Gainstown
Gainstown is a townland in the civil parish of Ardbraccan, barony of Navan Lower, Co. Meath.
Parcel 215041
- Area
- 43,852 m² (4.39 ha, 10.84 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective
- Townland
- Gainstown
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2673 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 150 ha
- 371 acres
- Land parcels
- 143
- registered freehold, median 2,498 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 35
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
143 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gainstown, from 5 m² to 154,908 m² (15.49 ha, 38.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 190 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
19 Aug 2026N/a
the proposed development will consist of the construction of a two-storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system, landscaping, new entry to public road and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2661043
4 Jul 2026N/a
retention permission for the change of use of a 21.28 sqm detached garage into a family flat and Permission for a 10.75sqm extension to the front of family flat and all associated works
Retention · Meath County Council, 2660829
9 Jan 2026Conditional
The development will consist of the construction of a two-story extension to the rear of existing dwelling, with internal alterations to the existing dwelling, new window to the side of existing dwelling and 1 No. rooflight to the rear and all associated site works and landscaping.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660048
18 Dec 2025Conditional
to extend an underground exploration tunnel within Hanlonstown, Gainstown and Curraghtown Townlands, Navan, County Meath. The development will consist of extending the existing TRDEX underground exploration tunnel by approximately 3.0 kilometres through hard rock, from a depth of approximately 1,020 to 1,200 metres below ground level. The purpose of this extension is to facilitate exploration drilling and resource definition for the deposit known as Tara Deep. The proposed development will be carried out in three phases: Phase 1 will extend the existing exploration tunnel by approximately 450 m; Phase 2 will involve construction of a tunnel to the east, perpendicular to existing tunnel with a spiral decline of approximately 1,900 m; and Phase 3 will involve construction of a parallel tunnel to the west approximately 600 m. Ancillary bays and cubbies will also be developed as smaller tunnels to facilitate exploration drilling. No surface works, ore extraction or processing will be undertaken as part of this development. Access will be from the existing underground mine. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2561391
7 Oct 2025Conditional
the development consists of retention of detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Retention · Meath County Council, 2561074
19 Jul 2025Conditional
planning application for permission on previously approved site reg. ref. 25/60027 for the construction of a new detached single storey dwelling and associated detached single storey domestic garage including proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg. Ref. 25/60027
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560752
3 Jan 2025Conditional
planning application for permission for the construction of a single storey detached dwelling including wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560027
29 Jun 2024Conditional
The development will consist of construction of a single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance to public road.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460484
1 Mar 2024Refused
the development will consist of construction of a single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance to public road
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460151
19 Dec 2023Refused
The development will consist of the construction of a new detached residential dwelling, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance from road to enter the site including any necessary pruning of existing hedgerows, landscaping and all ancillary site works.
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360488
8 Dec 2023Conditional
change of house type from that previously granted under planning ref. no. 21/1923 being, revised two storey house & revised position of detached domestic garage. All other development and all associated site works will remain as per previously granted
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 231122
8 Dec 2023Conditional
change of house type from that previously granted under planning ref. no. 21/1924 being, revised two storey house & revised position of detached domestic garage. All other development and all associated site works will remain as previously granted
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 231123
10 Aug 2023Refused
The development will consist of construction of a single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance to public road.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360210
20 Jul 2023Refused
permission to construct a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, entrance, and to construct a wastewater treatment system and site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23730
4 Nov 2022Refused
the development consists of the following (1) to construct a two storied type dwelling house (2) to construct a detached domestic garage with roof mounted P.V. solar panels (3) to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area and to connect to mains water supply (4) to make a new entrance onto public road (5) and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 221444
15 Sept 2022Conditional
change of use of the front hardstand area to the use of a carpark for drop off & collection point
Permission · Meath County Council, 221210
9 Jun 2022Conditional
the retention of an existing entrance onto the public roadway along with an existing tarmacadam driveway, the entrance and driveway are for aesthetic purposes only and will be locked for vehicular access, and all ancillaries
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22760
1 Oct 2021Conditional
two storey dormer type house, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter area, existing agricultural entrance & roadway to be used as domestic vehicular onto public road & all ancillary site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 211923
1 Oct 2021Conditional
two storey dormer type house, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter area, existing agricultural entrance & roadway to be used as domestic vehicular entrance onto public road & all ancillary site works
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 211924
28 May 2021Refused
construction of a new detached residential dwelling with domestic garage, roof mounted solar heating panels, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance from road to enter the site including any necessary pruning of existing hedgerows, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211031
17 May 2021Conditional
construction of a two storey style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road
Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 21941
26 Apr 2021Refused
the construction of a new detached residential dwelling with domestic garage, roof mounted solar heating panels, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance from road to enter the site including any necessary pruning of existing hedgerows, landscaping and all ancillary site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21786
4 Mar 2021Conditional
the development consists of construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, entrance and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21412
10 Nov 2020Conditional
two storey dormer type house, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter area, new entrance onto public road & all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, NA201668
5 Nov 2020Refused
a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system entrance and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, NA201613
The 25 most recent of 35 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 Gainstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gainstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gainstown.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Gainstown, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2673 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Gainstown, Navan8 sales
The townland
- Name
- Gainstown
- Area
- 1,499,541 m² (149.95 ha, 370.54 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ardbraccan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Navan Lower
- Electoral division
- Ardbraccan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,363 people lived in 757 households in the Ardbraccan electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balreask Old, Clonmalevin, Curraghtown, Hanlonstown, Macetown, Philpotstown
- Placenames
- Gainstown 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.