Newtown Monasterboice

302 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown Monasterboice, from 11 m² to 174,865 m² (17.49 ha, 43.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 87 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Newtown Monasterboice in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  Retention and Permission: Retention permission for the relocation of the wastewater treatment system/percolation area, which was granted under ref. no. 201020. Permission is also sought for the change of use of the domestic garage to residential use along with the ancillary site development works

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 26111

• 5 Nov 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission of the existing detached single-storey unit for use as garden room incidental to the enjoyment of existing dwelling and retention of existing proprietary sewage treatment system incorporating Klargester Biodisc Unit and 8PE Packaged CoCo Filter Unit and percolation area together with all associated siteworks.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 25163

• 10 Apr 2025Conditional

  Rentention permission for development consisting of extensions to sides and front of existing dwelling, with ancillary site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560211

• 11 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for a new waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works to serve existing dwelling house in relation to permission granted ref no. 22770, decommission existing septic tank

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460783

• 4 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for proposed development to consist of: (i) The construction of 5 no. wind turbines with the following parameters: a) Total tip height range of 179.5m – 180m, b) Rotor diameter range of 149m – 163m, c) Hub height range of 98m to 105m, (ii) Construction of turbine foundations, crane hardstand areas and assembly areas; (iii) All associated wind farm underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed onsite electrical substation including cabling. in the public road corridor in the townlands of Gallstown and Kearneystown; (iv) Construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation compound including a single-storey control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, gates, all associated underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, and all ancillary structures and works in the townland of Piperstown. (v) A Battery Energy Storage System within the 38kV electrical substation compound; (vi) All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid which includes 5 no. of water crossings (3 no. bridges and 2 no. culverts). The provision of joint bays and associated communication chambers along the underground electrical cabling route via underground 38kV electrical cabling predominantly within the public road corridor, from the onsite substation in the townland of Piperstown to the existing Drybridge 110 kV Substation located in the townland of Tullyallen; (vii) Reinstatement of all road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks in public lands; (viii) Provision of new site access tracks and upgrade of existing site tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure this includes 3 no. water crossings, passing bays and all associated drainage; (ix) The provision of 2 no. new permanent site entrances for construction and operational access from the local road L6274 in the townlands of Kearneystown and Gallstown; (x) The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access to the 38kV electrical substation compound from the local road L2275 in the townland of Piperstown; (xi) Use of 1 no. existing site entrance for construction, operational access to the permanent met mast on a private road off local road L2275 in the townland of Drumshallon. (xii) The construction of 1 no. new temporary track in the townland o

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460766

• 18 Nov 2024N/a

  Permission for a ten year development for: (i) The construction of 5 no. wind turbines with the following parameters: a) Total tip height range of 179.5m – 180m, b) Rotor diameter range of 149m – 163m, c) Hub height range of 98m to 105m, (ii) Construction of turbine foundations, crane hardstand areas and assembly areas; (iii) All associated wind farm underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed onsite electrical substation including cabling. in the public road corridor in the townlands of Gallstown and Kearneystown; (iv) Construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation compound including a single-storey control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, gates, all ssociated underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, and all ancillary structures and works in the townland of Piperstown. (v) A Battery Energy Storage System within the 38kV electrical substation compound; (vi) All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid which includes 5 no. of water crossings (3 no. bridges and 2 no. culverts). The provision of joint bays and associated communication chambers along the underground electrical cabling route via underground 38kV electrical cabling predominantly within the public road corridor, from the onsite substation in the townland of Piperstown to the existing Drybridge 110 kV Substation located in the townland of Tullyallen; (vii) Reinstatement of all road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks in public lands; (viii) Provision of new site access tracks and upgrade of existing site tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure this includes 3 no. water crossings, passing bays and all associated drainage; (ix) The provision of 2 no. new permanent site entrances for construction and operational access from the local road L6274 in the townlands of Kearneystown and Gallstown; (x) The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access to the 38kV electrical substation compound from the local road L2275 in the townland of Piperstown; (xi) Use of 1 no. existing site entrance for construction, operational access to the permanent met mast on a private road off local road L2275 in the townland of Drumshallon. (xii) The construction of 1 no. new temporary track in the townland of Castleto

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460709

• 27 Aug 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for a detached single storey domestic storage shed and car port to side of existing garage all located to side and rear of existing house *Significant Further Information Received on 08/01/2025*

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460491

• 3 Jul 2024Conditional

  The development consists of: 1. Retention of partial removal of existing hedgerow 2. Retention of one-way entrance and gates 3. Retention of car parking spaces along local access road and within the site 4. Retention of walking track around perimeter of playing fields 5. Retention of lighting along walking track 6. Demolition of existing viewing stand 7. Proposed new viewing stand to south side of existing pitch 8. All associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460373

• 25 Jun 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of the following: 1. Retention of existing cottage attached to derelict farm building to the rear of existing restaurant & bar building (ancillary to the existing restaurant & bar). 2. Retention of alterations to existing toilet block of function room as per previously granted permission Ref. No. 17354. 3. Retention of rooflights & roof changes to existing restaurant & bar building. 4. Retention of change of use from storerooms to staff dining on ground floor and staff lounge on first floor to west side of existing restaurant & bar building. 5. Retention of change of use from storerooms & meeting room to offices on first floor to south side of existing restaurant & bar building. 6. Regularisation of elevations to existing restaurant & bar building. 7. All associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460349

• 15 May 2024Conditional

  Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy and BESS Development with a total site area of 92.3 hectares to include; Solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, inverters, battery storage infrastructure (BESS units, PCS units, storage and maintenance units), internal access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV camera and access gates, temporary construction compounds and all ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works. The solar farm would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application. *Significant Further Information received on 06/02/2025*Significant Further Information received on 18/02/2025*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460278

• 28 Feb 2024Conditional

  1) Retention of existing side extension to dwelling house 2) Change of use of existing domestic garage to family flat, incorporating a connecting annex from the existing garage to the existing dwelling house, and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460108

• 20 Feb 2024Conditional

  Permission for a two storey extension to the front of the existing house

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2420

• 21 Dec 2023N/a

  The development will consist of the following: 1. Retention of existing cottage attached to derelict farm building to the rear of existing restaurant & bar building. 2. Retention of alterations to existing toilet block of function room as per previously granted permission Ref. No. 17354. 3. Retention of rooflights & roof changes to existing restaurant & bar building. 4. Retention of change of use from storerooms to staff dining on ground floor and staff lounge on first floor to west side of existing restaurant & bar building. 5. Retention of change of use from storerooms & meeting room to offices on first floor to south side of existing restaurant & bar building. 6. Regularisation of elevations to existing restaurant & bar building. 7. All associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2360552

• 9 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission for a side extension to existing dwelling, front porch and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360394

• 5 Jul 2022Conditional

  Permission for proposed extension to the front, side and rear of existing dwelling house, new waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, demolition of attached shed and all associated site development work. *Significant Further Information received on 04/11/2022 includes the conversion of existing shed and redesign of extensions.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22537

• 23 Nov 2021N/a

  permission for the demolition of attached single storey garage and utility room, converted attic to storage space with a dormer window, new single storey and two storey extensions to existing two storey dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211398

• 19 Jul 2021Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 16/714 AND 21/552 - 16/714: Retention permission sought for retention and completion of dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area new site entrance and all associated site works granted permission ref. no.: 08803 and extension of duration planning ref. no.: 13368. This application is submitted to facilitate the removal of the Occupancy condition 9 (a)- (c) of the grant of permission at Newtown Monasterboice, Co. Louth *** 21/552: Permission for a change of house type to replace a partially constructed house, previously granted under planning ref. no. 16/714. Development will consist of the removal of existing floor slab and partially constructed walls, construction of dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment unit and percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 21909

• 10 May 2021Conditional

  Permission for a change of house type to replace a partially constructed house, previously granted under planning ref. no. 16/714. Development will consist of the removal of existing floor slab and partially constructed walls, construction of dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment unit and percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21552

• 18 Dec 2020Conditional

  Permission for a two storey dwelling house, a detached garage, a waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201146

• 30 Nov 2020Refused

  Permission for a single storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system & associated percolation area, private well and all other associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201028

• 28 Sept 2020Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new front and side single storey extension to existing three bedroom, single storey dwelling including all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20756

• 2 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for a single storey dwelling house, treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20250

• 13 Feb 2020Conditional

  Retention Permission for development consisting of retention of single storey rear extension to existing dwelling as constructed and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2098

• 25 Jul 2019Conditional

  Permission for the replacing of 2 no. existing tennis courts with 2 no. 6 a side all weather pitches, with a ball wall on the north west edge and fencing around the other three edges. Lighting to be provided for the 2 no. pitches to a LUX level of 201 and 0.6 uniformity, mounted on 12m poles. **Significant Further information received 08/11/2019**

  Permission · Louth County Council, 19599

• 21 Nov 2018Conditional

  Retention and permission for development to consist of permission to demolish a two storey extension and to construct a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. Modifications to existing elevations and interior walls. Also the retention permission for a two strorey extension consisting of a study and sunroom to the front of the existing dwelling and all associated site development works and services. *Significant Further Information received on 02/10/2019*.

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 18948

The 25 most recent of 27 applications.

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 Newtown Monasterboice.

Recorded monuments

• LH021-064 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0796), beside a stream above an area of fen peat on a gentle S-facing slope. A deposit (15m x 8m; D 0.4m) consisting largely of charcoal, ash and burnt sandstone was initially exposed. Removal of this layer revealed a trough and four circular pits which possibly functioned as hearths. The trough was rectangular shaped (2m x 1.4m; max. D 0.55m), filled with the burnt mound material and had the impressions of at least three wooden planks at its base. A convex scraper was recovered from one of the four pits. (Ó Drisceoil 2002, 238) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 20 July 2012

• LH021-066 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0479). Consisted of four pits and two postholes. Two postholes and one pit were found in close proximity and the other three pits were found some distance away to the N. The fills of the features varied considerably and the only finds were a piece of struck flint and a piece of slag recovered from two of the pits. Analysis of these features is difficult due to the limited evidence and the excavator suggests that 'it is unlikely that the excavated features all relate to a single period or phase' (Chapple 2002, 238-9). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 25 July 2012

• LH021-068 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0282). A spread of burnt stones and charcoal (max. T 0.15m) was observed in a narrow trench dug for a telecom cable under the motorway. The site was not excavated but instead sealed below a raised motorway embankment. (Campbell 2002, 17) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 25 July 2012

• LH021-069 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0941). Consisted of a number of severely truncated pits of varied size. Four of the pits were conjoined, one of which contained a small deposit of cremated bone. (Campbell 2002, 239) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 25 July 2012

• LH021-073001 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence 00E0796). Located c. 15m N of a fulacht fia (LH021-064----). Two small pits filled with burnt stone, ash and charcoal. (Ó Drisceoil 2002, 238) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 25 July 2012

• LH021-074 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0796), beside a stream towards the top of a gentle S-facing slope. Excavation initially revealed a concentration of burnt stones and charcoal (5.2m x 5.1m; max. D 0.5m). Removal of this material revealed a trough, two conjoined pits, a hearth and some 25 stakeholes. The trough was rectangular with six planks of alder at its base and on top of these was a large boulder which may have functioned as a 'pot-boiler'. The only finds recovered from the site were some flakes of flint débitage. (Ó Drisceoil 2002, 238) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 25 July 2012 Not indicated

Architectural heritage

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey with attic thatched house, built c. 1780. Rectangular-plan, lobby entry with porch to central bay south elevation. Pitched straw thatched roof dressed over porch, secured with chicken wire mesh to eaves, painted smooth rendered central chimneystack with mortar aprons, painted concrete skews. Whitewashed rubble stone walling to south and north elevations, whitewashed smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to east and west gables. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered reveals and soffits, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows, three-over-three without sill to attic. Square-headed door opening, painted timber vertically-sheeted half door, limestone slabbed threshold. Forming north boundary of gravelled yard; outbuildings to east and west, corrugated-iron roofs, whitewashed rubble stone walling; whitewashed rubble stone road boundary wall to south c. 2000, high dry stone soldier coping, circular gate piers with domed caps, painted timber gates.

• Outbuilding, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Group of five detached single-storey outbuildings, built c. 1780. Rectangular-plans. Pitched corrugated-iron roofs, verge copings. Rubble stone walling, main elevations whitewashed. Loop windows, stone lintels. Square-headed door openings, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors, some timber lintels. Set to north and south sides of road, thatched house to north.

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

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, low (inferred).

Terrain model

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

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 Newtown Monasterboice with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Newtown Monasterboice · Baile Nua Mhainistir Bhuithe

Area

3,513,916 m² (351.39 ha, 868.31 acres)

Civil parish

Monasterboice, and its townlands

Barony

Ferrard

Electoral division

Monasterboice, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,445 people lived in 491 households in the Monasterboice electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balgatheran, Bawntaaffe, Brownstown, Coolfore, Cordoogan, Killineer, Kircock, Monasterboice, Priest Town, Silloge, Timullen, Tullyeskar

Placenames

Newtown Monasterboice 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.