Towas

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Towas, from 555 m² to 107,198 m² (10.72 ha, 26.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 71 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 21 Jun 2026Conditional

  the development consists of: the retention of alterations to previously granted planning permission ref. no. KA20370, comprising 1) Amendments and alterations to the elevations, floor plans and roof of the existing storey-and-a-half dwelling and garage, including a partial attic conversion with 2 no. dormer windows, the enclosure of a previously roofed area between the dwelling and garage to provide additional garage floor area, and associated alterations 2) Revised Site Layout Plan, and 3) All associated site development and ancillary works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2660766

• 24 Oct 2025Conditional

  planning permission to retain canteen / utility room extension to side of existing domestic garage

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2561147

• 23 Oct 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: (1) Retention permission for single storey extension to side of existing single storey dwelling and Planning permission as to complete the development (2) All ancillary site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561141

• 19 May 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of construction of New Slatted Shed and all works ancillary to the overall development on site

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2595

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of a bungalow style dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560366

• 2 Aug 2024Conditional

  renovate and upgrade existing derelict house, construct single storey extension to front elevation, install new sewage treatment system and percolation areas and include all works ancillary to the overall development.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460597

• 5 Jun 2024Conditional

  to construct a two storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance onto public roadway, driveway, waste water treatment system, percolation area, landscaping, boundaries and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460408

• 21 Jun 2022Conditional

  the construction of a part single, part two storey detached, replacement, dwelling house, the existing single storey detached cottage to be replaced to be refurbished and utilised as ancillary/incidental accommodation to the proposed house. The existing single storey detached dwelling/home to be demolished. New proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area to replace the existing septic tank. Two existing agricultural sheds to be demolished, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22811

• 24 Mar 2022Refused

  outline permission to construct dwelling house and domestic garage, install effluent treatment system and storm water attenuation system, form driveway with bridge and make entrance onto public road

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22371

• 3 Aug 2021N/a

  the construction of a part single, part two storey detached, replacement dwelling house, the existing single storey detached cottage to be refurbished and utilised as ancillary/incidental accommodation to the proposed house. The existing single storey detached dwelling/home to be demolished. New proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area to replace the existing septic tank. New relocated vehicular entrance gateway, bridge and access road, in lieu of the existing entrance and bridge which are to be removed, two existing agricultural sheds to be demolished, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211485

• 21 Aug 2020Conditional

  a two storey domestic extension to the side of existing dwelling house, alterations and additions to elevations, connections to existing foul and stormwater drains and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA201128

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 Towas.

Recorded monuments

• ME005-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the crest of an ENE-WSW ridge. This is a circular grass and fern-covered area (diam. 38.m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 7.5-9m; int. H 1-1.2m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8-8.3m; Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 1.1m at NW to 1.7m at SE) from an outer earthen bank (Wth of base 5-6m ext. H 0.6-1.1m) which is incorporated in a field bank NE-SSW and the bank of a N-S lane SSW-W. The fosse is rock-cut in places. The entrance (Wth of base 2.4m) and causeway (Wth of top 2.4m; H 1.3m) are at SSE. A depression (L 12m; Wth 4.7m; D 0.5m) extending from the centre to NNW could be a souterrain, although no stone is evident. 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 revision: 3 September 2018

• ME005-024001 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated on the crest of an ENE-WSW ridge and inside the NW quadrant of rath (ME005-024----). A depression (L 12m; Wth 4.7m; D 0.5m) extending from the centre of the rath towards the bank at NNW could be a souterrain, although no stone is evident. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 September 2018

• ME005-026 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a steep NE-facing slope overlooking the valley of the NW-SE Kilmainham stream, which is c. 330m distant. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45-50m) is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. There is no indication of an archaeological monument in pasture apart from a curve (Chord c. 35m) in a field bank at E. 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 revision: 3 September 2018

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Towas.

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

At the centre of the townland of Towas, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Towas.

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.

No address of the register names Towas with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Towas

Area

1,441,918 m² (144.19 ha, 356.31 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmainham, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Lower

Electoral division

Kilmainham, the unit of the census

Census 2022

857 people lived in 307 households in the Kilmainham electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghamore, Ardmaghbreague, Boynagh, Eden, Kilmainhamwood, Newtown, Shancor

Placenames

Towas 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.