Scottstown

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Scottstown, from 42 m² to 532,940 m² (53.29 ha, 131.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 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 · 45 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 1 Dec 2025Conditional

  1) construct a machinery storage shed attached to the northern elevation of the existing farm building on the site, 2) construct a soakaway to BRE Digest 365 and 3) all associated site services

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561310

• 19 Nov 2025N/a

  planning permission for the following at Corballis, Kilberry, Navan, Co.Meath: 1) construct a machinery storage shed attached to the northern elevation of the existing farm building on the site, and 2) all associated site services

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561253

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  RED III - The Proposed Development comprises the following – • Construction and operation of up to 559,033 sqm of solar PV arrays on ground-mounted metal frames, with a maximum overall height of up to 2.96 metres. • Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical invertor / transformer skid units. • Up to 21 no. electrical inverter / transformer skid units. • Construction and operational access to the site by 3 no. site entrances using 2 no. existing field access points 1 no. new access point. • 3 no. temporary construction compound and ancillary facilities for the duration of the construction phase of the project. • Provision of single storey substation control building of 217 sqm and associated works. • 33kV collector cable network, joint bays and associated works. • Internal access tracks, site landscaping and drainage works, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary site development works. • The decommissioning and reinstatement of the solar farm at the end of its operational life. A 10-year planning permission and a 40-year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire solar farm is being sought. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies the planning application. The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the construction and operation of a 110kV substation compound, control building, 110kV transformer, 110kV cabling, joint bays, future grid connection and associated works (located in the townlands of Rathcoon, Kilberry, Castletown Kilberry, and Silloge), all of which are essential infrastructure associated with the operation of the Proposed Development and will be the subject of a separate, future SID planning application to the relevant consenting authority. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413) [X] YES [ ] NO. The planning application is subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561010

• 12 Sept 2025N/a

  We, Circal Oak Solar Limited, intend to apply for permission for development on lands in the townlands of Chamberstown, Scottstown, Shalvanstown, Mullagha, Rathcoon and Corballis, County Meath (the Proposed Development). The Proposed Development comprises the following – • Construction and operation of up to 559,033 sqm of solar PV arrays on ground-mounted metal frames, with a maximum overall height of up to 2.96 metres. • Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical invertor / transformer skid units. • Up to 21 no. electrical inverter / transformer skid units. • Construction and operational access to the site by 3 no. site entrances using 2 no. existing field access points 1 no. new access point. • 3 no. temporary construction compound and ancillary facilities for the duration of the construction phase of the project. • Provision of single storey substation control building of 217 sqm and associated works. • 33kV collector cable network, joint bays and associated works. • Internal access tracks, site landscaping and drainage works, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary site development works. • The decommissioning and reinstatement of the solar farm at the end of its operational life. A 10-year planning permission and a 40-year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire solar farm is being sought. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies the planning application. The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the construction and operation of a 110kV substation compound, control building, 110kV transformer, 110kV cabling, joint bays, future grid connection and associated works (located in the townlands of Rathcoon, Kilberry, Castletown Kilberry, and Silloge), all of which are essential infrastructure associated with the operation of the Proposed Development and will be the subject of a separate, future SID planning application to the relevant consenting authority. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413) [X] YES [ ] NO. The planning application is 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 Devel

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560974

• 4 Mar 2025Conditional

  the construction of a new detached residential dwelling, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance from road to enter the site including any necessary pruning of existing hedgerows, landscaping and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560212

• 17 Dec 2020Conditional

  alterations to previously approved dwelling under KA200010, comprising change in house type from storey and a half to two storey, alterations to site boundaries and proposed dwelling location, proposed domestic garage, including all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201977

• 22 Oct 2020Conditional

  a storey and a half residence, proprietary waste water treatment system, domestic garage, new entrance and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201528

• 2 Mar 2020Conditional

  of 2 no. grain storage sheds and 1 no . agricultural sprayer storage shed, proposed new machinery shed and proposed PV panels to the roof of the proposed and existing buildings. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Retention · Meath County Council, KA200271

• 14 Feb 2020Conditional

  the upgrading of the grain dryer to a larger unit

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA200172

• 6 Jan 2020Conditional

  a storey and a half residence, a domestic entrance out on to a public road and a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area to EPA standards and all associated ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA200010

• 6 Mar 2019Refused

  a storey and a half residence, a domestic entrance out on to public road and a proprietary waste water treatment system, and percolation area to EPA standards, and all associated ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA190245

• 8 Jun 2017Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. NA/120526

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA170640

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 Scottstown.

Recorded monuments

• ME018-046 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 7m) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 2m) is visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020

• ME018-055 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a steep SW-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular area (int. diam. c. 45m) defined by single fosse (Wth c. 3-6m) is visible only on Apple Maps. There are possible gaps in the fosse at SE (Wth c. 10m) and W (Wth c. 8m). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 9 September 2020

• ME018-060 Standing stone
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a S-facing slope, and c. 5m S of an E-W field bank. An upright sandstone (dims c. 1.1m x c. 0.1-0.17m) is roughly oriented NE-SW. It was first reported by Justin Kenny. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 January 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Scottstown, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Scottstown

Area

1,538,895 m² (153.89 ha, 380.27 acres)

Civil parish

Rathkenny, and its townlands

Barony

Slane Upper

Electoral division

Rathkenny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

699 people lived in 234 households in the Rathkenny electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Chamberstown, Corballis, Demailestown, Dunderk, Mullagha, Rathcoon

Placenames

Scottstown 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.