Rathregan

128 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathregan, from 11 m² to 462,236 m² (46.22 ha, 114.22 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 · 78 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 28 Feb 2025Conditional

  planning application on previously approved site reg. ref. 23/60514 for the construction of a two storey detached dwelling & associated 1.5 storey detached garage including waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg. Ref. 23/60514 at Rathregan, Batterstown, Co, Meath.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560202

• 21 Dec 2023Conditional

  the construction of a two storey detached dwelling including waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360514

• 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

• 10 Aug 2023Refused

  permission to close off an existing agricultural entrance and permission to construct a new agricultural entrance onto the public road at a new location and permission to construct a new agricultural shed and all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23792

• 26 Jul 2023N/a

  permission to close off an existing agricultural entrance and permission to construct a new agricultural entrance onto the public road at a new location and permission to construct a new agricultural shed and all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23747

• 23 Jun 2021Refused

  permission to construct an agricultural shed with new agricultural entrance to the public road and all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211224

• 5 May 2021Conditional

  the decommissioning/removal of the existing 4 No. 15m high timber floodlighting poles and floodlighting at the main pitch, the erection of 6 No. 18m high lighting masts & floodlighting around the existing playing pitch, the retention of the existing 4 No. 10m high lighting & floodlighting around the existing training pitch, the construction of a 2.0m wide walkway and a 1.2m high perimeter fence around the main pitch, the construction of a 5.0m high ball wall with 14m x 50m all weather playing surface surrounded by 3.0 high mesh fencing and all associated works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 21838

• 14 Apr 2021Conditional

  (1) the construction of a new single storey pitched roof side extension (to the new single storey flat roof side extension) (2) the construction of a new single storey flat roof side and rear extension to form a link between the existing single storey dwelling and the new single storey pitched roof side extension. When completed the existing dwelling and extension will become a 4 bedroom dwelling, the existing dwelling is currently 2 bedrooms (3) the demolition of the previous flat roof rear extension to facilitate the construction of the new single storey flat roof rear extension (4) decommission existing septic tank and install a new wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter, and (5) all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development. To include: demolition of previous porch extension

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21690

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a two storey detached dwelling including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21118

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  permission for an extension to the front of the existing dwelling, and all associated site works and services. The development also consists of retention permission for: (1) a dining room extension to the rear of the dwelling, (2) the conversion of a garage to a study at ground floor level and, (3) the conversion of the attic space to store rooms and a wc

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA201503

• 17 Sept 2020Conditional

  a part storey and a half, 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, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201291

• 19 Jun 2020Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new detached, 2-storey dwelling 2. Construction of a new garage and car port, 3. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area, 4. New entrance to site, 5. All associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA200776

• 9 Apr 2020Conditional

  the material change of use from an old school house building to retail use on this site

  Retention · Meath County Council, RA200488

• 8 Oct 2018N/a

  the erection of 6 Number flood lighting columns each 20m in height around the existing playing pitch and 4 number flood lighting columns each 18m in height around the existing training pitch

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA181176

• 20 Sept 2018Conditional

  a new single storey extension to an existing single storey dwelling as well as a new detached garage along with associated site works including widening of the existing entrance, removal of existing out-buildings and the provision of a new packaged sewage treatment system

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA181098

• 18 Sept 2018Conditional

  a change of house design to that previously granted planning permission RA170420 and the construction of a domestic double garage

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA181078

• 6 Jul 2018Conditional

  1. Construction of a new detached dwelling and garage. 2. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area. 3. New entrance onto existing Cul-de-sac road. 4. Works to improve sightlines on Cul-de-sac and onto R154 road. 5. Landscaping & all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA180751

• 3 Apr 2018Refused

  development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new detached dwelling and garage. 2. Proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area. 3. New entrance from existing road. 4. Landscaping & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA180323

• 18 May 2017Conditional

  a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, a new domestic site entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA170554

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 Rathregan.

Recorded monuments

• ME044-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the edge of a plateau on the S side of the valley of a NW-SE portion of the River Tolka which is c. 40m to the NE. This is a raised, circular and grass-covered platform (diam. of top 34.5m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by a scarp (at S: Wth 5.5m; H 1.8m; at N: Wth 7m; H 2.4m), with some trees growing on the edge N-E. The platform slopes down slightly to the N and there is no visible bank or fosse but the entrance ramp (Wth 4m) is at 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 upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 22 November 2021

• ME044-021 Church
  Description

  The parish church of Rathregan is located at the crest of a NE-facing slope down to the NW-SE Tolka River, which is c. 80m to the NE and close to its source. A church at Rathregan is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire., 5, 254). The rectory of Rathregan was amongst the possessions of the Augustinian priory at Newtown (ME036-049003-) at its suppression in 1540 (White 1943, 296). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel at Rathreggan as ruined (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxx). According to Dopping’s visitation (1682-5) the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary had been unroofed since 1641 but the walls were standing and the graveyard was not enclosed (Ellison 1971, 38). According to Cogan (1862-70, vol. 2, 360-1) the church measured ’74 feet by 18 feet (c. 22.55m x c. 5.5m). The foundations (Wth 0.9m; H 0.4- 1.4m) of a rectangular nave (int. dims c. 14m E-W; 5.5m N-S) and a possible chancel (int. dim c. 7m E-W) survive in a neglected D-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 48m NE-SW; c. 40m NW-SE) defined by masonry walls with straight sides at the SW and NW sides. There is a roadway outside the perimeter SE-SW, and the few headstones date from c. 1850 to c. 1940. The rath (WM044-020----) is c. 60m to the NNW. 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: 7 April, 2015

• ME044-021001 Graveyard
  Description

  The parish church of Rathregan (ME044-021----) is located at the crest of a NE-facing slope down to the NW-SE Tolka River, which is c. 80m to the NE and close to its source. It is within a neglected D-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 48m NE-SW; c. 40m NW-SE) defined by masonry walls with straight sides at the SW and NW sides. There is a roadway outside the perimeter SE-SW, and the few headstones date from c. 1850 to c. 1940. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 April, 2015

• ME044-023 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Located on a slight NW-SE natural ridge that is unconnected with the NW-SE defunct railway line from Dublin to Athboy and Navan that is immediately to the NE. A NW-SE section of the Tolka River is c. 100m to the NE. This is depicted as a small circular feature described as a ‘Fort’ on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a hachured feature on the 1908 edition. It is a circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 22m ENE-WSW; H 1.5-1.8m) that has a grass-covered quarry (diam. of top 8-9m; max. D 1.1m) on top. There are traces of a fosse (Wth of base c. 2m; ext. D 0.3m) at SW, and a straight outer bank at SW (Wth of base 7m; ext. H 0.9m; L c. 15m) and NW (L c. 20m) that might be unconnected with the barrow. 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. Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 22 November 2021

• ME044-028 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated in a slight hollow in a gently undulating landscape. Vertical aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 294-5) from the 1970s show earthworks which had been reclaimed by 1985, although features were visible as parch marks in pasture (SMR file). Six rectangular house sites (dims c. 6m x c. 4m) could be seen in differential vegetation. Also there were remains of rectangular enclosures (dims. c. 30m x 20m) covering an area of about 5 acres (c. 2 ha) with a sunken roadway (Wth c. 7m) running N-S, to the W of the settlement. 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

• ME044-038 Font
  Description

  Located in the grounds of the Roman Catholic church of the Assumption at Batterstown. This is a rectangular granite font (ext. dims 0.58m x 0.58m; H 0.34m) with a rectangular basin (int. dims 0.42m x 0.41m; D 0.16m). Externally, it has chamfered corners at the bottom (H 0.21m) and its drain-hole is obscured by soil. Two of the sides have two shallow depressions (diam. 4cm) on the rim for the attachment of a lid. It is not known from which medieval church site it came. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 April, 2015

• ME044-040 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape. Aerial photographs by Leo Swan (LA_AS_35CN_00006_08; LA_AS_35CN_00006_09), provided courtesy of Katherine Daly, depict a small rectangular enclosure (dims c. 20m NE-SW; c. 10m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank and an outer fosse or ditch. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 April, 2017

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of the Assumption, church/chapel, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-cell church, built c.1820, with three-bay side elevation to nave. Sacristy added to north gable and pair of porches additions flanking south gable. Bellcote to north gable. Re-roofed, pinnacles added and windows replaced c.1998. Ashlar limestone entrance piers. Some interior features remain.

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 low, 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 Rathregan.

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.

• Rathregan, Batterstown5 sales

Name

Rathregan · Ráth Riagáin

Area

2,607,566 m² (260.76 ha, 644.34 acres)

Civil parish

Rathregan, 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

Belshamstown, Cookstown, Derrockstown, Glebe, Lismahon, Mill Land, Moyleggan, Parsonstown, Portan, Rathbeggan, Raynestown

Placenames

Rathregan 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.