Kilcarn

357 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcarn, from 9 m² to 791,876 m² (79.19 ha, 195.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 229 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 127 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, Meath · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1A2 - New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5D1 - Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3H1 - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  the development will consist of the conversion of attic space to existing 2 storey dwelling to accommodate a new bedroom and ensuite with dormer window to front elevation and new study / storage area with box dormer to rear, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2661073

• 21 Jul 2026N/a

  the development consists of: (1) Permission to retain revised site layout from that previously granted. (2) Retention of alterations and amendments to previously granted 1 bed grooming quarters (planning ref NA150347) and shed (planning ref: NA140291), providing internal modifications at ground and first floor accommodating additional living quarters with associated external elevational amendments. (3) Retention of BBQ area and sunroom to the rear (Western elevation). (4) Demolition of existing garden room. (5) Permission to modify existing floor plans and to extend living accommodation by converting existing stables, to provide for a 5-bedroom family home. (6) Permission to make external elevational modifications to reflect internal changes and facade treatment to match existing. (7) All ancillary site works including new percolation area

  Permission · Meath County Council, 26183

• 24 Feb 2026Conditional

  planning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning reference number 23731, alterations consisting of adding additional 3 no. velux windows to single storey side extension to front and rear of existing house, also permission sought to remove chimney and all associated site works. Previous submission was for attic conversion with dormer projecting window to rear for study/play use, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660205

• 17 Feb 2026N/a

  planning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning reference number 23731, alterations consisting of adding additional 3 no. velux windows to single storey side extension to front and rear of existing house, also permission sought to remove chimney and all associated site works previous submission was for attic conversion with dormer projecting window to rear for study/play use, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660178

• 6 Dec 2025Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension (32.4m2) at first floor level to the side of existing dwelling, the conversion of existing internal garage to habitable space, the construction of a dormer window to the rear elevation, conversion of attic to a non-habitable storage space (42.4m2) and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561334

• 5 Nov 2025N/a

  planning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning reference number 23731, alterations consisting of adding additional 3 no. velux windows to single storey side extension to front and rear of existing house, also permission sought to remove chimney and all associated site works. previous submission was for attic conversion with dormer projecting window to rear for study/play use, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561194

• 26 May 2025Conditional

  Planning Permission for a dormer style extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560537

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  the development consists of the retention of a singlestorey rear & side sunroom extension plus all associated site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2567

• 3 Oct 2024Conditional

  (1) demolition of existing sun room & provision of single storey rear extension, (2) removal of dormer window/roof from front elevation and provision of first floor extension over existing garage, (3) conversion of existing attached garage to habitable accommodation with alterations to existing dwelling and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24394

• 22 Aug 2024Conditional

  a proposed single storey bungalow, separate domestic garage, proposed waste water treatment system and percolation area, proposed surface water drainage soakaway, connection to existing mains water, set back existing roadside boundary, entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24345

• 2 Aug 2024N/a

  a proposed single storey bungalow, separate domestic garage, proposed waste water treatment system and percolation area, proposed surface water drainage soakaway, connection to existing mains, water, set back existing roadside boundary, entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24330

• 15 Feb 2024N/a

  a proposed single storey bungalow, separate domestic garage, proposed waste water treatment system and percolation area, proposed surface water drainage soakaway connection to existing mains water, set back existing roadside boundary, entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2456

• 15 Feb 2024Conditional

  the proposed modifications relate to 6 no. semi-detached houses type A and 5 no. terraced houses type D; the proposed works will consist of the following: - Modifications to the granted 4 no. semi-detached houses type A (House no. 27-30) to be replaced by 4 no. terraced houses type D & to modify the back gardens of 2 no. semi-detached houses type A (House no. 25 & 26). - Modifications to the ground 5 no. terraced houses type D (House no. 41-45) to be replaced by 4 no. Semi-detached House type A & 1 no. detached House type E. The number of houses to remain as granted; the internal layout of all house types to remain as granted. All with associated site works

  Permission, 11 homes · Meath County Council, 2457

• 3 Nov 2023Conditional

  the following (1) To construct a one and a half storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, (2) To install a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, (3) To make a new entrance onto the roadway (4) and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 231033

• 27 Oct 2023N/a

  the following (1) To construct a one and a half storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, (2) To install a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, (3) To make a new entrance onto the roadway (4) and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 231012

• 20 Jul 2023Conditional

  planning permission is sought for attic conversion with dormer projecting window to rear for study/play use, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23731

• 19 Jul 2023Conditional

  a proposed two bedroom single storey bungalow, waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter, connection to existing mains water and entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23724

• 4 Jul 2023N/a

  a proposed two bedroom single storey bungalow, secondary waste water treatment system and sand soil polishing filter, connection to existing mains water supply, entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23675

• 20 Jun 2023Refused

  the development will consist of a) widening of existing side passage access, including new dished ramp to kerb, and b) the construction of a covered lean-to shed to side and rear of existing dwelling, and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23630

• 19 Jun 2023Conditional

  development will consist of the relocation of the stables, hayshed and dungstead previously granted Planning Permission under NA/160537

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23631

• 12 May 2023N/a

  development will consist of the relocation of the stables, hayshed and dungstead previously granted Planning Permission under NA/160537

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23507

• 23 Nov 2022N/a

  a proposed bungalow, separate domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, connection to existing mains water and entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries. Significant Further Information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221525

• 31 Dec 2021N/a

  a proposed bungalow, separate domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, connection to existing mains water and entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212434

• 1 Oct 2021Refused

  construction of a single storey style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from existing private lane with access to public road

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 211930

• 3 Sept 2021Refused

  the development will consist of felling of 12 No. identified trees and scrub. This development is proposed within the curtilage of a protected structure No. NT025-183 on the eastern boundary of Kilcarn Lodge

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211731

The 25 most recent of 39 applications.

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

• ME031-003 Church
  Description

  Located on a rise in a fairly level landscape. The parish church of Kilcarn is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 55m E-W; c. 50m N-S) defined by earthen banks and trees, except on the N where the perimeter has been removed and the graveyard extended (dims c. 75m N-S; c. 55m E-W). A church at Kilbarn is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 256). Ussher (1622) describes the church of Kilcearne as a chapel-of-ease to Skreen and in reasonably good repair (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxxvii). According to Dopping (1682-5) the church and chancel were unrepaired since 1641, it was not enclosed, and it had been united with Skreen since 1677 (Ellison 1972, 6). The church is an undivided nave and chancel structure (int. dims 19.9m E-W; 5.65m N-S) that survives with its walls almost complete (H c. 3m), but few architectural features are intact. The W wall is obscured by ivy but has a large rectangular window beneath a belfry. There are opposing doorways towards the W end of the N and S walls but no dressed stonework survives. A small pointed lancet (Wth 0.14; H 0.85m) in the S wall W of the doorway survives, but a window embrasure towards the E end of the S wall and the only window embrasure in the N wall are robbed. There is a large opening in the E wall but no indication of the type of window. The head of a two-light cusped ogee-headed window (L 0.87m) is in the church. The graveslab of Humphry Barry (L 1.9m; Wth 1.05m) with a crest that occupies most of the stone is in the chancel. The date is not recorded (FitzGerald 1908, 611; 1912) but is probably 17th century, and the legend is now completely illegible. The decorated font (Roe 1968, 65-6) from this church, which was dedicated to St Stephen, was moved to the Roman Catholic church at Johnstown (ME025-041----) c. 900m to the NNW after the font had been displayed at the Dublin Exhibition of 1853 (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 239-40). In the graveyard is a slab (Wth 0.2-0.3m; H 0.67m) with a raised latin cross (H 0.32m; Span 0.23m) on one face. The stem is 4-5cm wide. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2014

• ME031-003001 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on a rise in a fairly level landscape. The parish church of Kilcarn (ME031-003----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 55m E-W; c. 50m N-S) defined by earthen banks and trees, except on the N where the perimeter has been removed and the graveyard extended (dims c. 75m N-S; c. 55m E-W). The graveslab of Barry Humphry (ME031-003003-) is within the church (FitzGerald 1908) and a small cross-inscribed stone (ME031-003004-) is in the graveyard, but the decorated font (ME031-003002-) from this church (Roe 1968, 65-6) is now in the Roman Catholic church at Johnstown c. 900m to the NNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2015

• ME031-003002 Font
  Description

  Issac Butler, writing c. 1749, recorded the apostle font at Kilcarn church (ME031-003----) (1892, 126). It was moved to Dublin for the Great Exhibition in 1853 (Roe 1968, 61), and after this it may have been moved to its present location in the Roman Catholic church at Johnstown (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 239-40) , c. 900m NNW of its original home. It is made of limestone and is dodecagonal, or twelve-sided, in form (ext. dim. 0.77m; H 0.43m) with a flat-bottomed basin (diam. 0.51m; D 0.2m). Each side-panel is decorated as a high medieval ogee-headed niche, enriched with foliage, buttresses and pinnacles. Mythical beasts and human heads attached to the under-panels gnaw at the base of the columns separating the niches. The twelve apostles have been placed in eleven of the niches, two unfortunates having to share, while the twelfth panel depicts the crowning of the Virgin by her Son. All the apostles are seated on benches facing forward, and some can be identified by their symbols: Peter with the Keys; Paul with a sword; St. Andrew with a saltire. St. James is equipped as a pilgrim with a satchel over his shoulder and the scallop shell, the emblem of his great shrine of Compostella in NW Spain, in his hand. The font is dated by Roe (1968, 65-6) to the late 15th or early 16th century. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2015

• ME031-003003 Graveslab
  Description

  The graveslab of Humphry Barry (L 1.9m; Wth 1.05m) with a crest that occupies most of the stone is in the chancel of Kilcarn parish church (ME031-003----). The date is not recorded (FitzGerald 1908, 611; 1912) but is probably 17th century, and the legend is now completely illegible. FitzGerald (1908) describes it as: At the east end of the church bearing a coat-of-arms impaled, a scroll, and a crest – a dog’s head, all in high relief. The arms are: On the dexter half: Three bars for Barry. On the sinister side: a chevron between three pheons; for Forster. The inscription, which is in low relief, is barely decipherable; all that, with great difficulty, can be deciphered is: HERE LYETH THE BODY OF HVMPHRY BARRY OF / KILCARN [WHO] DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE / 17TH DAY OF MA[ ] ALSO [ ] FOSTER HIS WIFE [ ] TED THIS LIFE THE 28TH / DAY OF MARCH [ ] MONVMENT WAS ERECT / ED BY .....OF / HIS .... Some of the letters are conjoined. This inscription probably belongs to the second half of the seventeenth century. At the foot of the slab is a skull and cross-bones in relief with an incised ‘ memento more’ over them. Mr. G. D. Burtchaell, Athlone Pursuivant of Arms, has kindly supplied me with the following information about the persons above: Humphry Barry was a son of Richard Barry, Alderman of Dublin, by his wife, Ann, daughter of James Cusack of Dublin. His wife, Susanna, was the daughter of Charles Forster, also an Alderman of Dublin, by whom he had issue sons and daughters. Date of upload: 9 January, 2015

• ME031-003004 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  In the graveyard of Kilcarn parish church (ME031-003----), c. 8m N of the E end of the church, is a slab (Wth 0.2-0.3m; H 0.67m; T 0.1m) with a raised latin cross (H 0.32m; Span 0.23m) on one face. The stem is 4-5cm wide. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2015

• ME031-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Circular area surrounded by high bank (diam. 50m) with external fosse. Entrance at E.

• ME031-045 Souterrain
  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.

• ME031-046 Road - road/trackway
  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.

Architectural heritage

• Kilcarn Bridge, bridge, 1550–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Multiple-arch stone bridge over the River Boyne of late medieval origin. Built of random rubble with limestone coping and dressed limestone voussoirs. Originally constructed with eight arches of which the central four are significantly larger. Original bridge was widened to the south and extended by three large arches at subsequent dates. Triangular plan cutwaters to both upstream and downstream sides of the bridge, many of which have been carried up to create pedestrian refuges in the parapet wall.

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2744 (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 Kilcarn with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Kilcarn · Cill an Chairn

Area

3,889,685 m² (388.97 ha, 961.16 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcarn, and its townlands

Barony

Skreen

Electoral division

Navan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Navan Rural electoral division: 31,940 people in 10,373 households; 70% of households own their home; 48% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Alexander Reid, Ardsallagh, Athlumney, Ballybatter or Balreask New, Balreask Old, Boynehill or Ballagh, Brannanstown, Corballis, Dowdstown, Johnstown, Morrell, Oldtown

Placenames

Kilcarn 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.