Williamstown

67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Williamstown, from 7 m² to 206,110 m² (20.61 ha, 50.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Williamstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 1 Oct 2026N/a

  Permission to demolish existing side shed to existing dwelling, construct new storey and a half side extension to existing dwelling including new waste water treatment system and percolation area, decommission existing septic tank, on-site soakawy, new site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660676

• 22 May 2026Conditional

  Retention Permission for agricultural store extension onto existing stores. Permission for new detached agricultural store including access to same, on site soakaway and all associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660320

• 9 Sept 2025Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 191049 - Permission for development at Protected Structure No. LHS015-003B) to carry out the following at Williamstown House Farmyard Complex, its outbuildings, walled gardens and associated features: external amendments to the existing dwelling (Building A) to include a new stair structure, porches to external doors, amendments to fenestration. Conversion & sub-division of the east wing of Building A to 2 no. three bedroom 2 storey own-door guest apartment type units for rental purposes, with works to include amendments to all elevations. The conversion of the existing barn buildings (C & D) to 2 no. four bed guest residential units, with a ground floor entrance lobby & living room extension to north. Works to include amendments to all elevations. Amendments to the existing courtyard wall to include the reopening of a former entrance archway, which includes demolition of an outhouse connected to Building A and associated remedial works. The installation of individual waste water treatment units and surface water disposal works for each of 5 no. residential units in the complex. Reopening of existing closed up entrance of laneway to serve Building A, with associated new section of driveway. Revision of existing driveway to form access to Building D with new section of driveway and new opening in garden wall. Landscape works to include restoration & upgrade of existing courtyard, and enclosures to each unit, with associated site works **Significant Further Information received 10/08/2020**

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 25141

• 20 Apr 2022Conditional

  retention permission for a single storey flat roof extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, retention permission also sought for a new window to the rear wall of the existing dwelling house, conversion of the roof attic to domestic storage, new roof lights to the rear roof of the existing dwelling house and associated site development works **Significant further Information received on 21.7.22 provides for, inter alia, the provision of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area**

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22320

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  permission for a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, demolition of some existing elements of the dwelling, internal and external works to the dwelling and waste water treatment system and polishing filter, together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22285

• 27 Aug 2020N/a

  External amendments to the existing residential dwelling to include a new stair structure in courtyard with amendments to fenestration with additional doors, windows, dormers and rooflights on the south and east elevation.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20656

• 18 Mar 2020Refused

  Outline permission for dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20197

• 12 Dec 2019Conditional

  Permission for development at Protected Structure No. LHS015-003B) to carry out the following at Williamstown House Farmyard Complex, its outbuildings, walled gardens and associated features: external amendments to the existing dwelling (Building A) to include a new stair structure, porches to external doors, amendments to fenestration. Conversion & sub-division of the east wing of Building A to 2 no. three bedroom 2 storey own-door guest apartment type units for rental purposes, with works to include amendments to all elevations. The conversion of the existing barn buildings (C & D) to 2 no. four bed guest residential units, with a ground floor entrance lobby & living room extension to north. Works to include amendments to all elevations. Amendments to the existing courtyard wall to include the reopening of a former entrance archway, which includes demolition of an outhouse connected to Building A and associated remedial works. The installation of individual waste water treatment units and surface water disposal works for each of 5 no. residential units in the complex. Reopening of existing closed up entrance of laneway to serve Building A, with associated new section of driveway. Revision of existing driveway to form access to Building D with new section of driveway and new opening in garden wall. Landscape works to include restoration & upgrade of existing courtyard, and enclosures to each unit, with associated site works **Significant Further Information received 10/08/2020**

  Permission, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 191049

• 2 Dec 2019N/a

  Permission for development on Protected Structure LHS015-003B, Williamstown House Farmyard Complex, it's outbuildings, walled gardens and associated features: Conversion and subdivision of the east wing of Building A to 2 no. three bed room, 2 storey own-door guest apartment type units for rental purposes, with works to include amendments to all elevations. The conversion of the existing barn buildings (C & D) to 2 no. four bed guest residential units, with a ground floor entrance lobby & living room extension to north. Works to include amendments to all elevations. Amendments to the existing courtyard wall to include the reopening of a former entrance archway, which includes demolition of an outhouse connected to Building A and associated remedial works. The installation of individual waste water treatment units and surface water disposal works for each of the 5 no. residential units in the complex. Reopening of existing closed up entrance of laneway to serve Building A, with associated new section of driveway. Revision of existing driveway to form access to Building D with new section of driveway and new opening in garden wall. Landscape works to include restoration & up-grade of existing courtyard, and enclosures to each unit, with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19993

• 18 Apr 2019Conditional

  Retention permission for a domestic garage to side of existing dwelling.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19304

• 4 Jan 2019Conditional

  Retention and permission for a development to consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the side of a dwelling house and for associated site works and the retention development consists of (1) the retention of a covered area between the house and the boiler house and (2) the retention of a porch to the front of the dwelling house. *Significant Further Information Received on 26/06/2019*

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 195

• 13 Nov 2018N/a

  Retention permission and permission for a development to consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the side of a dwelling house and for associated siteworks and the retention of (1) the retention of a covered area between the house and the boilerhouse, and (2) the retention of a porch to the front of the dwellinghouse.

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 18922

• 18 Oct 2018N/a

  The development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the side of a dwellinghouse and for associated siteworks, and retention development consists of (1) the retention of a covered area between the house and the boilerhouse, and (2) the retention of a porch to the front of dwellinghouse.

  Retention · Louth County Council, 18842

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 Williamstown.

Recorded monuments

• LH015-051 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on a rise in a gently undulating landscape. This feature is depicted as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 55m) with a central mound on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’, and as a circular hachured feature (diam. of base c. 45m) with a crescent-shaped feature (dims c. 45m ENE-WSW; c. 15m NNW-SSE) attached to the N on the 1907 edition. It is still extant and was first reported by Barry Fitzgibbon of the Forest Service. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 May 2021

Architectural heritage

• Williamstown House, country house, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1856-60. L-plan, single-bay three-storey over basement return to north, broken pedimented breakfront over projecting portico to south, lean-to single-storey return to north-east. Hipped slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered ruled-and-lined corbelled chimneystacks, stone caps and clay pots; projecting eaves on chequer-set brackets, painted timber soffit supporting moulded cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to ground and first floor, smooth rendered channelled basement, ashlar limestone plinth and stringcourse between ground and first floors, ashlar limestone rock-faced quoins to basement, channelled quoins ground floor, vertical banded quoins to first floor; random rubble stone walling to basement, north; family crest to tympanum of pediment, south. Segmental-headed windows openings to basement, vermiculated block-and-start rendered surrounds, rock-faced limestone keystones, limestone sills, multiple-pane metal casement windows; square-headed openings to ground floor, limestone sills over moulded panel, smooth rendered surround console brackets to limestone cornice, painted timber one-over-ones sliding sash windows; basket-arched openings to first floor, limestone sills over recessed panels, roll-moulded smooth rendered surrounds, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows; Wyatt window to breakfront, tooled limestone surround comprising panelled pilaster, console brackets, frieze and cornice, painted timber sliding sash windows; simple Wyatt windows to north elevation central return, tooled limestone mullions and surround, painted timber fixed windows with margin-lights. Tooled limestone entrance portico to south comprising paired Ionic columns flanked by Doric piers supporting frieze and dentil cornice, rounded carved detailing to roof of portico; round-headed door opening, moulded surround, console keystone, flanking Doric pilasters, round-headed sidelights in turn with flanking pilasters, egg-and-dart and dentil cornice; timber double doors with four decorative raised-and-fielded panels, etched glass fanlight; flight of stone steps to entrance flanked by tooled limestone vermiculated blocks. Enclosed yard to north bounded by random rubble stone wall containing ranges of brick and stone outbuildings. Walled garden to north-east, remains of glass house and gardener's house to north-east corner. Three-bay single-storey gate lodge to south-west, central canted entrance bay, hipped roof (slates missing) painted timber bargeboards, smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Elaborate wrought-iron gates flanked by squared smooth rendered piers, pyramidal caps and iron railings.

• Williamstown House, farmyard complex, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ranges of brick and stone former outbuildings, built c. 1860, now in domestic use. Multiple ranges of one- and two-storey buildings incorporating multiple-bay two-storey house to north-west, extension to south elevation south range. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, limestone verge coping to gables, ashlar limestone and red brick bellcote to southern gable of house, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, cast-iron gutters to overhanging eaves, circular cast-iron downpipes. Random coursed stone and red brick laid in Flemish bond walling. Square-headed window openings, tooled stone sills, red brick surrounds, mix of painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows and timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening to west elevation of house, red brick surround, four tooled limestone steps to door, painted vertically-sheeted timber door; square-headed door openings to ranges, red brick surrounds, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors, some doors to first floor; segmental-headed carriage arches to north and east ranges, blocked segmental-arched opening to east. Square-profile gate piers to east, wrought-iron gates, lead to yard to east containing single-storey ranges to south and west, circular stone structure on base with conical slate roof and square-headed openings. Outbuildings located to south-east of Williamstown House.

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 Williamstown, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3035 (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.

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

Name

Williamstown · Baile Liam

Area

2,361,437 m² (236.14 ha, 583.52 acres)

Civil parish

Kilsaran, and its townlands

Barony

Ardee

Electoral division

Castlebellingham, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,882 people lived in 704 households in the Castlebellingham electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bolies, Braganstown, Greenmount, Kilsaran, Mullincross

Placenames

Williamstown 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.