Fleenstown Great
Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore (Dunshaughlin Ra), barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath; in Irish Baile Mhic Líon Mór
- Area
- 166.4 ha
- 411 acres
- Land parcels
- 75
- registered freehold, median 2,512 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 28
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fleenstown Great, from 13 m² to 379,834 m² (37.98 ha, 93.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 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
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 88 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
5 Sept 2025N/a
Meath County Council I, Darren McDermott, intend to apply for permission for retention of development and permission for development at Oakland Lodge, Fleenstown, The Ward, Co. Meath, D11 XE93. The development will consist of 1) Retention Permission for Oakland Lodge for the change of use from Tack House to dwelling. 2) Permission to omit condition 11 of planning permission 98/1001. 3) Retention of the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant 4) Permission for a new sand polishing filter 5) Permission to remove the two existing entrances at Oakland Lodge 6) Permission to remove the one entrance to Oakland House 7) Permission to form a single entrance to serve Oakland Lodge and Oakland House west of the existing entrances 8) all associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Planning Authority of the application.
Retention · Meath County Council, 2560941
3 Sept 2025N/a
the development will consist of 1) Retention Permission for Oakland Lodge for the change of use from Tack House to dwelling. 2) Permission to omit condition 11 of planning permission 98/1001. 3) Retention of the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant 4) Permission for a new sand polishing filter 5) Permission to remove the two existing entrances at Oakland Lodge 6) Permission to remove the one entrance to Oakland House 7) Permission to form a single entrance to serve Oakland Lodge and Oakland House west of the existing entrances 8) all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560927
4 Feb 2025Conditional
retention planning permission for single storey stable which includes four stables, store room and tack room, single storey detached garage with timber pergola to side. Proposal for new soakaway and associated drainage works and all ancillary works
Retention · Meath County Council, 2560107
20 Sept 2024Conditional
planning permission for a detached two storey dwelling house complete with a single storey detached garage, a new vehicular entrance onto a public road, an on-site wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works at this site
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460766
19 Sept 2024Refused
the development will consist of the provision of a single-story residence with Living/Kitchen area at ground floor to the South side and two bedrooms to the North side. Works will include the provision of a separate garage structure as well as a new site entrance, patent treatment plant and percolation area with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460758
14 Sept 2024N/a
planning permission for a detached two storey dwelling house complete with a single storey detached garage, a new vehicular entrance onto a public road, an on-site wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works at this site
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460741
6 Aug 2024Refused
The development will consist of 1) Retention Permission for Oakland Lodge for the change of use from Tack House to dwelling. 2) Permission for development to omit condition 11 of planning permission 98/1001. 3) Removal of an unauthorised residential unit at the rear of Oakland Lodge to return to the use as a yard shed. 4) Retention permission for a wastewater treatment system with percolation area and 5) All associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460606
15 Jul 2024N/a
1) Retention Permission for Oakland Lodge for the change of use from Tack House to dwelling. 2) To omit condition 11 of planning permission 98/1001. 3) Removal of an unauthorised residential unit at the rear of Oakland Lodge to return to the use as a yard shed. 4) Retention permission for a wastewater treatment system with percolation area and 5) all associated site works.
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460532
28 Mar 2024Conditional
planning permission for change of house design consequent to previously approved reg Ref: AA181219 for a detached two storey dwelling house complete with a single storey detached garage, a new vehicular entrance onto a public road, an on-site wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works at this site
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24141
12 Oct 2021Refused
a detached dwelling house complete with an on-site wastewater treatment system, modification to existing entrance and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211986
17 Sept 2021Conditional
outline planning permission for a detached dwelling house, complete an on-site wastewater treatment system, modification to existing vehicular entrance to create a shared entrance, decommissioning of existing septic tank/percolation area and installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area to service the existing dwelling house on this site and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211845
25 Aug 2021Conditional
a new two-storey dwelling, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site and wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site development works
Permission consequent, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211644
13 Aug 2021Refused
the development will consist of two storey dormer type house, proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter area, new shared double entrance onto public road & all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211569
13 Aug 2021Refused
two storey dormer type house, proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter area, new shared double entrance onto public road & all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211582
10 Aug 2021Refused
construction of a new detached bungalow dwelling, wastewater treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211543
8 Jun 2021Refused
outline planning permission for a detached storey and a half dwelling house complete with an on-site wastewater treatment system, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works at this site. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211107
15 Feb 2021Refused
construction of a new detached storey & a half dwelling, wastewater treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21271
22 Dec 2020Conditional
the construction of 1 no. two-storey detached dwelling. Planning permission is sought for (i) new vehicular entrance from Fleenstown lane; (ii) installation of associated wastewater treatment system; and (iii) all site, landscaping and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA202047
2 Sept 2020Refused
construction of a new detached storey & a half dwelling, detached garage, wastewater treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201198
27 Aug 2020Conditional
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, AA201157
22 Jul 2019Refused
a detached single-storey dwelling house, onsite waste water treatment system and percolation area, modification to improve existing site entrance to be the main vehicular entrance to the development and all associated site works at this site
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA190962
21 May 2019Refused
a detached single-storey dwelling house complete with a detached garage, onsite waste water treatment system and percolation area, a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190631
17 Sept 2018N/a
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, AA181076
11 Dec 2017Conditional
a garage and car port attached to the side of previously approved detached dwelling house ( Reference: AA/170090) and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA171428
9 Aug 2017Refused
change the use of an existing building from use as a store/tack room proposed and permitted under the planning reference 98/1001 for use as a dwelling house. Planning permission is being sought to construct a new waste water treatment system and percolation area in replacement of an existing septic tank system on site, permission to improve the existing entrance to the property from the public road together with all other works ancillary to the overall development
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA170923
The 25 most recent of 28 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Fleenstown Great.
Recorded monuments
- ME045-065 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a slight rise in a gently undulating landscape. The faint cropmark of a D-shaped enclosure (int. dims c. 40m E-W; c. 40m N-S) is visible on enhanced Google Images (19/06/2018). It is defined by curving fosses at E and W and the fosses are connected at N and S by straight lengths of fosse. There is an outer fosse visible on the W side SW-NW, and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillère. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Google Earth Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 March 2020
- ME045-083 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a slight W-facing slope. The cropmark of a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 35m WNW-ESE; c. 30m NNE-SSW) defined by a single fosse is visible only on Google Earth (21/07/2021). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 January 2022
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Fleenstown Great.
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Fleenstown Great.
- 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 Fleenstown Great with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Fleenstown Great · Baile Mhic Líon Mór
- Area
- 1,664,108 m² (166.41 ha, 411.21 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmore (Dunshaughlin Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Ratoath
- Electoral division
- Donaghmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Donaghmore electoral division: 14,217 people in 4,598 households; 75% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balfestown, Baltrasna, Dardistown, Fleenstown Little, Kilrue, Muckerstown
- Placenames
- Fleenstown Great 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.