough · Powderlough
- Area
- 1,623,057 m² (162.31 ha, 401.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathbeggan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ratoath
- Electoral division
- Dunshaughlin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dunshaughlin electoral division: 8,517 people in 2,904 households; 82% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinlough, Derrockstown, Growtown, Mooretown, Porterstown, Raynestown, Wilkinstown
- Placenames
- Powderlough 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.