Waynestown
Townland in the civil parish of Ballymaglassan, barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath
- Area
- 106.7 ha
- 264 acres
- Land parcels
- 52
- registered freehold, median 4,417 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 36
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Waynestown, from 134 m² to 102,868 m² (10.29 ha, 25.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 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 · 60 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
24 Aug 2026N/a
the development will consist of refurbishment works to 36.3 kilometres (km) of OHL, comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 4 no. steel towers; replacement of 127 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 6 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 3 no. steel towers and 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 4 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 1-181) and the associated OHL lie between wherethe Blundelstown – Mullingar 110kV OHL commences at Structure 1 in the townland of Harlockstown and stretches to the border with County Westmeath in the townland of Carranstown Great, crossing the County Meath townlands of Harlockstown, Blackhall Big, Lynaghstown, Barstown, Kilclone, Collistown, Warrenstown, Jenkinstown, Mullagh, Kilmore, Knockstown, Moynalvy, Ballygortagh, Curraghdoo, Clonymeath, Derryclare, Clonmahon, Drumard, Ginnets Little, Dangan, Umberstown Little, Umberstown Great, Stokestown, Laracor, Summerstown, Newtownmoynagh, Carberrystown, Kennastown, Derrindaly, Bellewstown, Kilmurry, Woodtown (Abbott), Pubblestown, Portanab, Moyrath, Rathcormick, Rathkenna, Coolronan and Carranstown Great. The Proposed Development also includes 3 no. temporary Construction Compounds in the townlands of Barstown, Pubblestown and Rathkenna. The refurbishment works in County Meath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; the installation of fibre wrap; the replacement of 4 no. steel towers and 127 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); the installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 3 no. temporary Construction Compounds; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2661061
21 Jul 2026N/a
the development will consist of retention permission for demolition of existing dormer style habitable house and rebuilding of a new two storey dwelling with larger extended footprint to include a front gable, a single storey sunroom to side and a rear single storey utility room. The northeast side elevation has an additional opaque bathroom window at first floor level and a ridge type skylight has been included to the front and rear of the new main roof
Retention · Meath County Council, 2660918
20 Feb 2026Conditional
permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660187
20 Feb 2026Conditional
permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660188
25 Oct 2024Conditional
the development will consist of demolition of existing sun room extension to side of dwelling and construct one and a half storey extension to the front / side of existing dwelling and one and a half storey porch to front. The development also includes modifications to existing elevations and internal plan layout together with all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460899
9 Oct 2024Conditional
the development will consist of a new two-storey style dwelling and a detached domestic garage, a domestic wastewater disposal system, new domestic site entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460835
22 May 2024Conditional
the development will consist of 1) Construction of a two storey gable to the front over existing portico, 2) Raising of existing dormer roof and alterations to front elevation, 3) demolition of existing sunroom and replacement with flat roof side extension, 4) New WWTS, percolation area and plant room to rear and all associated site services and ground works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460362
7 Feb 2024Conditional
the development will consist of a proposed two storey detached dwelling, floor area – 180 square metres, domestic waste water treatment plant, construction of a new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460087
1 Feb 2024N/a
The development will consist of a proposed two storey detached dwelling, floor area – 180 square metres, domestic waste water treatment plant, construction of a new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460070
5 Jul 2023Refused
a proposed two-story detached dwelling, floor area - 180 square meters, domestic waste water treatment plant, construction of a new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23681
14 Apr 2023Conditional
the development consists of to construct (1) a 2 storey type dwelling (2) a domestic garage (3) install a proprietary wastewater treatment system (4) construct a new combined agricultural site entrance to serve both the agricultural lands and the proposed dwelling (5) and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23409
16 Dec 2022Conditional
retention of extensions to the front, side and rear of existing dwelling and retention of domestic garage and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221649
19 Aug 2022Conditional
the construction of a new detached residential dwelling with domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment and percolation area, new site entrance from road to enter the site including any necessary pruning of existing hedgerows, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Permission consequent, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221087
27 Jan 2022Conditional
permission for a change of house type from that previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 21796, to a part storey and a half, part single storey dwelling house with new detached garage. All other development and all associated site works will remain as per previously granted permission
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 2289
17 Dec 2021Conditional
replacement of existing dwelling on site with two storey detached dwelling and change the use of the existing house on site for use as domestic store ancillary to farmyard, construct new domestic garage, entrance and driveway. The development also includes the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system & polishing filter together with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212369
13 Aug 2021Conditional
the construction of a new detached residential dwelling with detached domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance from road to enter the site including any necessary pruning of existing hedgerows, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211566
23 Jul 2021Refused
the development will consist of replacement of existing dwelling on site with two storey detached dwelling and change the use of the existing house on site for use as domestic store ancillary to farmyard, construct new domestic garage, entrance and driveway. The development also includes the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system & polishing filter together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211410
28 Apr 2021Conditional
permission to construct a single storey dwelling, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, to demolish part of existing shed (10.8m2), alterations to 2 no. entrances (Family owned) and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21796
14 Apr 2021N/a
permission to construct a single storey dwelling, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21686
14 Dec 2020Refused
development will consist of the construction of a 1 1/2 Storey three bed family dwelling and detached domestic garage, the installation of a proprietary domestic effluent treatment system, connection to existing public services and all associated site works, and utilise existing site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201942
29 Sept 2020Refused
the construction of a two storey four bed family dwelling and detached domestic garage, the installation of a proprietary domestic effluent treatment system, connection to existing public services and all associated site works and to form a new site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201366
7 Sept 2020Refused
the construction of a 1 1/2 Storey three bed family dwelling and detached domestic garage, the installation of a proprietary domestic effluent treatment system, connection to existing public services and all associated site works, and utilize existing site entrance
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA201233
11 Dec 2019Conditional
the development will consist of a proposed Two Storey Dwelling and Garage, Domestic Wastewater treatment plant, construction of new entrance and all ancillary site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191673
29 Nov 2019N/a
the development will consist of a proposed Two Storey Dwelling and Garage, Domestic Wastewater treatment plant, construction of new entrance and all ancillary site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191634
5 Jul 2019Conditional
construction of a two storey style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road and relocate existing agricultural entrance to east boundary of site. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA190884
The 25 most recent of 36 applications.
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 Waynestown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Waynestown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Waynestown.
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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2895 (ZIP).
- 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
- Waynestown, Dunboyne11 sales
The townland
- Name
- Waynestown
- Area
- 1,067,217 m² (106.72 ha, 263.72 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballymaglassan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ratoath
- Electoral division
- Culmullin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Culmullin electoral division: 1,283 people in 379 households; 93% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cornelstown, Harlockstown, Staffordstown, Staffordstown Little
- Placenames
- Waynestown 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.