Sicily
Sicily is a townland in the civil parish of Danestown, barony of Duleek Lower, Co. Meath.
- Area
- 179.9 ha
- 445 acres
- Land parcels
- 69
- registered freehold, median 2,230 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sicily, from 64 m² to 408,791 m² (40.88 ha, 101.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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 · 93 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
12 Mar 2026Conditional
the development will consist of construction of a two storey & single storey rear extension, renovations & alterations to existing house, decommissioning of septic tank, new Oakstown BAF sewage treatment system, soil polishing filter area, revisions to existing entrance, detached domestic garage, and associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660285
29 Apr 2024Conditional
the development will consist of changes and revisions to previous Grants of Planning Permission, ref: No. AA/190834 and AA/200463 and will consist of the following: (1) Changes and revisions to the design of part single, part one and a half storied type dwelling house. (2) Change of detached domestic garage design. (3) Revisions to the site layout. (4) Minor revisions to the site boundaries. (5) All ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24180
19 Jun 2023Conditional
the development will consist of: 1. Construction of single storey extension (95.34m2) to the side and rear of the existing dwelling. 2. Decommissioning and removal of the existing septic tank and associated percolation area on site. 3. Construction of a new on site wastewater treatment system and associated soil polishing filter. 4. Construction on new soak away. 5. All associated site works.
Permission · Meath County Council, 23626
1 Jun 2023Conditional
a ten year permission and 35 year operation life for a solar farm described herein. The total site area for the proposed development is 188.9 hectares consisting of the following: solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames and associated hard standing, inverter/transformer stations, underground power and communication cables and ducts, boundary security fence, CCTV cameras, upgraded internal access tracks, new internal access tracks, 2 no. new site entrances along the L5608 local road, underground electrical and communications cabling for approximately 700m along the L5608 local road and all associated services and development works including drainage infrastructure, temporary construction compound and landscaing. As part of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) application for consent, consent will be sought for the provision of a 110kV onsite electrical substation and associated works from An Bord Pleanala. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information/revised plans sbumitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 23576
15 May 2023Conditional
revisions to an entrance layout where the approved shared entrance is to be revised to two number individual entrances including all associated site development works and the removal of condition no. 3 in planning ref AA/191529 and condition number 5(e) in planning ref 21/1992
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23510
11 May 2023N/a
a ten year permission and 35 year operation life for a solar farm described herein. The total site area for the proposed development is 188.9 hectares consisting of the following: solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames and associated hard standing, inverter/transformer stations, underground power and communication cables and ducts, boundary security fence, CCTV cameras, upgraded internal access tracks, new internal access tracks, 2 no. new site entrances along the L5608 local road, underground electrical and communications cabling for approximately 700m along the L5608 local road and all associated services and development works including drainage infrastructure, temporary construction compound and landscaing. As part of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) application for consent, consent will be sought fo rthe provision of a 110kV onsite electrical substation and associated works from An Bord Pleanala. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Meath County Council, 23499
21 Apr 2022N/a
the development will consist of: 1. Replacing and raising the existing pitch roof to accommodate additional living space. 2. Construction of single storey side extension. 3. Construction of first floor extension to existing rear single storey extension to accommodate additional living space. 4. All associated works
Permission · Meath County Council, 22530
14 Oct 2021Conditional
the development will consist of a proposed change of two storey house design and single storey garage design from that granted in Planning Permission's Ref; AA191529 & AA201336. Revisions will also be made to the site boundaries and site layout, along with all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 211992
24 Sept 2020Conditional
a proposed change of two storey house design from that granted in Planning Permission Ref. No. AA191529, also a detached garage and a waste water treatment system, together with the relocation of an existing entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to the existing dwelling and the proposed dwelling, along with all associated site development works, all laid out as on the above previously granted planning permission
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201336
3 Apr 2020Conditional
changes to a previous Grant of Permission Ref No. AA190834 and will consist of the following: (A) Change of house design for part single, part one and a half storied type dwelling (B) Change of detached domestic garage design (C) Revisions to the site layout, along with all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA200463
15 Nov 2019Conditional
the provision of a new two storey dwelling, detached garage and a new wastewater treatment system, together with the relocation of an existing vehicular entrance to the neighbouring dwelling to provide a shared entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling and the proposed dwelling, along with all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA191529
25 Jun 2019Conditional
constructing a one and a half storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, installing a proprietary waste water treatment unit, and percolation area and to make a new entrance onto the road along with all ancillary site development works. The proposed entrance will be part of a shared entrance which will also serve an adjoining site which is the subject of a separate planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190834
25 Jun 2019Conditional
constructing a one and a half storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, installing a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area and to make a new entrance onto the road along with all ancillary site development works. The proposed entrance will be part of a shared entrance which will also serve an adjoining site which is the subject of a separate planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190835
21 Dec 2018Conditional
existing 18 metre high telecommunications support structure with antennas, equipment container and associated equipment within a fenced compound and access track. The development forms part of Vodafone Ireland Ltd's existing GSM and 3G Broadband telecommunications network.
Retention · Meath County Council, AA181586
17 Oct 2018N/a
constructing a one and a half storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, installing a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area and to make a new entrance onto the road along with all ancillary site development works. The proposed entrance will be part of a combined entrance which will also serve the adjoining site which is the subject of a separate planning application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA181223
23 Apr 2018Conditional
retention for a utility room, domestic garage and storage shed to the side of the existing house and all associated site works
Retention · Meath County Council, AA180391
25 Aug 2017Conditional
the development will consist of the relocation & redesign of dwelling, with amended site boundary from previously granted AA/150238, with a domestic garage
Permission · Meath County Council, AA170987
4 Jan 2017Refused
development will consist of the relocation of dwelling position from previously granted under AA/150238
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA170002
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 Sicily.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sicily.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sicily.
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 Sicily, about 1 in 5 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Sicily.
- 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 Sicily with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Sicily
- Area
- 1,799,409 m² (179.94 ha, 444.64 acres)
- Civil parish
- Danestown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duleek Lower
- Electoral division
- Kentstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,263 people lived in 700 households in the Kentstown electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 48% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balrath, Flemingstown, Kellystown, Knockcommon, Mullaghfin, Rathdrinagh, Thomastown, Tuiterath
- Placenames
- Sicily 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.