Wotton
Wotton is a townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore (Dunshaughlin Ra), barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath. Its name in Irish is Bótún.
- Area
- 128.8 ha
- 318 acres
- Land parcels
- 106
- registered freehold, median 2,099 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 48
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
106 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Wotton, from 8 m² to 185,363 m² (18.54 ha, 45.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 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 · 142 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
29 May 2026Conditional
File Ref: AA201395 - the works seeking retention permission include; 1) Retention of the change of use of an existing shed, to a use facilitating waste processing. 2) Retention of concrete yard area and associated 1 full retention separator servicing same. 3) Retention of modified site boundary. 4) Retention of site security palisade fence. 5) Retention of alterations to site layout design to include revised designated ares for storage of End of Life Vehicles. The works seeking planning permission include; 1) Proposed 5 bay monopitch shed to facilitate processing of end of life vehicles. 2) Proposed increase in annual tonnage accepted at the facility to 4,000 tonnes per year. 3) Stormwater drainage infrastructure including proposed soakaway. 4) Works to facilitate the required sightlines along public road from existing site entrance. 5) All ancillary site development works. The above listed works will require a review of the existing 'Waste Facility Permit' which will be sought through a separate application to Meath County Council
Extension of duration · Meath County Council, 26147
25 Sept 2025Conditional
RED III - the Proposed Development will consist of an amendment to a previously consented development (planning reference: 211436) comprising the slight relocation of the substation building 7.2m north and its replacement with a storage building, removal of the 4 no. temporary storage containers in the temporary construction compound and replacement with 3 no. permanent 40 ft storage containers, minor panel reconfiguration, realignment of access track, and adjustment to the duration period from a 5 to 10-year permission. An updated Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. 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, 2561018
10 Apr 2025Conditional
PLANNING PERMISSION CONSEQUENT ON THE GRANT OF OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION, REFERENCE No. 21-2167 FOR A DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE COMPLETE WITH A WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, MODIFICATION TO EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE TO CREATE A SHARED ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission consequent · Meath County Council, 2560362
30 Nov 2024Conditional
a new Single Storey extension to side/rear of existing dwelling to accommodate family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2461045
13 Sept 2024Refused
retention permission for development at this site at Masspool, The Ward. D11 AVX7. The development consists of storage facility and up-grade work to existing entrance and boundary treatment and associated works
Retention · Meath County Council, 2460747
29 Aug 2024N/a
Retention permission for development at this site at Masspool, The Ward. D11 AVX7. The development consists of storage facility and up-grade work to existing entrance and boundary treatment and associated works.
Retention · Meath County Council, 2460682
21 Jun 2024Refused
a new 1.5 Storey extension to side/rear of existing dwelling to accommodate family ancillary accommodation with internal modification and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24274
22 Apr 2024Refused
planning permission for a) The erection of a 1 storey/2 Storey, 4 bedroom house with detached garage and vehicular access there to. b) Proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area. c) Ancillary works and landscaping associated with a and b above all
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24175
20 Jun 2023Refused
the retention of an entrance to my lands and all ancillary site development works
Retention · Meath County Council, 23632
24 May 2022Conditional
construction of single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, minor internal alterations to existing dwelling, and all ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 22670
20 May 2022Conditional
the retention of revised entrance layout from that granted under planning application AA171139 to include agricultural entrance and to complete all ancillary site works
Retention · Meath County Council, 22662
23 Dec 2021Refused
(a) 1 No. of 2 storey/1 storey, 4 bedroom dwelling with detached garage (b) the construction of a vehicular access from the adjoining public road (c) proprietary waste water treatment systems, percolation area (d) ancillary works and landscaping associated with above
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212423
2 Dec 2021N/a
(a) 1 No. of 2 storey/1 storey, 4 bedroom dwelling with detached garage (b) the construction of a vehicular access from the adjoining public road (c) proprietary waste water treatment systems, percolation area (d) ancillary works and landscaping associated with above
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212275
12 Nov 2021Conditional
outline planning permission for a detached dwelling house complete with an on-site wastewater treatment system, modification to existing vehicular entrance to create a shared entrance and all associated site works at this site
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212167
25 Jun 2021Refused
permission for (a) 1 No. of 2 storey/1 storey, 4 bedroom dwelling with detached garage, (b) the construction of a vehicular access from the adjoining public road, (c) proprietary waste water treatment systems, percolation area, (d) ancillary works and landscaping associated with above
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211240
11 Dec 2020Refused
development will consist of (a) construct storey and half type dwelling, (b) construct domestic garage, (c) new double recessed site entrance incorporating entrance to proposed site, agricultural entrance and modifications to adjoining entrance on site granted under AA171139 and (d) ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201933
27 Nov 2020Refused
development consists of to construct (1) part single part storey and a half type dwelling (2) domestic garage (3) proprietary wastewater treatment system (4) site entrance (5) all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201815
16 Nov 2020Refused
a) 2No. of 2 storey / 1 storey, 4 bedroom dwellings with detached garages. b) The construction of a vehicular access from the adjoining public road. c) proprietary waste water treatment systems, percolation areas. d) Ancillary works and landscaping associated with the above.
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA201714
13 Nov 2020N/a
development will consist of (a) construct storey and half type dwelling, (b) construct domestic garage, (c) new double recessed site entrance incorporating entrance to proposed site, agricultural entrance and modifications to adjoining entrance on site granted under AA171139 and (d) ancillary site works.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201698
29 Sept 2020Conditional
Planning Permission for New ground floor extension to side of existing dwelling to accommodate family ancillary accommodation (circa. 47m2) with internal modifications and associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA201368
25 Nov 2019Refused
planning permission for 2 No. detached, 4 bedroom dwellings, (Circa 210m2) with optional 40m2 great room to side, 1/2 storeys in height (both with detached garages circa 35m2 - 50m2) together with upgraded service roads, connections to existing drainage works including sewage treatment system, landscaping and such additional ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA191578
20 Nov 2019N/a
planning permission for 2 No. of detached, 4 bedroom dwellings, (Circa 210m2) with optional 40m2 great room to side, 1/2 storeys in height (both with detached garages circa 35m2 - 50m2) together with upgraded service roads, connections to existing drainage works including sewage treatment system, landscaping and such additional ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA191545
8 Nov 2019Conditional
new ground floor extension to side/rear of existing dwelling to accommodate family ancillary accommodation (circa 47m2) with internal modifications and associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA191482
1 Nov 2019N/a
planning permission for 2 No. of detached, 4 bedroom dwellings, (Circa 210m2) with optional 40m2 great room to side, 1/2 storeys in height (both with detached garages circa 35m2 - 50m2) together with upgraded service roads, connections to existing drainage works including sewage treatment system, landscaping and such additional ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA191454
1 Nov 2019N/a
new ground floor extension to side/rear of existing dwelling to accommodate family ancillary accommodation (circa 47m2) with internal modifications and associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA191456
The 25 most recent of 48 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 Wotton.
Recorded monuments
- ME045-022 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight NE-facing slope. This is a slightly raised circular and grass-covered area (diam. 29.5m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth of base 6m; int. H 0.2m at ENE to 0.4m at WSW; ext. H 1-1.1m) and a slight outer fosse (Wth of top 5.5-6m; ext. D 0.1m). There are numerous gaps in the bank but the original entrance is probably at S (Wth of base 2.1m). Topsoil from the interior may have been removed at E and S. 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: 10 January 2022
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Wotton.
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 Wotton, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Wotton.
- 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 Wotton with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Wotton · Bótún
- Area
- 1,288,025 m² (128.8 ha, 318.28 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmore (Dunshaughlin Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Ratoath
- Electoral division
- Donaghmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 14,217 people lived in 4,598 households in the Donaghmore electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballaghaweary, Baytown, Bullstown, Dardistown, Masspool, Muckerstown, Newtown Commons
- Placenames
- Wotton 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.