Rathbrack

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathbrack, from 546 m² to 65,711 m² (6.57 ha, 16.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 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 · 65 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 14 Mar 2026Conditional

  Construct floodlighting surrounding existing football pitch and walking track and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660306

• 11 Feb 2026N/a

  Construct floodlighting surrounding existing football pitch and walking track and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660157

• 10 Sept 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission: Retention of installation of 2no. Precast Concrete Dug Outs on 2nd pitch to south east of the site and all associated site development works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2560956

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  the development consists of and will consist of the following: Retention permission for: (1) Alteration and amendments to existing single storied dwelling house including an extension to the rear. (2) Alterations to the floor layout and elevations of the car showroom along with extension to the rear. (3) New insulated roof over the existing two storied shop and garage building areas including alterations to the floor plan and elevations. (4) Construction of a single storied extension to the rear of the two storied building for storage purposes. (5) Raised height and extended overhang projections of forecourt petrol canopy. (6) All ancillary site works. Planning permission for. (1) Construct a two storied extension to the rear of the existing two storied building. (2) Construct a two storied extension over the existing single storied area including a rear extension. (3) To change the use of the previous commercial garage to new open plan shop and delicatessen unit off licence to be included within proposed shop unit (4) Change of use of previous car showroom to two shop units. (5) Change of use of existing single storied house to office use. (6) To decommission the existing sewage system and soak-away and install new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area. (7) Fuel pump proposed to operate on a 24-hour basis (8) All ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2560563

• 24 Jan 2024Conditional

  1. Retention of installation of 2no. GAA goal posts on 2nd pitch to south east of the site. 2. Retention of installation of 2no. ball stop nets on 2nd pitch to south east of the site. 3. All associated site development works. Planning Permission: 1. Widening of existing vehicular entrance 2. Erection of signage at front gate inside the existing boundary wall and 3. All associated site development works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2460046

• 20 Jan 2022Conditional

  the development will consist of (1) the retention of a conservatory ground floor extension, (2) the retention of a bedroom ground floor extension, (3) the retention of a first floor extension and (4) retention of the upgrade works of new polishing filter

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2247

• 20 Dec 2019Refused

  planning permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance and install a sewage treatment system with percolation area together with all associated site development works on site

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA191790

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

• ME016-008 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated at the S edge of a plain and overlooking the N bank of a W-E section of the River Blackwater, with the stream c. 55m to the S. It is depicted as a rectangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 35m NNE-SSW; c. 25-30m) with some bushes only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’. It was visible in 1969 as a rectangular area (dims 29.5m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (at E: Wth of base c. 5m). It could be a moated site, although it is not visible on any available aerial images. 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 revision: 25 February 2019

• ME016-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise on a S-facing slope. It is depicted as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’, and as a circular hachured feature on the 1912 25-inch map. It had been removed before 1968 (SMR file) and no archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture or on any aerial images. 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 revision: 25 February 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rathbrack, 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 Rathbrack.

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

Name

Rathbrack

Area

759,716 m² (75.97 ha, 187.73 acres)

Civil parish

Dulane, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Upper

Electoral division

Loughan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

471 people lived in 160 households in the Loughan electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynamona, Castlepole, Meenlagh, Mountainpole

Placenames

Rathbrack 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.