Creggan Lower
Townland in the civil parish of St. Mary'S, barony of Brawny, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 110463
- Area
- 88,708 m² (8.87 ha, 21.92 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Creggan Lower
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Crosswood Bog SAC 002337
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Crosswood Bog 000678
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. 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).
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 65.1 ha
- 161 acres
- Land parcels
- 71
- registered freehold, median 2,988 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Established Residential
- Planning
- 23
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Creggan Lower, from 45 m² to 115,144 m² (11.51 ha, 28.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3Innovation Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 20 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 0 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
8 Aug 2025Conditional
retention permission - development consists of an additional hardstanding area of circa 262m² for Heavy Goods Vehicle container parking to the North of the existing site, with all associated landscaping and ground works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560400
9 Jul 2025N/a
additional hardstanding area of circa 262m² for Heavy Goods Vehicle container parking to the North of the existing site, with all associated landscaping and ground works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560347
17 Nov 2023Conditional
development which will consist of the construction of an extension to the top of the existing north stairs to facilitate access to roof level with finishes to match the existing cladding of Building 1 including all associated site works and services
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360391
13 Sept 2023Conditional
development which will consist of the construction of a concrete services yard, approx. 46m long by 25m wide, with a total area of approx 1,150 sqm surrounded by a 2.4m high pallisade fence located to the east (rear) of the main 3m healthcare building. Facilities within the yard to consist of (1) fire water tank approx. 9.9m diameter, 10.6m high (2) single storey pump house approx. 10.2m long, 3.6m wide and 3.4m high (3) electrical room approx 4.1m long, 3.1m wide and 3.5m high (4) relocation of existing emergency generator approx. 10m long, 3m wide and 3.5m high and new bunded diesel tank. The construction of a services bridge approx. 28.5m long, 2.7m wide and 8m high from the services yard to the rear of the existing 3m building with maintenance access stairs to same including all associated site works and services
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360302
31 Aug 2023N/a
development which will consist of the construction of a concrete services yard, approx. 46m long by 25m wide, with a total area of approx. 1,150 sqm surrounded by a 2.4m high palisade fence located to the east (rear) of the main 3M Healthcare Building. Facilities within the yard to consist of (1) fire water tank approx. 9.9m diameter, 10.6m high (2) single storey pump house approx. 10.2m long, 3.6m wide and 3.4m high (3) electrical room approx. 4.1m long, 3.1m wide and 3.5m high (4) relocation of existing emergency generator approx. 10m long, 3m wide and 3.5m high and new bunded diesel tank. The construction of a services bridge approx. 28.5m long, 2.7m wide and 8m high from the services yard to the rear of the existing 3M Building with maintenance access stairs to same including all associated site works and services
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360280
20 Dec 2022Conditional
The development consists of a new single storey standalone pharmagrade insulated storage unit comprising approx. 26 m2 of floor area and ramped access along with all associated site works.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22573
16 Sept 2022Conditional
new single storey stand alone pharmagrade insulated storage unit comprising approx. 19m2 of floor area and ramped access along with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22460
28 Jan 2021Conditional
Amendments to previous approved planning application (Planning Reg. 20/7066). The amendments are as following: 1) Amendments to fenestration as identified on the attached elevation drawings 2) Parapet height increased over the Plant Room, Stair No.7 & Goods Lift 3) Adjustment to the location of the proposed new site entrance (ie moved by 6m)
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2136
24 Apr 2020Conditional
Demolition of existing front entrance lobby and reinstating glazed curtain walling. Construction of a new three storey extension comprising in or around 3,335sqm to provide additional office and laboratory accommodation, new canteen, meeting rooms & toilet accommodation, covered walkway, new signage, new site entrance, additional car, motorbike, bicycle parking spaces along with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207066
24 Mar 2020Conditional
The alteration of four existing exit doors located along the southern façade of the existing KCI building and the northern façade of the adjacent Signature building in order to provide entrance/exit doors including new access ramps, steps, handrails and overhead canopies along with the provision of a four-bay hardstanding HGV container parking area and an additional loading bay to the north of the site. Additional works to include all landscaping and ground works associated with same
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207042
13 Feb 2020Conditional
A new standalone plant room, temporary accommodation comprising of canteen, three meeting rooms & toilet accommodation, covered walkway, additional 22 parking spaces along with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207027
25 Apr 2019Conditional
Two-storey Portakabin extension to existing facility with ground floor office/meeting area, single-storey link, covered stairs area together with first floor office/meeting area and covered stairs area together with external steel stairs, alterations to existing & proposed car parking and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197097
25 Apr 2019Conditional
Single-storey rear extension to existing facility with ground floor water storage tank and pump room together with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197098
17 Jan 2019Conditional
A new car park along with all associated site works, including landscaping, paving, drainage, lighting etc.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 197011
25 Sept 2018Conditional
The development consists of the retention of a commercial garage/workshop, ancillary support buildings and all associated site development works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 187181
13 Mar 2018Conditional
To construct a dwelling house, garage, treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works at Creggan Lower, Athlone, Co Westmeath.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187049
5 Jan 2018Conditional
Demolition of an existing rear deliveries area enclosure and removal of associated storage containers. Construction of a new 2 storey extension comprising of in or around 540m2 to provide additional office and laboratory accommodation, re-configured deliveries area and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 187004
24 Nov 2017Refused
Planning Permission for change of use and to extend existing garage to form a self contained one bedroom living unit and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177212
8 Nov 2017N/a
Planning Permission for a change of use and to extend existing garage to form a granny flat and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177199
24 Aug 2017Conditional
A 70 Space Car Park and all associated site development works at the Greenfield Site adjacent the north of
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177154
3 Aug 2017Refused
Planning Permission for a change of use and to extend existing garage to form a granny flat and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177139
7 Apr 2017Conditional
The installation of a treatment unit to serve an existing dwelling. The application will also include all associated ground works and drainage
Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177065
17 Jan 2017Conditional
Construction of an extension to the rear of existing dwelling. The application will also include a new porch and all associated site works and drainage
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177009
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Crosswood Bog SAC 002337
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Crosswood Bog 000678
Recorded monuments
- WM029-027 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a rise, in pasture, on the E edge of Athlone town. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 45m E-W; 40m N-S). Levelled monument described in 1973 as no surface remains visible. Levelled monument is visible as a cropmark defined by two concentric rings of differential growth which are visible from NW-N-E-S-SSW, on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. 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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Creggan Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Creggan Lower
- Area
- 650,900 m² (65.09 ha, 160.84 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Mary'S, and its townlands
- Barony
- Brawny
- Electoral division
- Tubbrit, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Creggan Upper, Garrycastle, Moydrum
- Placenames
- Creggan Lower on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, 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; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.