Higginstown

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Higginstown, from 64 m² to 134,134 m² (13.41 ha, 33.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential (Existing residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Open space, park)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Active open space)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Reservation Objective (Strategic reserve, White land)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Jun 2026N/a

  development of new football field, lighting, parking, spectators stand, dugouts, community walkway / track, sensory garden and perimeter fencing and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660198

• 14 Apr 2025Conditional

  to construct a two storey type dwelling house, detached domestic garage, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560059

• 29 Nov 2024Conditional

  a residential development of 24 no. dwelling houses to include the following a) 6 No. two bed single storey semi-detached dwellings as granted previously under planning reference number 18306 b) 14 No. three bed semi-detached two storey dwellings c) 4 No. three bed terrace type two storey dwellings d) provision of new entrance and access road e) green open space, boundary fences /walls with internal pedestrian pathway f) connection to public services with sewer and water supply and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 24 homes · Longford County Council, 2460286

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  the proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, connection to existing foul sewer and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2460258

• 9 Jul 2024Conditional

  development of skills area with astroturf, ball wall, perimeter fence, lighting and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2460140

• 20 Mar 2024N/a

  proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, connection to existing foul sewer and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2460053

• 15 Jan 2024N/a

  amendments to previously granted permission under 18306 for construction of residential development of 24 no. dwelling houses previously granted for a) 4 no. detached single storey three bedroom units b) 20 no. semi detached single storey two bedroom units where is now proposed to replace the 4 no. detached single storey dwelling (previously hse numbers 1-4) with 4 no. terrace type two storey 3 bed dwellings and replace 14 no. semi-detached single storey two bed dwellings (previously hse numbers 5-8 & 15-24 inclusive), with 14 no. semi-detached two storey 4 bed dwellings, provision of new entrance to the Higginstown Road, amended site boundary, green open space, boundary fences/walls, internal access road, amendments to internal sewerage and water supply layouts and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 16 homes · Longford County Council, 2460012

• 14 Nov 2022Conditional

  to construct new silage slab, new cubicle shed with underground slatted tanks and new underground water storage tank and ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 22267

• 17 Feb 2021Conditional

  proposed garage adjacent to existing dwelling and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2140

• 20 Dec 2018Conditional

  proposed construction of residential development of 26 no. dwelling houses consisting of a) 20 no. semi-detached two bedroom bungalows with 3 no. house types b) 6 no. three bedroom bungalows c) provision of new entrance and access road d) green open space, boundary fences/walls internal access road e) connection to public services with sewer and water supply and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 18306

• 8 Mar 2018Conditional

  for the change of use of remainder of existing single storey changing rooms at St. Mary's GFC to use as part of existing crèche/Montessori with interior alterations, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 1842

• 18 Oct 2017Refused

  the proposed construction of 4 no. semi detached type dwelling houses on site numbers 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D inclusive of the same design that was previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL06/454, connection to existing foul sewer, surface water and water mains services and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 17262

• 6 Oct 2017N/a

  the proposed construction of 4 no. semi detached type dwelling houses on site numbers 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D inclusive of the same design that was previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL06/454, connection to existing foul sewer, surface water and water mains services and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 17253

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 Higginstown.

Recorded monuments

• LF010-083 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture adjacent to a modern football ground. A report in 1975 (SMR file) indicates that this raised circular area (diam. 29m) was enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone and an external fosse. It is defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1.35m). The original entrance is not recognisable. The E half has been quarried away. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF010-088 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A short distance to the SE of the highest point of a prominent, NW-SE drumlin ridge in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 and 1883 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. A low circular mound of earth and stone (diam. 10.8m at base; H 0.4m) encircled by a shallow fosse (Wth 2.9-5.4m; D 0.3-0.45m). From SE-SSE the outer portion of the fosse is occupied by a modern NW-SE field boundary. There is a circular depression (diam. 5.1m; D 0.2m), of unknown significance, on top of the mound. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF010-126 Standing stone
  Description

  In a prominent position on the W slope of a low hill, in a green area within a housing estate. A low, subrectangular limestone upright (H 1.02m; Wth 0.38m; T 0.26m). The top of the stone has been shattered in recent times and a piece has been broken off. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 24 December 2012

• LF011-026001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On level, waterlogged ground at the base of an E-facing slope. A raised circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a partially denuded bank of earth and stone (Wth 4-4.6m; H 0.45-0.75m) with an intervening fosse (Wth 4-5m; D 0.1-0.3m), which are identifiable from N-NNE-NE, from SE-S-SW and from W-WNW-NW, and an outer bank (Wth c. 4m; H 0.6m) visible at SE and S. A break (Wth 3.1m) in the bank at ENE probably marks the original entrance. Adjoining the rath at SE is an enclosure (LF011-026002-); the latter may be an annexe or later feature. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 15 February 2012

• LF011-026002 Enclosure
  Description

  Adjacent to the SE quadrant of a rath (LF011-026001-) is a rectangular enclosure/annexe (24m NE–SW; 18.5m NW–SE) defined on its NE side by a scarp (H 0.7m) and on its SE and SW sides by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3-4.3m; H 0.5-0.55m) with an external fosse (Wth 3.8-4.4m; D 0.5m). A depression in the N end of the scarp may mark the original entrance (Wth. 1.4m). The relationship between the rath and the enclosure is unclear; the latter may be an annexe or later feature. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 15 February 2012

• LF011-058 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a steep SE-facing slope. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a pit on the 1914 ed. The monument has been quarried away. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 February 2012

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Higginstown.

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

About 1 in 20 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, low (inferred).

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Higginstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Higginstown · Baile Huigín

Area

582,996 m² (58.3 ha, 144.06 acres)

Civil parish

Granard, and its townlands

Barony

Granard

Electoral division

Granard Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,268 people lived in 494 households in the Granard Urban electoral division. 47% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymaurice, Ballynacross, Rathcronan, Tennyphobble

Placenames

Higginstown 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.