Mixed-use land off Townparks, Kells
Kells · Meath
On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it
- Site area
- 4.17 ha (10.30 acres)
- Zoning
- M2
- Townland
- Townparks
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Why this site
- On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
- On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
Planning on this site
- 2561337 · conditional · lodged 8 Dec 2025
- 2561242 · n/a · lodged 14 Nov 2025
- 2561215 · n/a · lodged 7 Nov 2025
- KA191642 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 3 Dec 2019
- KA190701 · conditional · lodged 4 Jun 2019
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Developers active near this site
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Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.72429, -6.87794 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 27
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 13 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 0
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 13 Oct 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- Yes
- Note
- This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes.
Zones (12)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| M1 | Metro / rail economic corridor | A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here. | C1 - Mixed Use: Mixed Use | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. | B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 |
| M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. | C1 - Mixed Use: Mixed Use | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 |
| M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. | B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Flood close m
- 100
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 3 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 1 |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 4
- Homes
- 168
- Started
- 168
- Sites started
- 4
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 100
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (4)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 142,774 | MEATH | 2360401 | Rockfield Road | Rockfield Road , Kells , Meath A82D6P3 |
| application | 137,173 | MEATH | 211139 | Gardenrath Road Lower | Gardenrath Road Lower , Townparks , Kells Co Meath |
| application | 143,921 | MEATH | 2460354 | BECTIVE STREET | BECTIVE STREET , KELLS , CO. MEATH A82V8R6 |
| application | 145,131 | MEATH | 2461069 | PITCHER LANE | PITCHER LANE , CARRICK STREET , KELLS CO. MEATH |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 8
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (8)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8310B135231 | Kells | 360.3 |
| nta | 8310B1353901 | Kells | 412.6 |
| nta | 8310B680161 | Kells West | 594.9 |
| nta | 8310B1352401 | Kells West | 602.7 |
| nta | 8310B1017301 | Eureka School | 822.6 |
| nta | 8310B680151 | Tobair Bán | 831.9 |
| nta | 8310B680001 | Tobair Bán | 858.1 |
| nta | 8310B141031 | Eureka School | 894.5 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 91456J | St Ciaran's Community School | MEATH | 415.9 | /school/st-ciaranis-community-school-91456j |
| school_primary | 16722E | SCOIL CHOLMCILLE | MEATH | 537.3 | /school/scoil-cholmcille-16722e |
| school_primary | 12068D | OUR LADY OF MERCY NS | MEATH | 571.2 | /school/our-lady-of-mercy-ns-12068d |
| school_primary | 05062A | KELLS PAROCHIAL N S | MEATH | 710.8 | /school/kells-parochial-n-s-05062a |
| school_postprimary | 64410F | Eureka Secondary School | MEATH | 855.7 | /school/eureka-secondary-school-64410f |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land off Westfield Drive, Bective Street · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Townparks · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Newmarket Street, Kells · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Mixed-use land off Westfield Drive, Bective Street · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Westfield, Bective Street · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Westfield, Bective Street · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (27 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (27 Sept 2026); consult (13 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (13 Oct 2026); npad (13 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).
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