# Site report — Rathfeigh, Cushinstown

*Everything within 500 m of the point 53.59073, -6.46292 (Meath County Council). Generated 2026-09-28 by Planning Register (https://planningregister.ie) from its own store — no figure was fetched live. Report schema v2. Each section ends with its sources; tags like [npad] resolve in "Sources and licences".*

> **For an AI assistant reading this:** figures are copied from public registers, each with its source. "Not available here" means the source is not loaded for this place, so absence is unknown — not "none". Planning states are this site's canonical states (defined at the end). Deadlines are statutory and derived from published dates; tell the reader to confirm with the planning authority. This is not a statutory planning search and not legal advice.

## What we found

1. Nothing within 500 m is open for observation today.
2. The site: zoned P5 (RA - Rural Area: Rural Area); not a protected structure, not in an ACA, and no monument, NIAH or nature designation on the site (on the layers we hold); not on an RZLT map; an OPW flood extent is within 500 m (see floodinfo.ie); radon: about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels (EPA).

*[#n] numbers refer to the numbered key below (and to the map on the web page and in the PDF).*

## At a glance

| Scope | Question | Answer | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| On this site | Zoning | P5 | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area |
| On this site | Protected structure, ACA or monument on the site | No | on the layers we hold |
| On this site | On an RZLT map | No | not on the draft or final map |
| On this site | Radon (EPA grid) | 1 in 10 | About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels |
| Within 500 m | Open for observation | 0 | none today |
| Within 500 m | Granted, when decided | — | 0 granted · 0 refused · 1 appealed (5 years) |
| Within 500 m | OPW flood extent nearby | Yes | within 500 m — flag only, see floodinfo.ie |
| Within 500 m | Protected structures nearby | 0 | on the Record of Protected Structures within 500 m — not this site unless listed above |

## 1. Is anything happening right next to this address?

### What closes soonest

No observation, appeal or consultation window is open within the radius today.

*Sources: [acp] 2026-09-25; [consult] 2026-09-27; [moderngov] 2026-09-27; [npad] 2026-09-27; [rzlt] 2026-09-25*

### Construction started (commencement notices)

0 notices within 500 m in 3 years.

*One notice can cover many buildings — count notices, never building rows, or a single multi-unit scheme reads as a trend (T11).*

*Sources: [bcms] 2026-09-27*

### Homes coming (permitted schemes of 10+ homes)

No scheme of 10+ homes granted within the radius since 2019.

*Sources: [acp] 2026-09-25; [bcms] 2026-09-27; [npad] 2026-09-27*

## 2. What gets built around here, and does the council say yes?

0 applications within 500 m in 5 years, by state:

**Against the area (last 24 months)**

| Area | Received | Decided | Granted % | Refused % | Further information asked % | Median days to decide | Appeals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathfeigh | 38 | 32 | 75 | 25 | 45 | 98 | 1 |
| Meath County Council | 3,475 | 2,566 | 87 | 13 | 28 | 55 | 180 |

*Sources: [acp] 2026-09-25; [bcms] 2026-09-27; [npad] 2026-09-27*

### Every application, newest first (0 of 0)

*description is truncated at source (80 chars for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and applicant is null nationally — NPAD publishes neither in full.*

*Each application's page: https://planningregister.ie/application/<COUNCIL>/<reference with / as ->.*

*Sources: [npad] 2026-09-27*

### Appeals to An Coimisiún Pleanála

1 appeals within 500 m in 5 years.

| Case | Council ref | What was appealed | Outcome | Received | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312010 | — | Cushinstown, Rathfeigh, Navan, Co. Meath — Retention of single storey demountable dwelling unit & planning permission for Oakstown treatment system. | refuse | 2021-11-22 | 2022-03-28 | 0 m |

*Sources: [acp] 2026-09-25*

## 3. What is this site, legally?

**Parcel** — no registered parcel contains this point (the cadastre covers registered title only)

### Zoning

| Code | Objective | Plan | Valid from | Valid to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P5 | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 2021-11-03 | 2027-11-02 |

*Evaluated against the point.*

*Sources: [zoning] 2026-09-27*

### On this site

| Designation | On this site? | Record | Within 100 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures) | No | — | none |
| NIAH-recorded building | No | — | none |
| Recorded monument or its zone of notification (SMR) | No | — | none |
| Architectural Conservation Area | No | — | none |
| Special Area of Conservation | No | — |  |
| Special Protection Area | No | — |  |
| Natural Heritage Area | No | — |  |
| Tree Preservation Order | No | — |  |
| Landslide susceptibility | No | — |  |
| Radon (EPA 10 km grid) | see detail | About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels |  |
| Derelict sites register | No | — |  |

EPA-licensed facilities within 1.0 km: none.

*On-site means the designation's own geometry touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m disc round the point where there is no parcel). A protected structure is confirmed only by the council's Record of Protected Structures entry; ask the council if in doubt.*

*Sources: [constraints.radon] 2026-09-27*

### Residential Zoned Land Tax

This site is not on the draft or final RZLT map.

*Sources: [rzlt] 2026-09-25*

### Designations nearby (not on the site unless listed above)

Within 500 m:

| Designation | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Radon risk area | 3 | About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes… |

> **An OPW flood extent intersects this area.** The mapping is licensed CC-BY-NC-ND, so it is not reproduced here — see the OPW's own map at https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/.

*Sources: [constraints] 2026-09-27; [constraints.flood_nifm] 2026-09-11; [constraints.radon] 2026-09-27*

## 4. What is around it?

### Sales (Property Price Register)

No Property Price Register sale geocoded within the radius in the window.

*Sources: [ppr] 2026-09-27*

### Schools and public transport

*Sources: [gtfs] 2026-09-25; [schools] 2026-09-27*

### Where this is

| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| Townland | Cushinstown |
| Electoral division | Rathfeigh |
| Local electoral area | Ashbourne |
| Local authority | Meath County Council |

Census 2022, small area `167074003`: 519 people, 161 households; 88.5% owner-occupied, 6.4% privately rented, 0.6% social; vacancy 4.2%.

*Sources: [places] 2026-09-11*

### The council

No open consultation covers this place.

*Sources: [consult] 2026-09-27*

## Definitions

- **Planning states** (the council's own decision fields, folded): *Open / no decision yet*; *Granted*; *Granted with conditions*; *Refused*; *Withdrawn or invalid*; *Other* (a decision text we could not classify). Appeals and construction have their own tables.
- **Open for observation**: within 5 weeks of the council receiving the application, anyone may make a written observation (€20).
- **Commencement notice**: lodged with the Building Control Management System before building work starts; one notice can cover many homes.
- **RZLT**: Residential Zoned Land Tax, an annual 3% of market value on land on the final map.
- **On this site** means the designation's geometry touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m disc round the point where there is no parcel).
- **Distances** are from the point, in metres, to the nearest edge of the site or record.

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## Provenance

### Sources and licences

Every section above reads the Planning Register store only.

| Tag | Publisher | Licence | Last fetched | URL | Used for | Redistributable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [acp] | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-25 | https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/o56BSnENmD5mYs3j/arcgis/rest/services/Cases_2016_Onwards/FeatureServer/3 | benchmarks, appeals, pipeline, deadlines | yes |
| [bcms] | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-27 | https://data.nbco.gov.ie/dataset/2704a333-874d-46f5-b3bc-3673766bf816/resource/0774e781-7af8-46da-b623-872e74cf541e/download/buildingscnscccs.csv | benchmarks, commencements, pipeline | yes |
| [constraints] | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 2026-09-27 | https://data.gov.ie/ (see the per-sub-source rows in `source`) | constraints | yes |
| [constraints.flood_nifm] | Office of Public Works | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/catalogue.floodinfo.opw/nifm/nifm_ext_f_c.zip | constraints | flag and link only |
| [constraints.radon] | Environmental Protection Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-27 | https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/ows?typeNames=EPA:RadonRiskMapofIreland | constraints, site | yes |
| [consult] | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 2026-09-27 | https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com \| https://consult.fingal.ie \| https://engage.dublincity.ie | consultations, deadlines | yes |
| [gtfs] | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-25 | https://www.transportforireland.ie/transitData/Data/GTFS_All.zip | amenities | yes |
| [lda_lands] | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | https://lda.ie/public-lands/register-of-relevant-lands | public_land | yes |
| [moderngov] | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 2026-09-27 | https://meetings.fingal.ie | council_items, deadlines | yes |
| [npad] | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-27 | https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/ArcGIS/rest/services/IrishPlanningApplications/FeatureServer | planning, benchmarks, pipeline, deadlines | yes |
| [parcels] | Tailte Éireann | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/FH5XCsx8rYXqnjF5/arcgis/rest/services/Cadastral_Parcels_Freehold/FeatureServer/12 | parcel | yes |
| [places] | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-11 | https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/FH5XCsx8rYXqnjF5/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Areas___OSi_National_Statutory_Boundaries/FeatureServer/0 | location | yes |
| [ppr] | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any … | 2026-09-27 | https://www.propertypriceregister.ie/website/npsra/pprweb.nsf/PPRDownloads?OpenForm | sales | yes |
| [rzlt] | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-25 | https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/arcgis/rest/services/Residential_Zoned_Land_Tax_Annual_Draft_Map2027_view/FeatureServer/0 | rzlt, deadlines | yes |
| [schools] | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-27 | https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/collections/primary-schools-enrolment-figures/ | amenities | yes |
| [social_housing] | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 2026-09-25 | https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/ | projects | yes |
| [zoning] | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-09-27 | https://services.arcgis.com/NzlPQPKn5QF9v2US/arcgis/rest/services/GZT_Current_Plan/FeatureServer/0 | zoning | yes |

**Coverage here:** zoning — covered; designations — covered; site — covered; rzlt — covered; planning — no data; appeals — covered; commencements — no data; homes coming — no data; sales — no data; schools transport — covered; council — covered; consultations — covered; named places — not loaded.

### Not in this report

- **neighbourhood** — no estates, schemes, organisations or inspected facilities near this point

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