Battstown
Townland in Co. Westmeath, in Irish Baile Bhata
- Area
- 177.4 ha
- 438 acres
- Land parcels
- 62
- registered freehold, median 6,413 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Battstown, from 236 m² to 219,920 m² (21.99 ha, 54.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Battstown 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
18 Feb 2026Conditional
to construct a dwelling house with treatment system and percolation area with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660056
28 Oct 2025Conditional
retention Permission for development, the development consists of retention of (i) an existing garage and attached canopy (ii) revised site boundary from that which was previously granted under planning file ref: 07/2129
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560528
23 Oct 2025Conditional
to demolish the existing sheds to the northwest (75.5sqm) and southeast (49.9sqm) of the site. Permission to demolish the existing Northeast (rear) extension (21.8sqm) of the dwelling. Permission to construct a single storey extension (117.5sqm) to the rear of the existing dwelling, consisting of a kitchen, living dining area, utility room, bedroom with ensuite, bathroom and plant room. Permission is also sought to decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area and install a septic tank & percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560518
14 Oct 2025N/a
construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, and all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560502
9 Oct 2025N/a
to demolish the existing sheds to the northwest (75.5sqm) and southeast (49.9sqm) of the site. Permission to demolish the existing Northeast (rear) extension (21.8sqm) of the dwelling. Permission to construct a single storey dwelling (117.5sqm) to the rear of the existing dwelling, consisting of a kitchen, living dining area, utility room, bedroom with ensuite, bathroom and plant room. Permission is also sought to decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area and install a septic tank & percolation area and all associated site works at the above address.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560493
9 Oct 2025N/a
Retention Permission to retain the existing garage, canopy and site boundary from that which was previously granted under planning file ref: 07/2129
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560494
16 Sept 2025N/a
Permission to retain existing garage & canopy and to change site boundary from that which was previously granted under planning file ref: 07/2129
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560455
29 Apr 2025Conditional
to construct a dwelling house, detached garage with treatment system and percolation area with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560205
17 Feb 2025Refused
construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, bored well, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560050
10 May 2024Refused
construction of 2 Glamping pods and install a suitable Onsite Sewerage System with Polishing Filter with all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460160
13 Apr 2023Refused
construction of a new two storey extension at the side and a single storey at the rear of our existing dwelling to include on ground floor a Kitchen, dining, living area, stairs, storage area, utility and w.c. and on the first floor two bedrooms, bathroom and landing and to demolish existing porch at front and an extension at the rear with all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360088
26 Jan 2022Conditional
Permission to construct (a) a rear single storey extension to include Kitchen, Living & Dining Area (b) side extension to northwest elevation to include bedroom & ensuite & (c) all internal modification, alterations & associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2219
20 Sept 2017Conditional
to construct a detached garage with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176267
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Battstown, Collinstown7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Battstown · Baile Bhata
- Area
- 1,774,225 m² (177.42 ha, 438.42 acres)
- Placenames
- Battstown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
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.