Sedenrath

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sedenrath, from 140 m² to 332,607 m² (33.26 ha, 82.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• 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

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

• 21 Apr 2026Conditional

  the development will consist of change of use of existing retail/shop area to residential accommodation for use with adjoining dwelling and retention of domestic garage and plant room and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660442

• 5 Mar 2026N/a

  RED III APPLICATION- A solar farm and energy storage compound with a total area of circa 137 hectares. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of c. 462,660 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, associated string inverters mounted to rear of panels and 41 no. single storey electrical transformer stations and 1 no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The energy storage compound will consist of 70 no. containerised energy storage modules and associated plant and equipment, 35 no. transformers and 5 no. auxiliary transformers, 2 no. spare parts containers and 1. no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The overall project will also consist of underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site and within the R163 and R147 public roads, Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) crossing of the Blackwater River, temporary construction compounds, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, landscaping, drainage and all ancillary development works and apparatus necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Construction and operational access will be via 2 no. existing entrances from the R147 and R163 which will be upgraded. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The NIS includes an assessment of the grid connection for the solar farm project comprising a 110kV electricity substation and ‘loop-in / loop-out’ grid connection cabling to the existing Arvagh/Navan 110kV overhead line which will be the subject of an application to An Coimisiún Pleanála and is situated in the townland of Kilmainham, Kells, Co. Meath. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660267

• 11 Dec 2024N/a

  a 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm and energy storage compound with a total area of circa 164 hectares in the townlands of Fyanstown, Hurdlestown, Kilmainham, Rossmeen and Sedenrath, Kells, County Meath. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of c. 960,000 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, associated string inverters mounted to rear of panels and 48 no. single storey electrical transformer stations and 1 no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The energy storage compound will consist of 70 no. containerised energy storage modules and associated plant and equipment, 35 no. transformers and 5 no. auxiliary transformers, 2 no. spare parts containers and 1. no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The overall project will also consist of underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site and within the R163 and R147 public roads, Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) crossing of the Blackwater River, temporary construction compounds, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, landscaping, drainage and all ancillary development works and apparatus necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Construction and operational access will be via 3 no. existing entrances from the R147 and R163 which will be upgraded. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2461084

• 6 Dec 2024Conditional

  the construction of a granny flat extension to side and rear of existing residence including removal of old septic tank and construction of new septic and percolation area

  Permission · Meath County Council, 24451

• 22 Nov 2024N/a

  a 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm and energy storage compound with a total area of circa 164 hectares in the townlands of Fyanstown, Hurdlestown, Kilmainham, Rossmeen and Sedenrath, in County Meath. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of c. 960,000 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, associated string inverters mounted to rear of panels and 48 no. single storey electrical transformer stations and 1 no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The energy storage compound will consist of 70 no. containerised energy storage modules and associated plant and equipment, 35 no. transformers and 5 no. auxiliary transformers, 2 no. spare parts containers and 1. no. medium voltage control/switching substation. The overall project will also consist of underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site and within the R163 and R147 public roads, Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) crossing of the Blackwater River, temporary construction compounds, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, landscaping, drainage and all ancillary development works and apparatus necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Construction and operational access will be via 3 no. existing entrances from the R147 and R163 which will be upgraded. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2461016

• 1 Nov 2021Conditional

  retention & commissioning of a new Kingspan Klargester pumped biodisc sewage treatment plant with raised soil polishing filter bed which replaces original septic tank and soakaway along with any associated siteworks

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212102

• 23 Aug 2021Conditional

  retention of an existing single storey garage and retention of glazing and roof style to the dwelling porch granted under Planning Permission 81/1104

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211634

• 12 Dec 2019Refused

  the construction of a part single storey, part two storey dwelling house, installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area with all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA191683

• 29 Nov 2019N/a

  a part single storey, part two storey dwelling house, installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area with all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA191617

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
• Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA 004232

Recorded monuments

• ME017-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a slight S-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a single continuous fosse (Wth c. 3-4m) is visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It is truncated by a NNE-SSW field bank at W and is not visible W of that feature. The enclosure (ME017-067----) is c. 50m to the SE. The rath is also visible on Google Earth (12/07/2013; 02/07/2018). Enclosure (ME017-064----) is c. 150m to the NE. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy and was also noted by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020 Amended: 10 March 2020

• ME017-064 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on a gentle S-facing slope. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a continuous fosse is visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. Rath (ME017-063----) is c. 150m to the SW. It is also visible on Google Earth (02/07/2018) and faintly on Digital Globe (c. 2013), and was first reported by Anthony Murphy. It was also noted by Jean Chrles Caillère. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020

• ME017-067 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. The faint cropmark of a subrectangular enclosure (dims c. 30m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE) defined by a slight fosse feature is visible only on Apple maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. It cut in two by a NW-SE field bank with the greater part SW of that feature. Rath (ME017-063----) is c. 50m to the NW, and a palaeo-channel of the River Blackwater is visible c. 40m the SE on OSI images (1995). The enclosure was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 January 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Sedenrath, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Sedenrath

Area

867,223 m² (86.72 ha, 214.3 acres)

Civil parish

Kells, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Upper

Electoral division

Ceanannas Mór Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,980 people lived in 1,700 households in the Ceanannas M�r Rural electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Fyanstown, Grange Glebe, Headfort Demesne, Kilmainham, Kilmainham, Kilmainham (Headfort), Rossmeen

Placenames

Sedenrath 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.