Newtown

467 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown, from 7 m² to 79,308 m² (7.93 ha, 19.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 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.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 427 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Neighbourhood Centre (Commercial, retail)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.6Transportation Development Hub (Other transport/general uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Infrastructure and Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1WL - White Lands (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential Phase 1 (New/proposed residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1E2 - General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3H1 - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Jun 2026Conditional

  Retention permission for the following: 1. Retention of alterations to north-west (side), south-west (front) and south-east (side) boundary walls as per previously granted planning application LCC ref no: 2560192. 2. Retention of alterations to single-storey garden room to the rear garden of existing dwelling as per previously granted planning application LCC ref no: 2560192. 3. Retention of the removal of brick chimney to the side of existing dwelling. 4. All associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660364

• 12 Sept 2025Conditional

  Permission for the change of use of an existing domestic garage to a home office and utility area, and for associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560576

• 19 Aug 2025Conditional

  Retention and Permission: The development will consist of a single storey portacabin extension to a single storey portacabin used as a creche/playschool classroom and for associated siteworks and the retention development consists of the retention of the boundary fence as constructed *Significant Further Information Received on 01/04/2026 - includes an extension to the existing curtilage and relocation of boundary fence*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560519

• 3 Apr 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of the following: 1.Retention of existing single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling along with proposed minor alterations. 2.Proposed single-storey garden room to the rear garden of existing dwelling.3.Proposed internal alterations to existing dwelling. 4.Improvement of existing vehicular entrance along. 5.Proposed new boundary wall to north-west (side) boundary and new boundary wall to south-east (side, front garden) boundary. 6.All associated site development and infrastructure works.

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560192

• 22 Dec 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for a single storey utility room extension to the side of the existing house and all associated siteworks

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460824

• 2 Dec 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for development at: 24 Harvest Way, Wheaton Hall, Drogheda. The development consists of retention of single storey domestic extension to side and rear, domestic garage to side, rooflights, internal and external alterations and additions to existing dwelling, connections to existing services and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460754

• 6 Sept 2024Refused

  Retention permission for an attic conversion including addition of first floor windows and all associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460515

• 3 Sept 2024N/a

  Retention permission for an attic conversion including addition of first floor windows and all associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460511

• 1 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for a development at Unit 7 Wheaton Hall Shopping Centre. The development will consist of the temporary change of use of a bookies office to a creche/playschool facility for a 2 year period, and for associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460241

• 26 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission to change the use of the existing retail unit to a childcare facility to compliment the existing service upstairs

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460160

• 14 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission for change of use from existing retail unit to a childcare facility. The following works are also proposed i) Demolition of existing dry store unit and change to a toilet cubicle. ii) Proposed new entrance via the existing creche lobby at side of the unit. Associated internal modifications and site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460135

• 5 Aug 2022Conditional

  Extension of Duration for planning ref. no. 17 387 Permission for development to consist of the construction of a total of 133 no. two storey residential dwellings in a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced form. Vehicular access is from the Marsh Road (R150). The development also provides for all associated site development works including alterations to ground levels, internal roads, car-parking, footpaths, open space, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments. The application site was previously granted planning permission under ref. no. 06/52 for 260 no. residential units.

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22629

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission to build a new single storey utility room to side/rear, together with conversion of existing attic space to accommodate 2 no. bedrooms and 1 no. bathroom at first floor level, 2 no. rooflights to front and 2 no. rooflights to rear, modifications at ground floor level to include installation of a new staircase and reconfiguration of rooms to provide a larger kitchen/dining area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22484

• 10 Feb 2022Conditional

  permission for the partial demolition of existing vehicular road entrance and replacement with new upgraded road entrance, including new finish on existing piers and new sliding automatic gates

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22102

• 3 Nov 2021Refused

  permission for 68 no. dwellings consisting of 28 no. 2 storey 3 bed house type A, 21 no. 2 storey 3 bed house type B, 11 no. 2 storey 2 bed house type C, 2 no. 2 storey 3 bed house type D and 6 no. 2 storey 3 bed house type E in a layout of a variety of detached, semi-detached and terraces of 3, 4 or 6 dwellings with ancillary site development works, including roads, footpaths, public open space, landscaping and boundary treatments with access from the Marsh Road (R150) via a new access road previously permitted Reg. Ref. 17/387 **Significant further information including a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) received on 22/09/2022**

  Permission, 68 homes · Louth County Council, 211333

• 9 Mar 2021N/a

  Permission for development that will consist of 67 No dwellings consisting of, 33 no 2 storey 3 bed house type A, 18 No2 storey 3 bed house type B, 8 No 2 storey house type C, 2 No 2 storey 3 bed house type D and 6 No 2 storey 3 bed house type E in a layout of a variety of detached, semi-detached and terrace of 3 or 4 dwellings with ancillary site development works including roads, footpaths, public open space, landscaping and boundary treatments with access from the Marsh Road (R150) via a new access road previously permitted Reg. Ref. 17387

  Permission · Louth County Council, 21240

• 3 Mar 2021Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of the following 1. Demolition of existing garage. 2. Construction of a new single storey detached dwelling. 3. New shared entrance and boundary walls. 4. All associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21211

• 29 Jan 2021Conditional

  Permission for the change of use of a bookies office to a coffee shop with take-away service and for replacement of signage

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2184

• 13 Jan 2021Conditional

  Permission for (1) to construct new single storey extension to side and rear of existing house; (2) to create new window opening to side of existing house at ground floor level; (3) to apply napped plaster render finish to entire existing house together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2131

• 13 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for the following: 1. Construction of proposed first floor extension to side over existing ground floor. 2. Internal alterations/renovations to existing dwelling. 3. All associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20959

• 7 Jul 2020Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of a single storey extension to side of house for an accessible bedroom with en-suite and including all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20496

• 30 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for construction of a new roof structure over an open loading bay to the northern side of the site. Construction of a new canopy over the existing milk intake to the northern side of the building and all associated site work. Minor demolition works consisting of the removal of a canopy and side cladding to the northern façade

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20311

• 9 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for development to consist of demolition of existing single storey boiler house & replacement with new single storey flat roof extension comprising of kitchen/dinning/family room to rear and side of existing two storey detached dwelling together with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20265

• 17 Feb 2020N/a

  Permission for development consisting of demolition of single storey boiler house & replacement with new single storey flat roof extension comprising Kitchen / Dining / Family room to rear & side of existing two storey detached dwelling together with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20111

• 7 Nov 2019Conditional

  Retention permission is sought for a single storey side extension to existing dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19924

The 25 most recent of 35 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.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Newtown.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Newtown, 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3144 (ZIP).

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

Name

Newtown · An Baile Nua

Area

520,409 m² (52.04 ha, 128.6 acres)

Civil parish

Colp, and its townlands

Barony

Duleek Lower

Electoral division

St. Lawrence Gate, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,227 people lived in 1,576 households in the St. Lawrence Gate electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bryanstown, Lagavooren, Stagreenan (Co. Meath), Stameen (Co. Meath), Stameen

Placenames

Newtown 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.