# Balroe, Co. Westmeath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilbixy, barony of Moygoish, Co. Westmeath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,131,363 m² (213.14 ha, 526.67 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,753 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilbixy, https://everytownland.com/westmeath/parish/kilbixy.md
- Barony: Moygoish
- Electoral division: Sonna, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Sonna electoral division: 357 people in 123 households; 86% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Westmeath, https://everytownland.com/westmeath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/52044
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 230214
- Centre: latitude 53.571464, longitude -7.504162 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balroe, from 42 m² to 202,292 m² (20.23 ha, 49.99 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 108625: 202,292 m² (20.23 ha, 49.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108625.md
- Parcel 109224: 124,156 m² (12.42 ha, 30.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/109224.md
- Parcel 133507: 115,610 m² (11.56 ha, 28.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133507.md
- Parcel 132866: 87,088 m² (8.71 ha, 21.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/132866.md
- Parcel 133723: 82,731 m² (8.27 ha, 20.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133723.md
- Parcel 133512: 73,078 m² (7.31 ha, 18.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133512.md
- Parcel 133465: 68,722 m² (6.87 ha, 16.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133465.md
- Parcel 108631: 64,394 m² (6.44 ha, 15.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108631.md
- Parcel 133514: 63,490 m² (6.35 ha, 15.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133514.md
- Parcel 133510: 60,852 m² (6.09 ha, 15.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133510.md
- Parcel 133513: 60,488 m² (6.05 ha, 14.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133513.md
- Parcel 107752: 58,880 m² (5.89 ha, 14.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/107752.md
- Parcel 133715: 55,228 m² (5.52 ha, 13.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133715.md
- Parcel 5008841: 54,831 m² (5.48 ha, 13.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5008841.md
- Parcel 133724: 54,214 m² (5.42 ha, 13.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133724.md
- Parcel 107750: 51,961 m² (5.2 ha, 12.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/107750.md
- Parcel 108623: 45,729 m² (4.57 ha, 11.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108623.md
- Parcel 133508: 45,117 m² (4.51 ha, 11.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133508.md
- Parcel 108621: 39,475 m² (3.95 ha, 9.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108621.md
- Parcel 133511: 39,225 m² (3.92 ha, 9.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133511.md
- Parcel 109247: 38,845 m² (3.88 ha, 9.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/109247.md
- Parcel 108612: 37,678 m² (3.77 ha, 9.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108612.md
- Parcel 133725: 35,736 m² (3.57 ha, 8.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133725.md
- Parcel 133979: 32,461 m² (3.25 ha, 8.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133979.md
- Parcel 133717: 31,871 m² (3.19 ha, 7.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133717.md
- Parcel 109238: 31,653 m² (3.17 ha, 7.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/109238.md
- Parcel 108630: 29,890 m² (2.99 ha, 7.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108630.md
- Parcel 2640461: 29,529 m² (2.95 ha, 7.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2640461.md
- Parcel 108635: 28,771 m² (2.88 ha, 7.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108635.md
- Parcel 131666: 27,788 m² (2.78 ha, 6.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/131666.md
- Parcel 133726: 21,632 m² (2.16 ha, 5.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133726.md
- Parcel 131668: 20,257 m² (2.03 ha, 5.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/131668.md
- Parcel 133265: 18,177 m² (1.82 ha, 4.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133265.md
- Parcel 108992: 16,993 m² (1.7 ha, 4.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108992.md
- Parcel 3830187: 16,720 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830187.md
- Parcel 2763098: 12,596 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2763098.md
- Parcel 133716: 11,847 m² (1.18 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133716.md
- Parcel 216516: 11,513 m² (1.15 ha, 2.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/216516.md
- Parcel 2636527: 11,409 m² (1.14 ha, 2.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2636527.md
- Parcel 131663: 9,348 m² (0.93 ha, 2.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/131663.md
- Parcel 4818060: 9,231 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4818060.md
- Parcel 107746: 8,748 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/107746.md
- Parcel 2690296: 8,636 m² (0.86 ha, 2.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2690296.md
- Parcel 133703: 8,588 m² (0.86 ha, 2.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133703.md
- Parcel 133463: 8,231 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133463.md
- Parcel 5875434: 7,944 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5875434.md
- Parcel 107751: 7,561 m² (0.76 ha, 1.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/107751.md
- Parcel 2763100: 7,550 m² (0.75 ha, 1.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2763100.md
- Parcel 133487: 5,552 m² (0.56 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133487.md
- Parcel 217372: 5,236 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/217372.md
- Parcel 108616: 4,347 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108616.md
- Parcel 2737287: 3,486 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2737287.md
- Parcel 216515: 3,308 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/216515.md
- Parcel 131913: 3,273 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/131913.md
- Parcel 5210979: 3,161 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5210979.md
- Parcel 5442748: 3,009 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5442748.md
- Parcel 5689334: 2,890 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5689334.md
- Parcel 2733845: 2,761 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2733845.md
- Parcel 2910054: 2,713 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2910054.md
- Parcel 109232: 2,693 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/109232.md
- Parcel 133274: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/133274.md
- Parcel 2910006: 2,598 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2910006.md
- Parcel 5729177: 2,590 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5729177.md
- Parcel 108633: 2,545 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108633.md
- Parcel 108715: 2,467 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108715.md
- Parcel 131908: 2,462 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/131908.md
- Parcel 4618742: 2,420 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4618742.md
- Parcel 108501: 2,285 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108501.md
- Parcel 217373: 2,181 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/217373.md
- Parcel 108500: 2,030 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/108500.md
- Parcel 2651904: 2,025 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2651904.md
- Parcel 133268: 1,920 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/133268.md
- Parcel 133702: 1,851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/133702.md
- Parcel 108622: 1,393 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108622.md
- Parcel 3174430: 1,388 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3174430.md
- Parcel 110001: 1,317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/110001.md
- Parcel 133498: 1,281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/133498.md
- Parcel 108859: 1,276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108859.md
- Parcel 108652: 1,207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108652.md
- Parcel 108624: 1,077 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108624.md
- Parcel 5163934: 626 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5163934.md
- Parcel 108857: 590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108857.md
- Parcel 2636562: 585 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2636562.md
- Parcel 5875425: 468 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5875425.md
- Parcel 217293: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/217293.md
- Parcel 108714: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108714.md
- Parcel 108632: 143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/108632.md
- Parcel 109252: 108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/109252.md
- Parcel 2636502: 81 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2636502.md
- Parcel 5729080: 61 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5729080.md
- Parcel 5729189: 44 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5729189.md
- Parcel 133584: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/133584.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

5 applications, newest first.

- 12 Sept 2024, Westmeath County Council 2460328: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a single storey dwelling house (161sqm) and all associated site works at the above address. Retention permission is also sought for the existing septic tank as installed on site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460328/0
- 23 Feb 2024, Westmeath County Council 2460050: Conditional. Permission. development which will consist/consists of: a 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 140 hectares consisting of the following: 781,578sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 17 hardstanding locations for the installation of electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L-5802, R-393, L-5913, L-1811 and the L-5808 public roads; a new access point and an upgrade to an existing access point along the R-393 public road and a new access point along the L-5808 public road; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; boundary fencing; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460050/0
- 18 Feb 2021, Westmeath County Council 2171: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to construct a side extension to existing dwelling, incorporating Kitchen/Dining, Bedroom & WC, decommission existing septic tank and install a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2171/0
- 8 Nov 2019, Westmeath County Council 196314: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolition of an existing dwelling house and attached shed, construction of a new dwelling house, decommission existing septic tank and construct new septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/196314/0
- 22 Feb 2019, Westmeath County Council 196040: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolition of the existing rear (northwest), lean to, extension (9.5sqm) and construction of a single storey extension (128.7sqm) to the rear (northwest) of the existing dwelling, installation of a septic tank and filter system constructed on-site and polishing filter and all associated site works. Retention permission also sought to retain the existing single storey garage (51sqm) as built on site.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/196040/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal, site code 002103

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WM011-112: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-112----. One of a group of six fulacht fia, three in Ballysallagh (Tuite) townland (WM011-111----/001-/002-) and three in Balroe (WM011-012----/001-/002-). No surface remains of fulacht fia located on reclaimed grassland as visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017
- WM011-112001: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-112001-. One of a group of six fulacht fia, three in Ballysallagh (Tuite) townland (WM011-111----/001-/002-) and three in Balroe (WM011-012----/001-/002-). No surface remains of fulacht fia located on reclaimed grassland as visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017
- WM011-112002: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-112002-. One of a group of six fulacht fia, three in Ballysallagh (Tuite) townland (WM011-111----/001-/002-) and three in Balroe (WM011-012----/001-/002-). No surface remains of fulacht fia located on reclaimed grassland as visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017
- WM011-121: Religious house - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-121----. Situated on low-lying undulating grassland, 30m E of Balroe Bridge. Ringfort (WM011-119---) 135m to NW. Laragh Castle (WM011-120----) 200m to SW. Ringfort (WM011-122---) 75m to NE. The Royal canal is 50m to E with stream immediately to W. Depicted as a rectnaguar shaped building aligned E-W on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and annotated as a ‘Nunnery’. On the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map only the E gable of the 'Nunnery' is depicted as upstanding suggesting that most of the building was levelled between these two dates. In 1978 the site was described as consisting of a rectangular shaped area defined by grass-covered wall footings (approx. diam 6m N-S; 16m E-W). An ASI site report from 1980 recorded that this site has been levelled, with pieces of masonry lying against a nearby field fence. A farm road now crosses the site which is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017
- WM011-122: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-122----. Situated on top of a prominent hillock surrounded by gently undulating grassland with extensive views. Ringfort (WM011-119----) 210m to W and Nunnery (WM011-121---) 75m to SW. The Royal Canal and Balroe Bridge is 40m to W. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a large circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 40m) but not depicted on the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. This site has been substantially levelled. Monument no only visible as a raised scarp curving from SSW- W and from NE-E, enclosed by a wide shallow fosse and outer bank. The interior has depressions caused by quarrying. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 August 2017
- WM011-123: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-123----. Situated on a low rise of ground in grassland. Ringfort (WM011-124---) 55m to SE. Depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped tree-plantation which might suggest that this earthwork was a landscape feature of post-1700 date. Not depicted as an antiquity on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. The levelled site is visible as a light coloured patch of grass (approx. dims. 17.7m NW-SE; 23.2m NE-SW) enclosed by a darker zone of vegetation (Wth 1.8m) presumably representing a fosse. Cropmark of levelled earthwork visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 August 2017
- WM011-124: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM011-124----. Situated on low-lying wet grassland. Possible moated site (WM011-123---) 55m to NW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped enclosure and as a semi-circular shaped earthwork on the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. The site had been partially levelled between these two dates. Now reduced to an oval scarp (approx. diam 45m NE-SW; H 1m) the monument has been bisected by a 20th century field fence running NE-SW. No trace of the monument survives on the N side of this fence. The interior is level and has a slight slope from NE-SW. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 August 2017

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Balroe Bridge, bridge, 1805–1815, Regional interest, registry number 15401108, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WM&regno=15401108. Single-arch hump-backed canal bridge carrying small road (accommodation road) over Royal Canal, built c.1810. Constructed of ashlar limestone with ashlar limestone detailing including projecting string course at parapet base level/road level. Cut stone pillars to ends of parapet walling. Located adjacent to Lock 34 (15401109) and associated lock-keeper's house and to the southeast of Ballynacarrigy Harbour.
- 34th Lock, lock, 1805–1815, Regional interest, registry number 15401109, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WM&regno=15401109. Canal lock, built c.1810, consisting of pair of (restored) timber and steel breast gates with timber footboards, tail gates and balance beams. Set within ashlar limestone lock channel. Located adjacent to Balroe Bridge and associated lock keeper's house (south).

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Balroe.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/balroe.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/balroe.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/balroe.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Balroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath: https://everytownland.com/westmeath.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballintue: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/ballintue.md
- Ballyhoreen: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/ballyhoreen.md
- Ballyhug: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/ballyhug.md
- Ballysallagh (Tuite): https://everytownland.com/westmeath/ballysallagh-tuite.md
- Calliaghstown: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/calliaghstown-230297.md
- Kill: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/kill-230792.md
- Laragh: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/laragh-230888.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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