Gernonstown

120 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gernonstown, from 16 m² to 490,940 m² (49.09 ha, 121.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 155 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 17 Apr 2026Conditional

  the development will consist of Outline Permission for construction of a two storey style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660426

• 7 Apr 2026Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION 211653 - the construction of a two-storey dwelling, a detached garage, a septic tank, sewage treatment and percolation system, paved access road with vehicular access to the Local Road L-5629, carparking, connection to the public water mains, paving, landscaping and ancillary works

  Extension of duration · Meath County Council, 26102

• 7 Feb 2026Conditional

  the development will consist of a new proposed single storey dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660141

• 7 Jun 2025N/a

  the development will consist of a new proposed two-story dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site and wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application.

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560579

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  retention of alterations to to an existing house including the retention of a single storey extension to the rear and the retention of a replacement septic tank and percolation area

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560559

• 1 Nov 2024Conditional

  a two-storey style dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460920

• 2 May 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of revised house plans and revised site layout to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 21/1030 and Planning Ref. No. 22/286 for construction of a two storey dwelling house with detached domestic garage & install wastewater treatment system and percolation area & form new entrance to public road with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460305

• 10 Nov 2023Conditional

  the development will consist of Permission Consequent of Grant of Outline Permission (21926) for a storey & a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road and Permission for the change of house type to a single storey dwelling and revised site layout

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360400

• 26 May 2023Conditional

  the construction of a new waste water treatment system and the removal and decommissioning of the old septic tank

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23563

• 28 Apr 2023N/a

  the construction of a new waste water treatment system and the removal and decommissioning of the old septic tank

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23467

• 23 Mar 2023Conditional

  the proposed development will consist of; Change the house type from that which was previously granted under planning application ref. no. 21/623 to a revised single storey dwelling with attached domestic garage, form new entrance from public road, install waste water treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23316

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  revised site boundaries and to alter joint access from public road to form single entrance from site to public road to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No: 21/1272

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22619

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  revised site boundaries and to alter joint access lane to form a new site entrance location to public road to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 21/1030

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22286

• 29 Sept 2021Conditional

  outline permission for construction of a storey & a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road

  Outline permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 211908

• 25 Aug 2021Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey dwelling, a detached garage, a septic tank, sewage treatment and percolation system, paved access road with vehicular access to the Local Road L-5629, carparking, connection to the public water mains, paving, landscaping and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211653

• 2 Jul 2021Conditional

  construction of proposed two storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, joint access lane to site and all associated site works consequent to Outline Planning Permission granted under reference no. LB200636 and Planning Permission to construct proposed detached domestic garage

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211272

• 28 May 2021Conditional

  construction of proposed two storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, joint access lane to site and all associated site works consequent to Outline Planning Permission granted under reference no LB200637 and Planning Permission to construct proposed detached domestic garage

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211030

• 17 May 2021Conditional

  construction of a storey & a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21926

• 6 Apr 2021Conditional

  a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, form new entrance from public road, install waste water treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21623

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  a two storey style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21531

• 23 Nov 2020Conditional

  development will consist of Outline Permission for construction of a storey and a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road.

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB201773

• 16 Oct 2020Conditional

  construction of a storey & a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB201487

• 15 May 2020Conditional

  dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, joint access lane to site and all associated site work

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB200636

• 15 May 2020Conditional

  dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, joint access lane to site and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB200637

• 28 Jun 2019Conditional

  the construction of a two storey detached dwelling house with single storey annex to the side, detached single storey garage, new vehicular entrance gateway, setting back of existing road side hedgerow as necessary, new access road, new proprietary waste water treatment unit and polishing filter, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, LB190852

The 25 most recent of 29 applications.

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 the townland of Gernonstown.

Recorded monuments

• ME019-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the crest of the S-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge towards its E end. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m) defined by an earthen bank (at SSW: Wth of base 6.7m; Wth of top 0.9m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.2m) separated by a fosse (at SSW: Wth of top 6.8m; Wth of base 2.9m; ext. D 0.3m) and a berm (at SSW: Wth 6.2m) from an outer bank (at SSW: Wth of base 5.1m; Wth of top 0.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.8m) with some bushes, and an external fosse (At SSW: Wth of top 3.8m; Wth of base 1.4m; ext. D 0.45m). The outer fosse is replaced by a drain with an outer road bank NNW-ENE. The interior has probably been dug out and the earthworks are poorly preserved at E, where entrance may have been (max. ext. diam. 96m E-W). Archaeological testing (11E0366) by P. D. Sweetman c. 100m to the E produced no related material (excavations.ie 2011:479). The above 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 27 January 2021, 19 March, 2021

• ME019-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a small WNW-ESE ridge which is on the S-facing slope of a larger WNW-ESE ridge. This is depicted as a hachured feature only on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It was described in 1969 (SMR file) as a raised grass and scrub-covered circular area (diam. 32m NNW-SSE) defined by a high scarp (H 1.8-2.3m) NW-E-SW, with a slight bank (int. H 0.4m at NNE) on its upper edge NNW-NE and ESE-SSW. There was no visible fosse but the entrance may have been at W where the scarp was lowest. Inside the bank at NNE was a small house site (int. dims c. 2m x c. 2m) defined by a low bank (Wth 3m; H 0.2m) but the centre of the rath which slopes down to the SSE (H 1m) was occupied by a larger house site (int. dims c. 10m E-W; 4m N-S). A short section of a N-S field bank from a relict field system was attached to the perimeter at N and a relict E-W field bank crossed the interior S of the centre. The parish church of Gernonstown is c. 40m to the S, but the visible profile of this monument had been removed by 1995 (OSI images). The above 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 27 January 2021

• ME019-005001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a small WNW-ESE ridge which is on the S-facing slope of a larger WNW-ESE ridge. Inside the bank of rath (ME019-005----) at NNE was a small grass-covered house site (int. dims c. 2m x c. 2m) defined by a low bank (Wth 3m; H 0.2m). It had been removed by 1995 (OSAP). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020

• ME019-005002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a small WNW-ESE ridge which is on the S-facing slope of a larger WNW-ESE ridge. The centre of rath (ME019-005----) was occupied by the foundations of a large, grass-covered house site (int. dims c. 10m E-W; 4m N-S) defined by low earthen banks. It had been removed by 1995 (OSAP). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2021

• ME019-006 Church
  Description

  Located on the outer edge of a shelf towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope. A church at the ‘vill de Gernoun’ is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 261). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel as in reasonable repair (Erlington 1847-64, 1, xcii). Dopping (1682-5) describes it as ruined and the graveyard was not enclosed but the font is mentioned (Ellison 1973, 6). The parish church of Gernonstown is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by earthen banks at N and E and masonry walls at S and W. The church is an undivided nave and chancel structure (int. dims 23m E-W; 6.4m N-S) with ivy covered walls (T c. 1m) that survive almost complete, except most of the N and E walls. There are gaps towards the W end of the N and S walls, probably for doorways, and a portion of a window with glazing-grooves and bar-holes is towards the E end of the S wall where there is a piscina. The remains of a large tracery window of two lights are in the W wall, but this wall is supported by buttresses. A barrel-vaulted chamber (int. dims 5.11m E-W; 2.4m N-S; H 2.65m) attached externally to the E end of the N wall is probably a sacristy as it is connected with the church by a lintelled passage (Wth 0.87m; H 1.63m; L 1.55m). A plain subcircular, sandstone font (ext. diam. 0.63-0.7m, max. H 0.46m) with a circular basin (diam. 051m; D 4-12cm) that has damaged side-walls was described as in the church (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 303) but became deeply embedded in the ground (Roe 1968, 119) of the rectangular graveyard. It is now outside the Roman Catholic church at Rushwee (ME019-118----), c. 1km to the S. The above 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 December, 2014

• ME019-006001 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on the outer edge of a shelf towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope. The parish church of Gernonstown (ME019-006----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S). The font (ME019-006002-) that was in the graveyard is now outside the Roman Catholic church at Rushwee (ME019-118----), c. 1km to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of uplaod: 15 December, 2014

• ME019-006002 Font
  Description

  A subcircular sandstone font (diam. 0.63-0.7m; max. surviving H 0.46m) with a circular basin (int. diam. 0.5m; max. surviving D 0.16m) was recorded in Gernonstown church (ME019-006----) (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 303), but it became deeply embedded in the ground (Roe 1968, 119) of the rectangular graveyard (ME019-006001-). It is now outside the Roman Catholic church at Rushee (ME019-118----), c. 1km to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 December, 2014

• ME019-007 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a S-facing slope and c. 100m N of a small NW-SE stream. A mound, described as a ‘Moat’, is depicted on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a flat-topped mound (diam. of base 33m E-W; diam. of top 15-16.5m; H 3m) with no evidence of a surrounding fosse or bank but with a plough scarp on the W side. The river is identified as the Tromma and the mound as Sídh Tromma (Morris 1926, 37) which featured in the legendary route Queen Maeve took from Rathcroghan to Cooley. The above 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 27 January 2021

• ME019-076 Barrow - stepped barrow
  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 Gernonstown.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Gernonstown, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gernonstown.

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.

• Gernonstown, Slane6 sales

Name

Gernonstown · Baile an Ghearlánaigh

Area

2,731,242 m² (273.12 ha, 674.9 acres)

Civil parish

Gernonstown, and its townlands

Barony

Slane Upper

Electoral division

Stackallan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

751 people lived in 230 households in the Stackallan electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Abelstown, Braystown, Davidstown, Faganstown, Fieldstown, Harlinstown, Newrath, Rochestown, Roestown, Rushwee, Rushwee

Placenames

Gernonstown 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.