Newtown Commons

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown Commons, from 11 m² to 271,187 m² (27.12 ha, 67.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 100 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 23 Dec 2025Refused

  permission for retention of the existing single storey prefabricated demountable cabin with a floor area of 51.5m², along with the tarmac surface surrounding it and its associated wastewater treatment system for his sole use for a temporary period of five years for the purposes of his rest and recuperation while periodically attending his horse stables on his lands

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2660037

• 15 Dec 2025N/a

  of the existing single storey prefabricated demountable cabin with a floor area of 51.5m², along with the tarmac surface surrounding it and its associated wastewater treatment system for his sole use for a temporary period of five years for the purposes of his rest and recuperation while periodically attending his horse stables on his lands

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561368

• 20 Nov 2024Conditional

  a) the removal of existing front porch and rear lean-to to main dwelling, and partial removal of adjacent sheds, and b) the construction of a single-storey extension to side of existing dwelling, with rooflights, c) new front porch, d) alterations to fenestration to rear of existing dwelling, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460985

• 8 Jul 2024Conditional

  the development consists of the existing 12 Metre High monopole carrying 3 No. antennas and 1 no. 0.3m dish antenna together with associated equipment, cable tray, cable ladder, 2 no. 3m high gantry poles, cabinets and 2.4m high palisade type fencing with 3m wide access gates for the Eir Mobile network, previously granted under local authority reference application No. da901694

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2460506

• 1 Jul 2024Conditional

  Retention permission (1) revised site boundary (2) revised site layout (3) ancillary site works, and all previously granted under planning permission No AA/190895. Planning permission for: alterations and amendments to existing single storey house granted under ref. No AA/190895 to include (1) raised part of the house to two storey (2) reconfigure internal house layout (3) all ancillary site works (4) revised garage plans from previously granted under ref. No AA/190895

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460488

• 20 Jun 2023Refused

  the retention of an entrance to my lands and all ancillary site development works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 23632

• 29 Oct 2021Refused

  the relocation of our existing combined entrances to the east of their present location

  Permission · Meath County Council, 212097

• 31 Dec 2019Refused

  1. Retention of two buildings shown as A & B on site Layout Drg. No. 317/19/02 and Existing Buildings A & B 317/19/08 for the storage of topsoil complying with the European Waste Codes. 2. Permission for the importation and processing of soils complying with European Waste Codes and exporting the processed topsoil's and residue of pebble, cobble and stone in conjunction with company landscaping business, totaling 10,000 tonnes p/a. 3. Permission to construct: passing bays on local road L5023, revised site entrance with controlled entry, internal services roads, office/canteen with underground 20001 grey water storage tank, portable toilets, exit control barrier, wheelwash, construct emissions control berm from deposits on site, construct internal drainage network with interceptor to outfall to local watercourse, construct two no quarantine bins on site, construction concrete inspection bay, construct buildings type C & D as shown on site layout drg 317/19/02 and Drg No. 317/19/07. An application will be made for registration under the Waste Management (Facilities Permit and Registration) Regulations SI No. 821 of 2007 and the Waste Management (Facility Permit Regulations) Amended Regulations SI 86 OF 2008

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA191834

• 5 Jul 2019Conditional

  construct two-storey type dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and complete all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190894

• 5 Jul 2019Conditional

  to construct bungalow type dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and complete all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190895

• 19 Feb 2019N/a

  retention change of Use of previous 12 Bedroom dwelling to 10 bedroom serviced short stay guesthouse, various internal upgrade works and all associated site works. The application also includes for permission for proposed full upgrade of wastewater treatment system to new waste water treatment system & percolation area

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA190159

• 13 Feb 2019N/a

  retention change of Use of previous 12 Bedroom dwelling to 10 bedroom serviced short stay guesthouse, various internal upgrade works and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA190134

• 5 Dec 2018N/a

  retention of two buildings for the storage of topsoil complying with 17 05 04 of EWC, the importation and processesing of soils complying with class 17 05 04 of EWC and exporting the processed topsoil's and residue of pebble, cobble and stone in conjunction the company landscaping business. An application for registration will be made under the Waste Management (Facilites Permit and Registration) Regulations SI No. 821 of 2007 and the Waste Management (Facility Permit Regulations) Amended Regulations SI 86 of 2008

  Retention · Meath County Council, AA181450

• 12 Oct 2018N/a

  change of use of existing 12 bedroom dwelling to a 10 bedroom serviced short stay guesthouse, various internal upgrade works and all associated site works. The application also includes full upgrade of wastewater treatment system to new waste water treatment system and percolation area.

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA181195

• 19 Sept 2018N/a

  change of use of existing 12 bedroom dwelling to a 10 bedroom serviced short stay guesthouse, various internal upgrade works and all associated site works. The application also includes full upgrade of wastewater treatment system to new wastewater treatment system and percolation area.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA181088

• 14 Aug 2018Conditional

  construction of a two storey style dwelling, construction of domestic garage, use of and upgrading of existing entrance, the construction of BAF sewage treatment system with polishing filter and to carry out all other necessary ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA180910

• 3 Aug 2018Conditional

  construction of a two storey house, domestic garage attached to the side of the house, proprietary treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA180872

• 1 Aug 2018N/a

  construction of a two storey style dwelling, construction of domestic garage, use of and upgrading of existing entrance, the construction of BAF sewage treatment system with polishing filter and to carry out all other necessary ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA180852

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  (1) change of house type and relocation of entrance onto the public road from that granted planning permission under planning file reference AA161417 (2) the construction of domestic garage and (3) to carry out all other necessary ancillary works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA171270

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 Commons.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Newtown Commons.

Architectural heritage

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

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

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

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

Name

Newtown Commons

Area

1,222,680 m² (122.27 ha, 302.13 acres)

Civil parish

Greenoge, and its townlands

Barony

Ratoath

Electoral division

Donaghmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Donaghmore electoral division: 14,217 people in 4,598 households; 75% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baytown, Coolatrath West (Co. Dublin), Dunmucky (Co. Dublin), Mabestown, Masspool, Rath, Wotton

Placenames

Newtown Commons 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.