Springvalley
Townland in the civil parish of Laracor, barony of Moyfenrath Lower, Co. Meath
- Area
- 123.7 ha
- 306 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 2,214 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Springvalley, from 10 m² to 505,256 m² (50.53 ha, 124.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 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 · 92 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
24 Aug 2026N/a
the development will consist of refurbishment works to 36.3 kilometres (km) of OHL, comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 4 no. steel towers; replacement of 127 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 6 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 3 no. steel towers and 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 4 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 1-181) and the associated OHL lie between wherethe Blundelstown – Mullingar 110kV OHL commences at Structure 1 in the townland of Harlockstown and stretches to the border with County Westmeath in the townland of Carranstown Great, crossing the County Meath townlands of Harlockstown, Blackhall Big, Lynaghstown, Barstown, Kilclone, Collistown, Warrenstown, Jenkinstown, Mullagh, Kilmore, Knockstown, Moynalvy, Ballygortagh, Curraghdoo, Clonymeath, Derryclare, Clonmahon, Drumard, Ginnets Little, Dangan, Umberstown Little, Umberstown Great, Stokestown, Laracor, Summerstown, Newtownmoynagh, Carberrystown, Kennastown, Derrindaly, Bellewstown, Kilmurry, Woodtown (Abbott), Pubblestown, Portanab, Moyrath, Rathcormick, Rathkenna, Coolronan and Carranstown Great. The Proposed Development also includes 3 no. temporary Construction Compounds in the townlands of Barstown, Pubblestown and Rathkenna. The refurbishment works in County Meath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; the installation of fibre wrap; the replacement of 4 no. steel towers and 127 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); the installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 3 no. temporary Construction Compounds; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2661061
30 Jul 2026N/a
the development will consist of: A part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing bungalow dwelling. A total extension area of 128.6sqm comprising of a first floor (40.9sqm) Master bedroom, wardrobe and bathroom together with a ground floor (87.7sqm) extension including Living room and bootroom areas. Replacement of existing septic tank with a proposed new Waste Water Treatment System and associated percolation area. As well as all associated internal and external alterations and site development works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660953
15 Jul 2026N/a
the development will consist of: A part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing bungalow dwelling. A total extension area of 128.6sqm comprising of a first floor (40.9sqm) Master bedroom, wardrobe and bathroom together with a ground floor (87.7sqm) extension including Living room and bootroom areas. Replacement of existing septic tank with a proposed new Waste Water Treatment System and associated percolation area. As well as all associated internal and external alterations and site development works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660886
8 Aug 2025Conditional
the development will consist of the construction of a one and half storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, an entrance to the public road, construction of a waste water treatment system and percolation area to EPA recommendations, provision of a well and all ancillary works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 25148
3 Aug 2023Conditional
the construction of a two storey style dwelling, a domestic wastewater disposal system, stable building and dungsted, the setting back of the existing agricultural entrance to allow for a proposed dual domestic and agricultural entrance along with all associated site works. The proposed site is within the curtilage of a protected structure, namely Spring Valley House, Ref: No. 91417 (NIAH Ref No. 14404307)
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23772
23 Feb 2023N/a
the construction of a two storey style dwelling, a domestic wastewater disposal system, stable building and dungsted, the setting back of the existing agricultural entrance to allow for a proposed dual, domestic and agricultural entrance along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23177
8 Jul 2021Conditional
(a) retention of an extension to the rear of an existing single storey dwelling (b) retention of a detached single storey domestic shed to the rear of the dwelling (c) retention of an existing packaged wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter (d) the proposed development will consist of the removal of the existing entrance walls, piers, gates and front boundary wall and to upgrade and set back the new entrance walls, piers, gates and front boundary wall and all associated site works. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211317
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 Springvalley.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Springvalley.
Architectural heritage
- Spring Valley House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
Description
Carved limestone gate piers, erected c.1750. Comprising of pair of Corinthian columns supporting pair of cast-iron gates, flanked by cast-iron railings set on plinths. Second set of limestone gate piers to east. Gate lodge, now in ruins, to the site.
- Spring Valley House, country house, 1760–1780 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1770. Hipped slate roof. Rendered walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Timber panelled door set in segmental arched openings with fanlight and sidelights, approached by flight of stone steps. Outbuildings, including pigeon loft, arranged around a courtyard to the rear. Carved Corinthian gate piers with remains of gate lodge.
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 moderately high, 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 Springvalley.
- 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
- Springvalley, Summerhill11 sales
The townland
- Name
- Springvalley
- Area
- 1,236,554 m² (123.66 ha, 305.56 acres)
- Civil parish
- Laracor, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moyfenrath Lower
- Electoral division
- Summerhill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Summerhill electoral division: 1,453 people in 504 households; 66% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballygortagh, Clonmahon, Clonymeath, Curraghdoo, Derryclare, Drumlargan, Summerhill, Summerhill Demesne
- Placenames
- Springvalley 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.