Marshmeadows
Townland in the civil parish of St. Mary's, barony of Bantry, Co. Wexford; in Irish Insí an Mhéirse
- Area
- 65.5 ha
- 162 acres
- Land parcels
- 59
- registered freehold, median 3,267 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 36
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Marshmeadows, from 1 m² to 87,890 m² (8.79 ha, 21.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 4 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Marshmeadows in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
18 Sept 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for the partial change of use of the premises from the use
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20251182
17 Jul 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention for the change of use from retail to a veterinary
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250884
28 Mar 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for changes to development permitted previously under Planning Reg.
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250352
13 Aug 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention for coffee kiosk/drive thru and all associated site
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240964
21 Dec 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for the construction of a warehouse storage building extension to sid
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231571
2 Nov 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for proposed construction of an extension to existing
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231323
16 Oct 2023N/a
Permission for the proposed construction of an extension to existing shedGer
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231229
21 Sept 2023N/a
Permission for the proposed construction of an extension to existing shed
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231130
9 Jun 2023Conditional
development from townland of Marshmeadows, New Ross, Co. Wexford to townland of Raheen, Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny. The project passes under the River Barrow across the county boundaries of Wexford and Kilkenny. The development consists of (1) Medium Voltage (MV) electricity system improvement by the installation of a new 20kV electricity underground cable (UGC) by means horizontal directional drilling (HDD) under the River Barrow to connect the Lake Region circuit at Marshmeadows, County Wexford to the Beechgrove circuit at Raheen, Rosbercon, County Kilkenny. From end to end the UGC measures approximately 580m. The majority of the circuit, approximately 365m will be installed by HDD under the River Barrow. The remainder of the circuit, approximately 215m will be a UGC installed by traditional trenching and ducting means. Approximately 355m of this UGC will be installed within County Wexford and the remaining 225m will be installed within County Kilkenny. (2) A second "spare" duct will be installed within the HDD to enable a second circuit to be installed at a future date to further enhance and future proof the network. (3) Permission is sought for all associated works including temporary works required. Planning permission is sought for a ten (10)year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 23145
9 Jun 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for development in the townland of Marshmeadows, New Ross,
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230651
20 Mar 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission to install 1 no. uncovered truck wash bay, 2 No. jet wash cabinets,
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230267
23 Jan 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of (a) changes to a single storey as constructed
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20230051
27 Sept 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission for the proposed erection of a new entrance to lands for the parking
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221277
8 Sept 2022Refused
Permission for the proposed construction of an extension to existing shed
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221202
25 Aug 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission for planning permission for to fill a 1.21 ha of lands (part of the
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221130
6 Dec 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of 4 No. buildings as constructed consisting of 2 No. s
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20211892
29 Nov 2021Refused
Permission for the proposed erection of a new enterance to lands at Marshmeadows
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20211859
12 Jul 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of the setting up of a moveable tea & coffee unit on th
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20211101
8 Jun 2021N/a
Permission for retention of the setting up of a moveable tea & coffee unit on ex
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20210892
18 Mar 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission to construct an extension (938 Sqm) to their existing warehouse. The
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210383
29 Jan 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for (a) the construction of an extension to the as constructed wareho
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20210120
27 Jan 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for to fill 4047 sq.m. (part of the existing site) with a clean stone
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210095
20 Jan 2021N/a
Permission for (a) the construction of an extension to the as constructed
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20210067
22 Dec 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission to construct a building (1581 Sqm) containing a CVRT Test Facility
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20201608
12 Nov 2020N/a
Permission for to fill 4047 sq m (part of the existing site)
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20201336
The 25 most recent of 36 applications.
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 Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Barrow River Estuary 000698
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Marshmeadows.
Architectural heritage
- Browne-Clayton Monument, monument, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding monument, erected 1886, on a square plan. Repositioned, ----. Damaged, 2016. Restored and repositioned, 2018. Set in landscaped grounds.
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
- About 1 in 10 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 made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2473 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Marshmeadows with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Marshmeadows · Insí an Mhéirse
- Area
- 655,342 m² (65.53 ha, 161.94 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Mary's, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bantry
- Electoral division
- New Ross Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- New Ross Rural electoral division: 4,164 people in 1,475 households; 52% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Camlin, New Ross, Oaklands, Southknock
- Placenames
- Marshmeadows 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.