Damselstown
Damselstown is a townland in the civil parish of Stamullin, barony of Duleek Upper, Co. Meath.
Parcel 152825
- Area
- 5,105 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 326 m².
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective
- Townland
- Damselstown
Planning applications on this parcel
22 Aug 2022Conditional
dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221095
22 Dec 2021Refused
permission for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 212402
6 Dec 2019N/a
Permission sought for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA191652
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 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 this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 72.6 ha
- 179 acres
- Land parcels
- 42
- registered freehold, median 2,040 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Damselstown, from 19 m² to 223,830 m² (22.38 ha, 55.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 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 · 64 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
15 Oct 2025Conditional
the development will consists of; (1) Retention permission sought for the additional floor area and eaves level at the existing house, previously approved under Meath County Council ref. no. 2193. (2) Permission for alterations comprising a reduction in the roof height, the removal of both front bay windows, and the stepping back of the rear patio roof overhang. (3) Demolition of the existing garage structure and the construction of new garage further back at the rear of the existing house, to include all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561109
21 Sept 2024Refused
Retention of additional ground floor area, retention of higher ridge and eaves level and retention of revised garage from that granted under planning Reg. Ref. 2193. Retention of lowered main roof ridge level from that shown in Reg. Ref. 22797. Permission for the demolition of canopy structure to rear and for demolition of the two projecting bays at front elevation with associated site works.
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460773
22 May 2024Refused
retention of additional ground floor area, retention of higher ridge and eaves level, retention of the hipped roof feature & revised garage from that granted under planning Reg. Ref. 2193. Retention of lowered main roof ridge level from that shown in Reg. Ref. 22797
Retention · Meath County Council, 2460364
10 May 2024N/a
Retention of additional ground floor area, retention of higher ridge and eaves level, retention of the hipped roof feature & revised garage from that granted under planning Reg. Ref. 2193. Retention of lowered main roof ridge level from that shown in Reg. Ref. 22797.
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460330
8 Apr 2024N/a
retention of additional ground floor area, retention of higher ridge and eaves level, retention of the hipped roof feature & revised garage from that granted under planning Reg. Ref. 2193. Retention of lowered main roof ridge level from that shown in Reg. Ref. 22797
Retention · Meath County Council, 2460234
20 Dec 2023Refused
retention for minor addition to ground floor area to rear, increased ridge height and partial amendment to fenestration from that granted under planning Reg. Ref. AA/201523
Retention · Meath County Council, 2360495
22 Aug 2022Conditional
dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221095
17 Jun 2022Refused
the development consists of (i) retention of additional ground floor area to the east, west, North and south (ii) retention of higher ridge and eaves level (iii) retention of the hipped roof feature in lieu of gables (iv) retention of garage (v) retention of canopy structure to south elevation and all associated site works
Retention · Meath County Council, 22797
31 May 2022N/a
the development consists of (i) retention of additional ground floor area to the east, west, North and south (ii) retention of higher ridge and eaves level (iii) retention of the hipped roof feature in lieu of gables (iv) retention of garage (v) retention of canopy structure to south elevation and all associated site works (vi) permission for omission of approved garage under planning Reg. Ref. 2193
Retention, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 22710
22 Dec 2021Refused
permission for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 212402
20 Jan 2021Conditional
a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, vehicular entrance & all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2193
21 Oct 2020Conditional
a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance to public road and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201523
5 Mar 2020Refused
a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance & all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plan submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA200288
5 Mar 2020Conditional
a storey and a half dwelling with single storey annex, domestic garage, agricultural shed, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance to public road and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA200289
11 Dec 2019Conditional
dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA191676
6 Dec 2019N/a
Permission sought for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA191652
22 Nov 2019N/a
Permission sought for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA191571
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cromwell's Bush Fen 001576
Recorded monuments
- ME033-039 Burnt mound
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- ME033-064 Enclosure
Description
Located on a SW-facing slope. The faint cropmark of an oval enclosure (dims c. 35m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE) defined by a single slight fosse feature that appears to be absent E-S is visible only on Google Earth (07/05/2017). It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 November 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Damselstown.
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 Damselstown, about 1 in 5 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, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Damselstown.
- 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 Damselstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Damselstown
- Area
- 725,603 m² (72.56 ha, 179.3 acres)
- Civil parish
- Stamullin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duleek Upper
- Electoral division
- Stamullin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 5,471 people lived in 1,655 households in the Stamullin electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 61% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Daw, Greenanstown, Herbertstown, Kilnew, Micknanstown, Rudder, Saddlestown
- Placenames
- Damselstown 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.