Briarleas
Briarleas is a townland in the civil parish of Moorechurch, barony of Duleek Upper, Co. Meath.
Parcel 2634605
- Area
- 72,700 m² (7.27 ha, 17.96 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective
- Townland
- Briarleas
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 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 this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 149.9 ha
- 370 acres
- Land parcels
- 79
- registered freehold, median 2,942 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Briarleas, from 50 m² to 303,715 m² (30.37 ha, 75.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 105 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
17 Apr 2026Refused
the development will consist of: 2 story detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance onto public road, driveway, septic tank and percolation area, landscaping and all associated works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660432
16 Dec 2024N/a
the development will consist/consists of The construction of a proprietary steel portal frame shed, clad with a dark green cladding with a lean-to roof to one side. The total footprint of the shed is approximately 108m², and ridge height of 4.3m. The proposed shed is intended for domestic use only
Permission · Meath County Council, 2461099
16 Dec 2024Conditional
the development will consist/consists of The construction of a proprietary steel portal frame shed, clad with a dark green cladding with a lean-to roof to one side. The total footprint of the shed is approximately 108m², and ridge height of 4.3m. The proposed shed is intended for domestic use only
Permission · Meath County Council, 2461109
5 Dec 2024N/a
the development will consist/consists5 of The construction of a proprietary steel portal frame shed, clad with a dark green cladding with a lean-to roof to one side. The total footprint of the shed is approximately 108m², and pitch height of 4.3m
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2461061
13 Nov 2024N/a
the development will consist of a single steel shed to the rear of the property, 9 metres in width by 12 metres in length with a height of 3.4 metres to the eaves and a 4.4 metre Apex height based on a 12 degree roof pitch. The shed will be built on a concrete base. The purpose of the shed is for a workshop of a non-commercial nature general storage and vehicle storage
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460953
4 May 2023Conditional
The development will consist of to provide new toilet & shower facilities building with revised Site Boundaries to previous Planning Permission Ref No. SA/60009. To connect to Public Mains & provide new proprietary sewage treatment system with associated site works. Permission is also sought for Retention of Administration Office & Canteen Building. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360032
21 Apr 2023N/a
The development will consist of to provide new toilet & shower facilities building with revised Site Boundaries to previous Planning Permission Ref No. SA/60009. To connect to Public Mains & provide new proprietary sewage treatment system with associated site works. Permission is also sought for Retention of Administration Office & Canteen Building.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360018
3 Mar 2023Conditional
the retention of extensions and alterations to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house. The retention of a shed directly to the rear of the dwelling house which includes the boiler house and ancillary domestic stores. The retention of a single storey outbuilding located to the north of the dwelling house inclusive of all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23223
7 Feb 2023N/a
the retention of extensions and alterations to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house. The retention of a shed directly to the rear of the dwelling house which includes the boiler house and ancillary domestic stores. The retention of a single storey outbuilding located to the north of the dwelling housde inclusive of all associated site development works
Retention · Meath County Council, 23106
6 Dec 2022Conditional
the following (1) proposed new part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling (2) renovation & conversion of roadside derelict single storey outbuilding into garage & pump house including change of roadside door entrance into window & new roof finish (3) new vehicular & pedestrian road entrances (4) associated site works to incude well, proposed wastewater treatment plant, percolation area and surface water disposal soakaway system. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221585
26 Apr 2022Conditional
retention of concrete walls on both sides of site boundary and front boundary including access gate. Extension to rear of existing domestic garage
Retention · Meath County Council, 22548
25 Mar 2022Refused
the development will consist of to provide new toilet & shower facilities building with revised Site Boundaries to previous Planning Permission Ref. No. SA/60009. To connect to Public Mains & provide new proprietary sewage treatment system with associated site works. Permission is also sought for Retention of canteen building. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 22383
17 Jun 2021Conditional
proposed dwelling house, detached domestic garage, roadside entrance, effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211169
12 Dec 2019Conditional
the following:- 1) A new side extension to the existing house, 2) new sliding doors to the front and side elevations, 3) A new front boundary wall and revised entrance gates creating a shared entrance. 4) The demolition of an existing shed and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, LB191681
23 Aug 2017Conditional
development will consist of the following: 1) Retention permission for mobile home. 2) Planning permission for mobile home for temporary duration of 3 years to provide short term dwelling whilst new house is being constructed and 3) planning permission for construction of a new detached bungalow dwelling, detached garage, wastewater treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB170975
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Protection Area: River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA 004158
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Laytown Dunes/Nanny Estuary 000554
Recorded monuments
- ME028-008 Cist
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 Discovered in 1946 about 1m below sod on a ridge. Cist and pottery vessel destroyed (RMAHS 1968, 86).
- ME028-009 Pit-burial
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: 11 March 2011 In 1951 human remains were discovered during quarrying operations at a gravel pit in a copse to the N of Mosney House. There was no evidence of structural stones around the burial and no associated finds (Cahill & Sikora 2011, 2011, vol 2, 405-6).
- ME028-053 Ring-ditch
Description
An aerial photograph (OSAP, 1995) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch (diam. c. 10m). (Pers com. Colin Byrne). See the attached enhanced view from OSAP (1995) Date of upload: 15 September, 2017
- ME028-066 Enclosure
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Briarleas.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Briarleas, 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 Briarleas.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Briarleas with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Briarleas
- Area
- 1,498,824 m² (149.88 ha, 370.37 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moorechurch, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duleek Upper
- Electoral division
- Julianstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 11,501 people lived in 3,991 households in the Julianstown electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballygarth, Corballis, Irishtown, Keenoge, Mosney, Sarsfieldstown
- Placenames
- Briarleas 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.