Billistown
Townland in Co. Westmeath, in Irish Baile na mBilí
- Area
- 169.5 ha
- 419 acres
- Land parcels
- 60
- registered freehold, median 3,683 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Billistown, from 5 m² to 262,815 m² (26.28 ha, 64.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Billistown 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
19 Aug 2025Refused
Retention Permission for the Change of Use of a Residential Dwelling (Permitted Under Planning Ref. 05/2225 and extended under Ref. 11/2071) to a Convent including Chapel at 1st floor (Converted Attic)
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560411
25 Jul 2025N/a
Retention Permission for the Change of Use of a Residential Dwelling (Permitted Under Planning Ref. 05/2225 and extended under Ref. 11/2071) to a Convent
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560373
29 Nov 2023Conditional
construction of a single dwelling with converted attic, detached domestic garage & store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360411
2 Feb 2023N/a
construction of a single dwelling with converted attic, detached domestic garage & store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2314
8 Dec 2022Conditional
for a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2260027
31 Aug 2022Refused
construct a single dwelling with converted attic, detached domestic garage & store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22436
22 Dec 2021Conditional
to construct a new 70m by 35m all-weather sports pitch with artificial (AstroTurf) playing surface, with a ball wall 36m in length 6m in height to the southwest boundary. Permission is sought to install 5m security fencing around the perimeter of the proposed pitch and 6 no. floodlights, extending to a maximum height of 18m. Permission is also sought for to upgrade the existing car parking area and to construct a new car parking area to include bus parking bays and to install new drainage where required along with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21688
6 Aug 2020Conditional
construct a single storey extension to rear of existing clubhouse comprising of extended shower facilities, plantroom and the construction of 3 no. public toilets including a disabled accessible toilet, internal modifications and renovations of existing clubhouse and construct a storage shed to the rear including service yard and all associated site development works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206210
22 Jul 2020Conditional
for the alterations to the existing cottage, consisting of bay window to the front (east elevation) alterations to existing windows and doors on front (east) and side(north) elevations, increasing the roof height by 1.2m high to accommodate additional bedrooms at first floor level and removal of chimney on front elevation. Retention is also sought for the existing extension to the rear (west) elevation of the cottage consisting of 2no. bedrooms with adjoining ensuite, a utility, a bathroom and a sunroom on ground floor level and 2 no. bedrooms with adjoining en-suite, a utility, a bathroom with adjoining en-suite and en-suite to master bedroom on first floor level and retention to the front and side (east and south) elevations, consisting of a sitting room on ground floor level and mster bedroom, walk in wardrobe and to retain and complete proposed bedroom on first floor level of the existing cottage, measuring 326.4 sq mtrs for all extensions. Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing septic tank to a new packaged wastewater treatment system and new percolation area.
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206188
1 Nov 2017Conditional
construction of an extension circa 925 sqm to the north western end of their existing clubhouse. The extension will incorporate the following: Ground Floor Level to include sports hall, gym, kitchen area, ladies & gents changing rooms/toilets, offices, caretakers room. First Floor Level to include recreation & viewing lounge, toilet and office. The proposals also allows for the upgrading of existing dressing rooms, inclusive of a canopied roof, extra car parking facilities and allows for all necessary ancillary site development works inclusive of the replacement of existing septic tank/percolation with a new waste water treatment unit, effluent polishing filter ( P.W.W.T.S).
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176309
11 Oct 2017N/a
construction of an extension circa 925 sqm to the north western end of their existing clubhouse. The extension will incorporate the following: Ground Floor Level to include sports hall, gym, kitchen area, ladies & gents changing rooms/toilets, offices, caretakers room. First Floor Level to include recreation & viewing lounge, toilet and office. The proposals also allows for the upgrading of existing dressing rooms, inclusive of a canopied roof, extra car parking facilities and allows for all necessary ancillary site development works.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176282
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 Billistown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Billistown · Baile na mBilí
- Area
- 1,695,356 m² (169.54 ha, 418.93 acres)
- Placenames
- Billistown 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.