Balnamona Or Charlestown
Townland in Co. Westmeath
- Area
- 38.4 ha
- 95 acres
- Land parcels
- 11
- registered freehold, median 16,856 m² (1.69 ha, 4.17 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Proposed Residential
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balnamona Or Charlestown, from 23 m² to 173,288 m² (17.33 ha, 42.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 1 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 Jun 2026N/a
The development consists of RETENTION of and Permission to complete partially constructed, 4nr two storey houses, 19nr duplex units, 5 nr bin stores, creche and community buildings (both shell and core) (previous ref 19/6159)
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660337
10 Jun 2026N/a
RETENTION for the completion of partially completed buildings: 4nr two storey houses, 19nr duplex units, 5nr bin stores, Creche and Community Buildings (both shell and core) (Previous Permission ref 19/6159)
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660307
14 Nov 2025Conditional
Demolition of an existing residential dwelling house (169 sq.m); Construction of 58 no. two-storey dwelling house units, consisting of; o 43 no. 3 bed dwellings, o 15 no. 4 bed dwellings. Construction of 16 no. three-storey duplex units, consisting of; o 6 no. 1 bed dwellings, o 10 no. 2 bed dwellings. Provision of ancillary facilities for the duplex units including communal amenity space, secure bicycle parking and bin storage facilities; Provision of car parking arrangements (104 no. on curtilage parking spaces for 52 no. dwellings; 32 no. grouped parking and 6 no. visitor spaces for 22 no. dwellings; 2 no. accessible spaces); Provision of new vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access provided from/to the existing R-390; Provision of vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist connections to the eastern and western boundaries of the site for future connections to adjoining landholdings to be facilitated; Provision of pedestrian and cyclist pathways to the southern boundary of the site to facilitate future connections to the Royal Canal; Provision of public open space (3,828.02 sq.m or 17.1%) located in the central and southern portions of the site including landscaped elements (children’s play areas, landscaped vegetation, associated boundary treatments, footpaths and pathways, public lighting, bin stores, car and bicycle parking and site services); Provision of all associated surface water, foul drainage services and connections with associated site works and ancillary services to include the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) features; All ancillary and associated site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission, 50 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560563
15 Apr 2024Conditional
Retention Permission sought for the re-location of one Bin/Bicycle store and the addition of one new Bin/Bicycle store at Residential Development, being constructed under Planning Reg No. 19/6159
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460113
28 Oct 2022Refused
development of 60 no. new residential units on a site of 3.00 hectares. The planning application comprises the provision of 60 no. residential units of which 24 no. 3 bed housing units, 17 no. 3 bed duplex units, 1 no. 4 bed duplex units, 18 no. 2 bed apartments, the formation of 1.39 hectares of open space areas, as incorporates boundary tree and hedgerow retention; 81 no. dedicated car parking spaces (60 no. residential, 21 no. visitor); 60 no. cycle parking spaces, and a new primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development off the R390. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths and all other ancillary works above and below ground
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22531
3 Dec 2021N/a
development of 88 no. new residential units and a creche facility (105 sqm). The planning comprises the retention and incorporation of the existing 4 bed detached unit as existing and the provision of 88 no. residential units of which 10 No. 3 bed housing units, 36 no 3 bed duplex units, 3no 4 bed duplex units, 39 no 2 bed apartments, the formation of 1.38 hectares of open space areas, as incorporates boundary tree and hedgerow retention, 126 no dedicated car parking spaces (90 no residential, 7 no creche and 29 no visitor), 68 no cycle parking spaces, a new primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development off the R390. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths and all other ancillary works above and below ground.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21644
19 Jun 2019Conditional
construction of 98 no. Residential Units consisting of 14 no. 2 bed terraced houses, 10 no. 3 bed end-terraced houses, 12 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses, 8 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses and 54 no. duplex units (comprising 27 no. 1 bed units and 27 no. 3 bed units). Provision of a creche (c. 418sqm) and community facility (c. 221sqm), 142 no. car parking spaces, 8 no. motorcycle spaces and 102 no. bicycle spaces. Access from the R390 (with provision for potential access via future roundabout to replace junction of R390 and R392). All site development and servicing works, bin stores, ESB substation, pumping station, open space, landscaping and boundary treatments
Permission, 99 homes · Westmeath County Council, 196159
20 Jun 2018Conditional
demolition of the existing dwelling house on the site and includes details of siting and layout of the 54 no. 2 storey residential units of which 28 no. 3 bed semi-detached, 8 no. 3 bed terraced, 16 no. 4 bed semi-detached and 2 no. 4 bed detached are proposed. The application includes the requisite details to support an application in outline namely the requisite road and water services to facilitate the development and ancillary works above and below ground.
Outline permission, 54 homes · Westmeath County Council, 186201
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Balnamona Or Charlestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Balnamona Or Charlestown
- Area
- 384,282 m² (38.43 ha, 94.96 acres)
Townlands, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address.