Sedenrath
Townland in the civil parish of Kells, barony of Kells Upper, Co. Meath
- Area
- 86.7 ha
- 214 acres
- Land parcels
- 28
- registered freehold, median 3,354 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sedenrath, from 140 m² to 332,607 m² (33.26 ha, 82.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 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 · 56 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 Mar 2026N/a
RED III APPLICATION- A solar farm and energy storage compound with a total area of circa 137 hectares. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of c. 462,660 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, associated string inverters mounted to rear of panels and 41 no. single storey electrical transformer stations and 1 no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The energy storage compound will consist of 70 no. containerised energy storage modules and associated plant and equipment, 35 no. transformers and 5 no. auxiliary transformers, 2 no. spare parts containers and 1. no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The overall project will also consist of underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site and within the R163 and R147 public roads, Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) crossing of the Blackwater River, temporary construction compounds, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, landscaping, drainage and all ancillary development works and apparatus necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Construction and operational access will be via 2 no. existing entrances from the R147 and R163 which will be upgraded. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The NIS includes an assessment of the grid connection for the solar farm project comprising a 110kV electricity substation and ‘loop-in / loop-out’ grid connection cabling to the existing Arvagh/Navan 110kV overhead line which will be the subject of an application to An Coimisiún Pleanála and is situated in the townland of Kilmainham, Kells, Co. Meath. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660267
6 Dec 2024Conditional
the construction of a granny flat extension to side and rear of existing residence including removal of old septic tank and construction of new septic and percolation area
Permission · Meath County Council, 24451
1 Nov 2021Conditional
retention & commissioning of a new Kingspan Klargester pumped biodisc sewage treatment plant with raised soil polishing filter bed which replaces original septic tank and soakaway along with any associated siteworks
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212102
23 Aug 2021Conditional
retention of an existing single storey garage and retention of glazing and roof style to the dwelling porch granted under Planning Permission 81/1104
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211634
12 Dec 2019Refused
the construction of a part single storey, part two storey dwelling house, installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA191683
29 Nov 2019N/a
a part single storey, part two storey dwelling house, installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA191617
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
- Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
- Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA 004232
Recorded monuments
- ME017-063 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on a slight S-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a single continuous fosse (Wth c. 3-4m) is visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It is truncated by a NNE-SSW field bank at W and is not visible W of that feature. The enclosure (ME017-067----) is c. 50m to the SE. The rath is also visible on Google Earth (12/07/2013; 02/07/2018). Enclosure (ME017-064----) is c. 150m to the NE. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy and was also noted by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020 Amended: 10 March 2020
- ME017-064 Enclosure
Description
Located on a gentle S-facing slope. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a continuous fosse is visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. Rath (ME017-063----) is c. 150m to the SW. It is also visible on Google Earth (02/07/2018) and faintly on Digital Globe (c. 2013), and was first reported by Anthony Murphy. It was also noted by Jean Chrles Caillère. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020
- ME017-067 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. The faint cropmark of a subrectangular enclosure (dims c. 30m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE) defined by a slight fosse feature is visible only on Apple maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. It cut in two by a NW-SE field bank with the greater part SW of that feature. Rath (ME017-063----) is c. 50m to the NW, and a palaeo-channel of the River Blackwater is visible c. 40m the SE on OSI images (1995). The enclosure was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 January 2020
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sedenrath.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Sedenrath with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Sedenrath
- Area
- 867,223 m² (86.72 ha, 214.3 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kells, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kells Upper
- Electoral division
- Ceanannas Mór Rural, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Fyanstown, Grange Glebe, Headfort Demesne, Kilmainham, Kilmainham, Kilmainham (headfort), Rossmeen
- Placenames
- Sedenrath on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.