Bunnahinly
Bunnahinly is a townland in the civil parish of St. Mary's, barony of Brawny, Co. Westmeath.
Parcel 110160
- Area
- 1,633 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 5,993 m².
- Zoning
- C6 Strategic Gateway (ATLAP 2014-2020) The objective
- Townland
- Bunnahinly
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, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1640 (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
- 177.3 ha
- 438 acres
- Land parcels
- 52
- registered freehold, median 3,615 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres)
- Zoning
- C6
- Strategic Gateway
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bunnahinly, from 49 m² to 702,127 m² (70.21 ha, 173.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 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
- C6Strategic Gateway (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 39 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.2Retail Warehousing (Retail warehouse)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 4 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
25 Sept 2026N/a
proposed development which will consist of high-power electric vehicle charging points and associated infrastructure consisting of the following: I. Installation of 8no. electric vehicle charging bays with 8no. Tesla branded illuminated charging units and associated signage, II. Installation of proposed Tesla supercharger power cabinet equipment, III. Installation of proposed modular substation, IV. Erection of associated EV signage, V. All associated site development works including revisions to landscaping, surfacing & line marking.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660514
6 Nov 2025Conditional
development will principally consist of the reversion of the premises (2,116 sq m) from its current use as a distribution hub to the previously permitted use as a builders’ merchants; removal of the existing mezzanine (182 sq m), and provision of two new mezzanine areas (670 sq m and 133 sq m); internal modifications; elevational changes including the provision of a roller shutter door on the east elevation and 3 No. fire escape doors on the east, west and south elevations; a canopy structure attached to the south elevation; new signage including elevational signage and an illuminated freestanding sign (3 m in height); provision of a security hut (5.3 sq m); the omission of 1 No. car parking space to facilitate cycle parking; the minor repositioning of car parking spaces; HGV loading bays; external storage; hard and soft landscaping; and all associated site and development works above and below ground. The gross floor area of the building will increase from 2,116 sq m to 2,737 sq m, and the maximum building height of 10.265 m will remain unchanged
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560543
12 Dec 2024Conditional
construction of a new Warehouse / Garage Unit and associated office space (1,054 sqm total) for the servicing / maintenance of vehicles, primarily trucks and vans. The proposed development will include all earthworks, drainage infrastructure and attenuation, landscaping, security fencing / boundary treatment, car parking spaces, truck parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, and all other associated site development works above and below ground level. The proposed development will include all associated site development works with connections to existing services previously permitted and constructed
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460473
15 Oct 2024Conditional
development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands within the townlands of Derries, Carrickobreen, Bunnahinly, Cloonbonny, Corralena, Kilgarvan Glebe, Ballynahownwood and Ballynahown in County Westmeath. A section of the narrow-gauge railway track of the railway line in Cloonbonny and Ballynahownwood townlands is a Protected Structure Ref No. 035-009 which runs adjacent to the proposed cycle and walkway. The development proposes the following: The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 3412 meters of existing former rail bed, 3131 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields, and 473 meters along pre-existing machine access routes. The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include: 1 no. Type 2 Gateway, 2 no. Rest Points. The Type 2 Gateway (WH-02-01) will include the provision of a walker totem, modular pavilion feature, and upgrades to the entrance from the local road. Upgrade works to River Bridge (21-200). Upgrade works to 4 no. local access road crossings, and 3 no. agricultural crossings. The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 4058 meters of ecological screening. All other ancillary and associated site work. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460390
13 Oct 2022Conditional
The development will consist of the installation of 2 No. HVO fuel above ground storage tanks (a 80,000 litre and a 50,000 litre tank), the relocation of an existing 12,000 litre HVO fuel above ground storage tank and an existing 1,000 litre Ad Blue above ground storage tank, the installation of 2no. fuel pumps and all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22497
27 Sept 2022Conditional
erect 1256.36 sq m of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the existing building in our factory, trading as DPD HQ Ireland, with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22470
30 Apr 2021Refused
The construction of a single-storey discount foodstore (with ancillary off-licence sales) of 2,494sqm gross floor space; demolition of structures on site (including the dismantling and removal of the car sales showroom structure for reuse elsewhere); provision of 128 surface car parking spaces (including electrical vehicle charging spaces); reuse and minor adjustments to an existing northerly vehicular access and closure of the southerly vehicle access point; various pedestrian access points and boundary treatments (including a new pedestrian access point in the existing wall on the northern boundary of the site) and retaining structures; a new public plaza area fronting on to Dublin Road; cycle parking spaces; trolley bay enclosure (58sqm); hard and soft landscaping, drainage and water services; roof plant including photovoltaic panels and all other ancillary and associated works, including ESB substation building (26sqm). Signage on the proposed store and a "flagpole" sign. The proposed store would replace the applicant's existing trading store, located immediately to the north west of the application site. Site area is 1.06 hectares.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21234
23 Oct 2019Conditional
Erection of one internally illuminated wall sign and two non-illuminated wall signs to replace existing
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 197222
18 Jan 2019Conditional
Erection of 4 number, 6m high public lighting columns and lights in the rear car parking area of the NCT centre (granted planning permission under Ref number 17/7025) together with all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 197012
18 Jan 2019Conditional
The erection of a steel frame & cladding for a wheelie bin storage area (28sq m) & the erection of 7 no. bike racks to the west side of the NCT centre together with all associated site works.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197013
12 Jun 2018Conditional
Alterations include 15sqm extension to the restaurant area, 7.2sqm extension to freezer and chiller and 0.5sqm extension to pay booth, total 22.7sqm, removal of existing doors at entrance lobby to be replaced with automatic sliding doors. New roof cladding over existing roof, additional signage to North and West elevations, reduction of yard to the rear of the building. additional drive thru ,lane with order point, 3no. menu signs, 1no additional grill bay parking space and pedestrian crossing and associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 187106
14 Feb 2017Conditional
The construction of a 2 Lane, pitched roof extension, circa 250m2 ground floor area to the side of the existing 1 Lane NCT Centre and new mezzanine floor circa 20m2, similiar in height, design and finish to that of the existing centre together with internal demolitions of existing offices and mezzanine floor together with new offices, reception, canteen, toilets and new parking, roads, fencing, storage area and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177025
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 Bunnahinly.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bunnahinly.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bunnahinly.
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 Bunnahinly, 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_1641 (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
No address of the register names Bunnahinly with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Bunnahinly
- Area
- 1,773,214 m² (177.32 ha, 438.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Mary's, and its townlands
- Barony
- Brawny
- Electoral division
- Athlone East Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 8,020 people lived in 2,747 households in the Athlone East Rural electoral division. 56% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrickobreen, Cloonbonny, Creggan Upper, Derries, Garrycastle, Kilmacuagh (Castlemaine), Kilmacuagh (Mechum)
- Placenames
- Bunnahinly 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.