Cooksland

414 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cooksland, from 7 m² to 195,784 m² (19.58 ha, 48.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 58 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 382 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 56 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2C1 - Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 28 Sept 2026N/a

  the development will consist of the conversion of the existing 2-bedroom apartment over two floors into 1 no ground floor studio apartment and 1 no first floor 1-bedroom apartment along with all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2661206

• 19 Jun 2026N/a

  the development consists of the following: Planning for: 1) provision of additional car parking spaces (2) increase of child capacity from 65 to 77 children, Retention of: 3) amendments and alterations to elevations and floor plans from that previously granted under ref 01905 (4) Retention of single storey lean roof over play area to the rear and side (5) all facility and ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660764

• 21 Apr 2026N/a

  the development consists of the following: Retention of: 1) amendments and alterations to elevations and floor plans from that previously granted under ref 01905 (2) Retention of single storey lean roof over play area to the rear (3) provision of additional car parking spaces (4) increase of child capacity from 65 to 77 children (5) all facility and ancillary site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2660446

• 21 Aug 2025Conditional

  1) 1st floor, hipped roof, side extension to accommodate one bedroom, wardrobe & bathroom 2) Associated internal and external works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560884

• 14 Aug 2025N/a

  A) 2nd floor, hipped roof, side extension to accommodate one bedroom, wardrobe & bathroom. B) Associated internal and external works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560859

• 17 Jul 2025Conditional

  permission to alter and widen driveway, move kerbing and a light pole and Permission for the retention of utility room/ kitchen/ living room extension to the side and rear of existing house

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560749

• 26 Jun 2025N/a

  permission to alter and widen driveway, move kerbing and a light pole and Permission for the retention of utility room/ kitchen/ living room extension to the side and rear of existing house

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560660

• 24 Jun 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the construction of a single-story extension to the front of existing dwelling, including 2 No. bedrooms & 1 No. Ensuite also 1 No. new window on the existing side elevation, and all associated site works and landscaping,

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560644

• 30 May 2025N/a

  The development will consist of the construction of a single-story extension to the front of existing dwelling, including 2 No. bedrooms & 1 No. Ensuite also 1 No. new window on the existing side elevation, and all associated site works and landscaping,

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560555

• 21 Jan 2025Refused

  the development will consist of the conversion of the existing 2-bedroom apartment over two floors into 1 no ground floor studio apartment and 1 no first floor 1-bedroom apartment along with all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560066

• 6 Jan 2025Conditional

  retention of alterations to existing petrol station including (i) removal of stone wall and provision of bollards along Navan Road; (ii) revisions to the height and design of the forecourt canopy inclusive of illuminated signage; (iii) additional signage inclusive of directional signage at entrance and exit of the site, the western and northern elevations of the shop and along northern and eastern site boundary wall; (iv) internal reconfiguration of the existing shop at both ground and first floor level; (v) replacement and relocation of 1 no. totem sign; (vi) brick paving at the entrance, under canopy and at northern and eastern boundaries; (vii) replacement and relocation of offset fill to the east of the site and reduced in size oil gantry structure to the southeast of the site; (viii) relocation of 1 no. drive through car wash with associated signage and relocation of 1 no. lance car wash with associated signage, and associated pump house located to the east of the site; (ix) ACO drainage channels around drive through and lance car wash, and along relocated oil gantry; (x) provision of 14 no. car parking spaces (including 3 no. staff car parking spaces) to serve the service station; (xi) provision of increased height and revised boundary treatment and on the northern and eastern site boundaries; (xii) internal reconfiguration of retail unit; (xiii) relocation of solid fuel store; (xv) all associated works inclusive of infrastructure, lighting, surface drainage, boundary treatments, and site works; and (xvi) revised operating hours to provide a 24-hour self-service petrol station. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2560028

• 12 Sept 2024Conditional

  alterations and extension comprising a single storey dining room, workshop and garage (78.6 sqm) to the side and rear of the two storey dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24371

• 22 Jul 2024N/a

  the development consists of alterations and extensions comprising a single story dining room, workshop and garage (78.6 Sqm) to the side and rear of the two story dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24313

• 25 Apr 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of: single story 121sqm extension to the East and South Facing sides of the existing Bungalow style dwelling, some minor internal alterations, window configuration, septic tank and percolation area, landscaping and all associated works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460289

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of the installation of 2,040m2 (415 kWp) ground mounted and roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460084

• 18 Dec 2023Conditional

  The proposed development will consist of amendments to part of the residential scheme granted planning permission under register reference 21/2329 including (i) change of house design for terrace of houses on site no.’s 13 – 17, (ii) revised communal parking and turning bay arrangement to serve sites 13 – 17, (iii) revised boundary treatments including new 6m high ball-stop netting along entire shared boundary with Pitch and Putt Club to the East of the site and (iv) associated site works to facilitate proposed amendments.

  Permission, 5 homes · Meath County Council, 2360485

• 19 Apr 2022Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING APPLICATION RA161349- development will consist of modifications to reconfigure the internal layout of the existing building as follows: Relocation of ground floor ancillary areas to first floor level. Increase the net retail floor space to 97 sq.m with ancillary use as an off-licence. Provide new deli area (32 sq.m) and seating area (11 sq.m) and alterations to the existing elevations to provide a new shopfront and associated signage.

  Extension of duration · Meath County Council, 22516

• 24 Jan 2022Conditional

  the development will consist of, 1) Demolition of existing detached garage and shed. 2) A new two storey extension to front, side and rear of existing single storey dwelling. 3) Replacement of existing pitched roof with new raised pitched roof for new first floor bedroom to include front and rear dormer style windows. 4) Amended door and window openings to existing dwelling and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2259

• 13 Dec 2021Conditional

  the demolition of existing house and garage and the construction of 14 no. 3 bed terraced dwellings and 3 no. 2 bed terraced dwellings. Provision of new service road and hammerhead through the new development to join with entrance point onto Drumree Road, all ancillary and associated site works including connection to existing site services, new internal site service roads, footpaths, associated landscaping and open space, including the provision of low walls and railings to the front, private garden, boundary walls to the rear and associated low walls and fences to open space areas to enclose same

  Permission, 17 homes · Meath County Council, 212329

• 26 Oct 2021Conditional

  change of house type from three bed semi-detached dwellings to four bed semi-detached dwellings and other minor associated alterations of previously permitted Planning Reg. Ref. RA/160453

  Permission, 4 homes · Meath County Council, 212061

• 15 Oct 2021N/a

  change of house type from three bed semi-detached dwellings to four bed semi-detached dwellings and other minor associated alterations of previously permitted Planning Reg. Ref. RA/160453

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212001

• 27 Sept 2021Conditional

  the retention of (a) an external bar and stock room, (b) a covered seating area comprising of a corrugated roof on steel posts, (c) new signage on the roof of the covered seating area (d) the change of use of the existing office and wc along with the covering over of an outdoor store area to form a new keg room, (e) a 5.35m2 extension extending the existing WC area, (f) an external plant room, (g) the installation of 2.1m high timber panelling to the perimeter boundary wall to enclose the beer garden (h) the change of use of the existing living room into a staff canteen, (I) the change of use of the existing kitchen into a store room, (j) the change of use of the existing 1st floor bedrooms into office, a storage room and a plantroom, (k) the change of use of the original ground-floor shop and lobby into a 1-bed apartment, and (l) the change of use of the existing first-floor function room and store room onto a 1-bed apartment along with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Retention · Meath County Council, 211888

• 26 May 2021Unconditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION RA160453 - Demolition of existing commercial buildings on site and construction of 4 no. three bed semidetached dwellings including entrance car parking and all associated site development works

  Extension of duration, 4 homes · Meath County Council, 211010

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of retention of single storey extension to rear and construction of new extension to rear and side of dwelling and all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21209

• 30 Sept 2019Conditional

  a front, side and rear single storey extension, with roof windows and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA191284

The 25 most recent of 34 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 Cooksland.

Recorded monuments

• ME038-034 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified a localised spread of broken and burnt stone in a darkened soil (1A/20/1), which was completely excavated (02E0641). The monument had been truncated by agricultural activity but three small spreads of broken and burnt stone overlay a rectangular trough (dims 1.5m E-W; 0.9m N-S; max. D 0.65m) which had several intercutting and slightly earlier pits to the E and NE filled with silty clays in the main, as was the trough. There was a large oval pit (dims 3.6m NW-SE; 2.6m NE-SW; max. D 0.5m) to the W filled with burnt mound material. Radiocarbon dates of 2565-2366 cal. BC and 2463-2145 cal. BC were returned for two of the pits. (Baker 2004; 2005, 5-8; Baker 2007) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 March, 2018

• ME038-076 Kiln
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0415) by J. Dempsey of Testing Area 1, Contract 2, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway in March to May 2004 (excavations.ie: 2004:1336) identified archaeological material, which was completely excavated (E003057) by S. Linnane as Cooksland 1 in July 2006, although the material had suffered in the interim (excavations.ie 2006:1537). When first identified (Dempsey 2004, 28-9) it consisted of a fire-reddened subsoil base with fills of small heat-shattered stones, lenses of oxidised clay, charcoal and charcoal-flecked silty clay. When finally excavated only the fire-reddened oxidized clay base (diam. 1m; T0.13m) remained (Linnane 2008). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2022

• ME038-077 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on slight rise on a gentle SW-facing slope. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0415) by J. Dempsey of Testing Area 1, Contract 2, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway (excavations.ie: 2004:1336) identified burnt mound material, which was completely excavated (E003058) by S. Linnane as Cooksland 2 in July2006 (excavations.ie 2006:1538). The principal feature was a spread of broken and burnt stone (diam. 7.5m; max. T 0.1m) over a grey clay into which a flat-bottomed subrectangular trough (dims 2.05m N-S; 1.5m E-W; max. D 0.45m) had been set just N of the burnt spread. A thin layer of black silty clay covered its base beneath traces of wooden planks and there was a stake-hole at each corner. The wooden sides did not survive but a pale grey clay with sandstone inclusions was used as caulking behind the planking. The trough was filled with a black silty clay with frequent inclusions of burnt stone over the collapsed caulking. A sample of alder charcoal produced a C14 date of 1877-1613 cal. BC (BETA 237581). A retouched flake from an end-scraper was recovered from the lower fill of the trough. Three pits (dims 3.6m x 1.4m; D 0.4m: 2.4m x 0.95m; D 0.35m: 2.6m x 1.1m; D 0.65m) were c. 25m to the NE, but no artefacts were recovered from them, and there were two unmapped, double-ditched field banks in the area. (Linnane 2008) See the attached plans from Linnane 2008 (figs 7, 8) _1 Contour plan (interval 0.02m); _2 Trough; Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April 2022

• ME038-078 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Situated on a slight NE-facing slope. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0479) by T. O’Neill of Testing Area 17 of Contract 1 prior to the construction of the M3 motorway identified archaeological features (excavations.ie: 2004:1337) that were fully excavated (E003045) by S. Linnane as Cookstown 3 in June 2006. Some post-holes and linear features recorded in the testing were not present at a later stage, but a small curvilinear trench (L 2m; Wth 0.7m; D 0.15m) is continued by another trench (L 2.85m; Wth 0.8m; D 0.15m) at its S end, forming a slightly curving arc SW-N, although the junction is obscured by a pit (dims 1.71m x 1.14m; D 0.35m). A few other pits and post-holes are early and pre-date land-drains and plough furrows that relate to each other in a rectangular system aligned NE-SW. A sample of hazel charcoal from a small isolated pit (0.45m x 0.15m; D 0.07m) produced a C14 date of 3966-3787 cal. BC, placing it at the start of the Early Neolithic. The pit was filled with a silty clay and contained some cremated bone that was largely animal but one piece is identified as human. Six undiagnostic flints were recovered in the topsoil. (Linnane 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 26 April, 2022 O’Neill, T. 2004 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 1 Clonee – Dunshaughlin. Final Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 17 Raynestown 1, Co. Meath. Licence: 04E0479. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

• ME038-082 Metalworking site
  Description

  Situated on a slight N-facing slope. Archaeological testing (04E0146) by A. Hayden in advance of a housing development identified a curving trench and some pits that were fully excavated under the same licence (excavations.ie 2004: 1234). The trench (L 8m; max. Wth 1.5m; max. D 0.18m), filled with silty loam, curves around the N side of a pit (diam. 1.2m; D 0.1m) that was filled with charcoal-rich silt and had fragments of iron slag together with a furnace bottom. A small pit (diam. c. 0.5m) filled with charcoal-rich silt was inserted in the curving trench and there was a post-hole at the W end of the trench. Five possible post-holes were c. 2-3m S of the pit and these could have provided a shelter for a small metal-working site, while the trench on the N side provided drainage. (Hayden 2004) See the attached plan from Hayden (2004, fig. 3) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 May 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cooksland, 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

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

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.

• Cooksland, Dunshaughlin6 sales

Name

Cooksland · Baile an Chócaigh

Area

907,001 m² (90.7 ha, 224.12 acres)

Civil parish

Dunshaughlin, and its townlands

Barony

Ratoath

Electoral division

Dunshaughlin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

8,517 people lived in 2,904 households in the Dunshaughlin electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bonestown, Dunshaughlin, Grangend, Redbog, Roestown

Placenames

Cooksland 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.