Castletown
Townland in Co. Westmeath
- Area
- 279.5 ha
- 691 acres
- Land parcels
- 226
- registered freehold, median 1,966 m²
- Zoning
- M2
- Mixed Use
- Planning
- 37
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
226 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletown, from 12 m² to 285,897 m² (28.59 ha, 70.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 31 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Sporting Recreational (Active open space)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S1Community, Educational & Institutional (Education)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community, Educational & Institutional (Community facilities)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S2Community, Educational & Institutional (Health and related)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, 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
4 Sept 2026N/a
proposed development which will consist of the enlargement and upgrading of an existing playing pitch located in the south-western portion of the club grounds, including the installation of ball-stop netting and associated support poles, floodlighting, the construction of a pedestrian walkway around the pitch with associated lighting poles, the provision of perimeter fencing and gates, the installation of team dugouts, and all associated site development and ancillary works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660467
24 Oct 2025Conditional
construction of a two story domestic garage. The domestic garage will have storage on the ground floor and a home office and gym on the first floor. The application will also consist all associated site-works and landscaping
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560524
24 Jun 2025Conditional
retention permission for a conservatory at the rear of my dwellinghouse and to retain two sheds to the rear of the site
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560314
23 Mar 2025Conditional
(1) Change of use from existing Garda Barracks to proposed private dwelling house, (2) renovation and extension of existing Garda Barracks to accommodate a kitchen/living space on ground floor and 2no. bedrooms on first floor, (3) renovation and reconfiguration of existing dwelling house, (4) demolition of existing domestic shed, (5) construction of 2 no. dwelling houses, (6) connection to existing public drainage infrastructure, (7) provision of 3 no. car parking spaces and (8) all ancillary site services. The development consists of the carrying out of works to a protected structure. (RPS No. 032-011)
Permission, 3 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560123
20 Dec 2024N/a
(1) Change of use from existing Garda Barracks to proposed private dwelling house, (2) renovation and extension of existing Garda Barracks to accommodate a kitchen/living space on ground floor and 2no. bedrooms on first floor, (3) renovation and reconfiguration of existing dwelling house, (4) demolition of existing domestic shed, (5) construction of 2 no. dwelling houses, (6) connection to existing public drainage infrastructure, (7) provision of 3 no. car parking spaces and (8) all ancillary site services. The development consists of the carrying out of works to a protected structure
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460497
23 Jul 2024Conditional
(a) replacement of existing silage pit with a slatted shed which will consist of slatted area with slurry holding tank underneath and cubicles. (b) Also construction of a silage pit with retaining walls and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2451
24 Jun 2024Conditional
development which will consist of retention permission for the location of house and gateway as built and permission for new southern boundary, new connection to mains foul sewer and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460213
24 Jun 2024Conditional
development which will consist of constructing a new dwelling, new access to public road, connect into existing on site foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460214
11 Sept 2023Conditional
(a) Construction of a child care facility containing two number classrooms, toilets and baby changing room. (b) To re-purpose, upgrade and extend existing building on site to contain proposed reception area, toilet and canteen area. (c) To upgrade existing street frontage and existing site boundaries, to upgrade and connect to existing site services and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360297
21 Feb 2023Conditional
RETENTION of existing extension servicing existing bungalow type dwelling house together with existing detached garage as constructed and all ancillary works
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2325
7 Feb 2023Conditional
a change of use from Playschool (previously granted under Planning Ref. No.16/6203) back to domestic dwelling house
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360023
5 Dec 2022Conditional
to construct 1No dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2260023
17 Oct 2022Conditional
Retention for a revised design on Planning Permission previously granted (Ref. 21/628). The development will consist of a 31sqm first floor extension with an increase in roof height.
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22503
4 Jul 2022N/a
construct 1 no. dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22349
8 Jun 2022N/a
construct a) a 3-bedroom bungalow type dwelling, b) domestic garage, c) domestic septic tank and percolation area, d) connection to public water mains, e) entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22307
29 Nov 2021Conditional
permission to demolish existing extension at rear and to construct a new extension to include a Kitchen, Dining area, hall, bathroom, study and utility room and to construct a new porch at the front with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21628
15 Nov 2021Conditional
Permission to construct a new dwelling, garage, upgrade existing entrance onto road, a waste water treatment system and percolation area & all associated Site works at
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21608
9 Nov 2021Refused
construct a) a 3-bedroom bungalow type dwelling b) domestic garage, c) domestic septic tank and percolation area, d)connection to public water main, e) entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21598
8 Jul 2021Conditional
The proposed development will comprise the retention of the change of use to restaurant use (75.58 sqm) and the retention of an extension (29.2 sqm) to the overall retained restaurant use (104.81 sqm) as includes a new glazed door and window façade and to provide on site dining facilities, take-away and outdoor covered seating area and replacement of roller shutter doors to rear storage building with glazed door and window façade and all associated soft and half landscaping treatment and ancillary site services
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 21375
24 Feb 2021Conditional
to construct a bungalow dwelling, garage and share existing entrance onto public road, connect into existing public water main & four sewer and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2188
10 Nov 2020Conditional
Permission to construct an extension to existing dwelling. The ground floor extension will consist of a new kitchen and living quarters. The application will also consist of the retention of a domestic garage and all associated site works and drainage
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206318
4 Nov 2020Conditional
Permission for development of a new restaurant/café of 443sqm at (R389) Kilbeggan road, (Castletown Td), Castletown Geoghegan, Co Westmeath The proposed development will comprise the construction of a new restaurant/café of 443 sqm with outdoor covered seating area, an enhanced entrance onto the public road from the existing agricultural access point, associated car and cycle parking area (27 no. car spaces and 30 no. cycle spaces), complementary soft and hard landscaping treatments and all ancillary site services and above and below ground works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206302
14 Sept 2020Conditional
construct a ground floor extension which incorporates a granny flat within the existing dwelling, permission is also sought for alterations and renovation works to existing dwelling, new detached garage and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206245
6 Aug 2020Conditional
renovate existing cottage and construct a single store extension to rear. Retention permission is also sought for as built garage and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206209
5 Nov 2019Refused
Construction of a 443 square meter café building with outdoor covered seating area, entrance onto public road, parking area and all ancillary site services
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 196306
The 25 most recent of 37 applications.
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 Castletown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Castletown
- Area
- 2,795,154 m² (279.52 ha, 690.7 acres)
- Placenames
- Castletown 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.