Ginnets Great
Townland in the civil parish of Agher, barony of Deece Lower, Co. Meath
- Area
- 290.6 ha
- 718 acres
- Land parcels
- 54
- registered freehold, median 6,993 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ginnets Great, from 137 m² to 1,068,841 m² (106.88 ha, 264.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 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 · 93 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
9 Sept 2026N/a
the development will consist of the demolition of existing dwelling and the provision of a replacement dwelling with a suitable wastewater treatment unit and site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2661130
14 Feb 2025Conditional
the development will consist of the construction of a two storey style dwelling, detached domestic garage, a domestic wastewater disposal system, the upgrading of the existing agricultural site entrance to a new domestic site entrance along with all associated site works and services. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560142
10 Jul 2024Conditional
the development will consist of: Demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage and erection of replacement two storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system & percolation area and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460518
21 Jun 2024N/a
the development will consist of: Demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage and erection of off-site replacement two storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system & percolation area and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460452
30 Nov 2023Conditional
the construction of a one and half storey dwellinghouse, a domestic garage, a well, a waste water treatment and percolation area to EPA recommendations, an entrance to the public road, together with all other works ancillary to the overall development
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 231090
17 Nov 2023Conditional
the development consists of detached domestic garage/store shed incorporating plant room area and home office with non-habitable loft storage space overhead. The development also includes p.v. solar panels on north east and south west elevations together with all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 231062
6 Sept 2023N/a
the development will consist of: (1) Convert existing Gatehouse dwelling to form Home Gym & Home Office and construct replacement two storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, (2) form new site entrance, (3) install wastewater treatment system & percolation area, (4) demolish existing detached single storey garage and (5) all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360268
24 Mar 2023Refused
detached outbuilding to the side of existing dwelling incorporating garage, tool storage, boot room, sensory room, gym, office & toilet for the purpose of being incidental to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling
Permission · Meath County Council, 23322
10 Mar 2023N/a
detached outbuilding to the side of existing dwelling incorporating garage, tool storage, boot room, sensory room, gym, office & toilet for the purpose of being incidental to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling
Permission · Meath County Council, 23258
26 Aug 2022Refused
detached outbuilding to the side of existing dwelling incorporating garage, tool storage, boot room, sensory room, gym, office & toilet for the purpose of being incidental to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221120
10 Feb 2022Refused
the construction of a single storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, the installation of a wastewater disposal system, new site entrance along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22164
20 Aug 2021Conditional
the construction of a two storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, stables, a dungsted, the installation of a wastewater disposal system, new site entrance along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211626
20 Aug 2021Refused
the construction of a single storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, the installation of a wastewater disposal system, new site entrance along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211631
18 Dec 2020Refused
development will consist of an application to construct a one and a half storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, an entrance to the public road, a waste water treatment system and percolation area to the EPA recommendation, provision of a water well, together with all works ancillary to the overall development
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, TA201995
13 Sept 2019Conditional
the construction of a two storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, a wastewater disposal system, a detached stable building with ancillary rooms, upgrade of existing agricultural site entrance to a shared domestic and agricultural site entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, TA191209
24 Sept 2018Conditional
1: Retention Permission for Horticultural Greenhouse, 2: New Retaining Wall and Lean-too Greenhouse, 3: New Calving Pen, 4: New Isolation Shed, 5: Extension to North of Existing Grain Stores, 6: New Hay/Straw Storage Shed, 7: New Roof Profile on Existing Grain Stores and Grain Store Extension protruding West to cover new Isolation Shed and Existing Stables and Agricultural Buildings, 8: New Livestock Housing Shed with Livestock Handling Pen and all ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, TA181122
17 Aug 2018N/a
1: Retention Permission for Horticultural Greenhouse, 2: New Retaining Wall and Lean-too Greenhouse, 3: New Calving Pen, 4: New Isolation Shed, 5: Extension to North of Existing Grain Stores, 6: New Hay/Straw Storage Shed, 7: New Roof Profile on Existing Grain Stores and Grain Store Extension protruding West to cover new Isolation Shed and Existing Stables and Agricultural Buildings, 8: New Livestock Housing Shed with Livestock Handling Pen and all ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, TA180930
27 Oct 2017Conditional
a single storey extension to the rear and side of existing dwelling, renovation of existing dwelling including rearrangment of layouts, new roof, upgrade of existing septic tank to a new domestic waste water treatment system, demolition of existing sheds and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, TA171264
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 Ginnets Great.
Recorded monuments
- ME037-020 Castle - motte
Description
Situated on a NE-SW section of an esker ridge with wide views all around. This is a subcircular, grass-covered mound with a slightly rounded top (dims of top 19m E-W; 13m N-S; dims of base 36m N-S; 28m E-W; H 2.3m at NE and 3.7m SW across the ridge to 5.5m at SE and 8m at NW). It is defined by a fosse (Wth of top 9m; int. D 2.1m; ext. D 0.5m) across ridge ENE-SSE where it can be distinguished from the mound and it is bordered by a relict NW-SE field bank (Wth 2.5m; H 0.3-0.7m) SW-W. 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 revision: 2 June 2016 Amended: 24 March 2023
- ME037-048 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight rise in the curved hollow at the base of the NW-facing slope of a NE-SW section of an esker ridge where it turns NW. The cropmark of a circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse feature (diam. c. 30m) with an entrance at SE is visible on aerial photographs (ME037-048_1 to _4). It has an internal fosse that is only visible W-N. The motte (ME037-020----) is overlooking it c. 50m to the SE. It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018) Compiled by Michael Moore based on details provided by Noel and Conor Murphy. Date of upload: 7 August, 2018 Amended: 21 August 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ginnets 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 10 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 Ginnets 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 Ginnets Great with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Ginnets Great
- Area
- 2,906,473 m² (290.65 ha, 718.21 acres)
- Civil parish
- Agher, and its townlands
- Barony
- Deece Lower
- Electoral division
- Laracor, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Laracor electoral division: 696 people in 213 households; 91% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Basketstown, Curraghtown, Dangan, Derryclare, Drumard, Freffans Great, Ginnets Little, Mitchelstown, Monenstown, Readstown, Windtown
- Placenames
- Ginnets 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.