# Creeve, Co. Westmeath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ardnurcher or Horseleap, barony of Moycashel, Co. Westmeath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,790,137 m² (179.01 ha, 442.35 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 17,387 m² (1.74 ha, 4.3 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ardnurcher or Horseleap, https://everytownland.com/westmeath/parish/ardnurcher-or-horseleap.md - Barony: Moycashel - Electoral division: Jamestown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Jamestown electoral division: 175 people in 58 households; 84% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Westmeath, https://everytownland.com/westmeath.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/51738 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 230505 - Centre: latitude 53.448996, longitude -7.561212 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Creeve, from 4 m² to 172,083 m² (17.21 ha, 42.52 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4899614: 172,083 m² (17.21 ha, 42.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899614.md - Parcel 99729: 159,283 m² (15.93 ha, 39.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/99729.md - Parcel 128997: 109,614 m² (10.96 ha, 27.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/128997.md - Parcel 129622: 106,572 m² (10.66 ha, 26.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129622.md - Parcel 129632: 98,696 m² (9.87 ha, 24.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129632.md - Parcel 129005: 98,501 m² (9.85 ha, 24.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129005.md - Parcel 129704: 94,932 m² (9.49 ha, 23.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129704.md - Parcel 129042: 93,776 m² (9.38 ha, 23.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129042.md - Parcel 99708: 71,156 m² (7.12 ha, 17.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/99708.md - Parcel 4873640: 69,651 m² (6.97 ha, 17.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4873640.md - Parcel 129036: 68,073 m² (6.81 ha, 16.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129036.md - Parcel 99709: 65,238 m² (6.52 ha, 16.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/99709.md - Parcel 129035: 64,712 m² (6.47 ha, 15.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129035.md - Parcel 129712: 60,575 m² (6.06 ha, 14.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129712.md - Parcel 128771: 58,977 m² (5.9 ha, 14.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/128771.md - Parcel 217810: 51,547 m² (5.15 ha, 12.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/217810.md - Parcel 123453: 38,738 m² (3.87 ha, 9.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/123453.md - Parcel 96260: 38,370 m² (3.84 ha, 9.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/96260.md - Parcel 123454: 37,952 m² (3.8 ha, 9.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/123454.md - Parcel 129631: 30,302 m² (3.03 ha, 7.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129631.md - Parcel 99739: 29,915 m² (2.99 ha, 7.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/99739.md - Parcel 100022: 29,225 m² (2.92 ha, 7.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/100022.md - Parcel 100021: 26,405 m² (2.64 ha, 6.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/100021.md - Parcel 99255: 20,958 m² (2.1 ha, 5.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/99255.md - Parcel 99740: 17,387 m² (1.74 ha, 4.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/99740.md - Parcel 129008: 15,437 m² (1.54 ha, 3.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129008.md - Parcel 134129: 8,451 m² (0.85 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/134129.md - Parcel 2734003: 6,206 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2734003.md - Parcel 129958: 5,336 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129958.md - Parcel 129039: 5,166 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129039.md - Parcel 128769: 4,116 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/128769.md - Parcel 2599263: 4,093 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2599263.md - Parcel 129698: 3,905 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129698.md - Parcel 128774: 3,890 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/128774.md - Parcel 129016: 3,821 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/129016.md - Parcel 128784: 3,127 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/128784.md - Parcel 96258: 2,370 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/96258.md - Parcel 96248: 2,219 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/96248.md - Parcel 217763: 2,179 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/217763.md - Parcel 4873698: 1,701 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4873698.md - Parcel 99733: 1,676 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/99733.md - Parcel 5365477: 1,548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5365477.md - Parcel 2608437: 1,418 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2608437.md - Parcel 96259: 484 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/96259.md - Parcel 4899602: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899602.md - Parcel 4899598: 85 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899598.md - Parcel 4873704: 82 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4873704.md - Parcel 4873701: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4873701.md - Parcel 4899594: 4 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899594.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Creeve 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) 3 applications, newest first. - 6 Aug 2025, Westmeath County Council 2560394: Conditional. Permission. to construct two slatted tanks with an ancillary concrete area with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560394/0 - 29 Jan 2018, Westmeath County Council 187019: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The development will consist of changes to previously approved house extension, planning permission reference no 16/7151, to include alterations to plans to reduce the floor area, revised elevations, and alterations to existing house, replacement of the existing septic tank and percolation area with a new wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/187019/0 - 8 Sept 2017, Westmeath County Council 177167: Conditional. Retention. Retention Permission for a single storey extension to the south elevation of existing dwelling. Retention permission is also sought for two number bedrooms in the existing basement with external staircase to same and for one number domestic garage. The application will also consist of the retention of minor revisions to existing elevations, all associated site works and drainage.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/177167/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Creeve. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - WM024-167: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM024-167----. Situated on top of a slight rise, in gently undulating, rough pasture and scrub. Ringfort (WM024-168----) lies c. 25m to WNW. Bivallate monument described as a roughly circular-shaped area enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse, a wide berm, an outer bank and an outer fosse. No clear entrance feature visible. The inner earthen bank is well-defined and there are slight remains of an intervening fosse. A wide berm is present outside the intervening fosse. There is a low linear bank extending radially across the berm at ESE. The remains of an outer earthen bank are almost completely defaced. Slight traces of an outer fosse are visible from SSW-W-N-E-S-SE and are completely filled up from SE-S-SSW. A later bank intersects the outer scarp at ESE. The interior has a gentle rise toward the centre and is traversed by old cultivation ridges running N-S. The site is almost completely obscured by dense vegetation. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 28 August 2019 - WM024-168: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM024-168----. Situated on top of a slight rise, in gently undulating, pasture. Ringfort (WM024-167----) lies c. 25m to ESE. Bivallate monument described in 1979 as a roughly circular-shaped area enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse, a berm, an outer bank and an outer fosse with entrance at SSW. The inner bank of earth and stone is wide and low and is set on a fairly steep natural scarp from WSW-W-WNW. There are slight remains of a shallow intervening fosse visible from NE-E, outside which is a flat berm varying in width from 4m at N and S to 10m at E. On the outer edge of the berm there is a low outer bank of earth and stone. An outer fosse is visible beyond this from S-SW-W-N-NE. The interior is very uneven with stony outcrops, low rises & shallow depressions. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 28 August 2019 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) - Water pump, 1870–1900, Regional interest, registry number 15402428, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WM®no=15402428. Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1885, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having fluted spout with floral detail, and a ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle. Original head now removed and replaced by a modern dome finial. Set on concrete platform adjacent to modern house. Located to the southwest of Loughanavally. ## 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 moderately low, 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 Creeve. - 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/creeve-230505.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/creeve-230505.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/creeve-230505.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Creeve 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) - Aghabrack: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/aghabrack.md - Bunanagh: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/bunanagh.md - Clonyrina: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/clonyrina.md - Garhy: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/garhy.md - Killaroo: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/killaroo.md - Killeagh: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/killeagh.md - Killeenagh: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/killeenagh.md - Killeenagroagh: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/killeenagroagh.md - Kilnalug: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/kilnalug.md - Sraduff: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/sraduff.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/westmeath/creeve-230505 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/westmeath/creeve-230505