Carstown

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carstown, from 245 m² to 103,972 m² (10.4 ha, 25.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carstown 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.

• 26 Feb 2026Conditional

  Permission for: 1) Renovation of existing farmhouse & conversion of attached outbuildings to form part of the dwelling house; 2) Close existing vehicular entrance; 3) Formation of new site entrance and driveway to service existing farmhouse; 4) Installation of proprietary Wastewater Treatment System, Storm Drainage System and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660098

• 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

• 11 May 2023Conditional

  Permission for refurbishment and ground floor extension, provision of waste water treatment system, boundary fencing and associated civil works to existing dwelling **Further information received on 01.12.23**

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23238

• 11 Jul 2022Conditional

  Permission for modification to previously approved permission - ref. no. 211001 comprising relocation of proposed single storey entrance porch, new first floor storage room and alterations to previously approved façades

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22546

• 4 Jul 2022N/a

  Permission for modifications to previously approved permission - Ref. No. 21/1001 comprising relocation of proposed single storey entrance porch, new first floor storage room and alterations to previously approved façades

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22536

• 10 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission for a two storey extension to side of existing dwelling, internal and external alterations to existing dwelling, detached single storey garage and associated site works. *Significant Further Information received on 22/12/2021 which includes decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new waste water treatment system*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 211001

• 29 Jan 2021Conditional

  Retention permission for (a) retention of rear ground floor extension to dwelling house for use as entrance lobby and family room, (b) retention of attic conversion for use as a playroom, toilet, study and storage areas, (c) retention of detached building to rear of dwelling house for use as family art room, general stores and external toilet

  Retention, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 2191

• 15 Oct 2020Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of construction of a new bungalow style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter along with all other associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20832

• 23 Jul 2020N/a

  Permission for development that will consist of construction of a new bungalow style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter along with all other associated siteworks

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20544

• 31 May 2019Conditional

  Retention & Permission: Retention permission is sought for existing hobby shop outbuilding as laid out and constructed for domestic use only. Full permission is sought for new mobile home with proprietary waste water treatment system, formation of new site entrance serving mobile home and all associated site works. SPLIT DECISION: 1. To GRANT Permission for retention of the hobby shop outbuilding. 2. To REFUSE Permission for the new mobile home, Waste Water Treatment System and new site entrance.

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19418

• 4 May 2017Conditional

  Permission for development to consist of provision of new agricultural entrance off public road along with installation of new gate and all associated siteworks. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 07/03/2018 to allow for provision of new agricultural entrance with gate and retention / completion of private laneway to service existing fodder store, paddock area and polytunnel all exempted development under reg. ref. S5 2017/32.**

  Permission · Louth County Council, 17323

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 Carstown.

Recorded monuments

• LH021-085001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. The cropmark of a subrectangular enclosure (dims c. 30m NNW-SSE; c. 30m ENE-WSW) defined by a fosses or drains is visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during 2018. There are faint traces of an internal D-shaped enclosure (dims c. 17m ENE-WSW; c. 15m NNW-SSE) at the S angle. The enclosure is at the focus of a field system (LH021-085002-) consisting of small, irregularly rectangular fields (dims c. 40m x c. 10-30m) defined by the cropmarks of single drains, which cover an area of about 5 hectares (c. 13 acres). The features were reported separately by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds and Anthony Murphy at about the same time. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020

• LH021-085002 Field system
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. The cropmarks of single field drains covering about 5 hectares (c. 13 acres) are visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey by Blue Sky during 2018. The fields are irregularly rectangular (dims c. 40m x c. 10-30m) in shape and focus on a subrectangular enclosure (LH021-085001-). The features were reported separately by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds and Anthony Murphy at about the same time. A second rectangular enclosure (LH021-085003-) came to light in a Digital Globe image (2011-13). See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020 Amended: 21 January 2022

• LH021-085003 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) defined by straight sections of fosses or ditches is visible only on Digital Globe (2011-13). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Digital Globe (2011-13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 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_3110 (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.

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

Name

Carstown · Carastún

Area

1,276,414 m² (127.64 ha, 315.41 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymakenny, and its townlands

Barony

Ferrard

Electoral division

St. Peter's, the unit of the census

Census 2022

St. Peter's electoral division: 10,951 people in 3,492 households; 71% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymakenny, Carntown, Carstown, Newhouse, Tullyard

Placenames

Carstown 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.