Derries

80 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derries, from 300 m² to 105,253 m² (10.53 ha, 26.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• 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.

• 25 Aug 2026N/a

  retention permission for the following works: change of use of building from domestic to commercial. To retain alteration works carried out internally to this building and parking spaces created to the front of the building and within the boundaries of the site

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660448

• 4 Aug 2026N/a

  for 1. change of use of building from domestic to Commercial. 2. Permission to retain alteration works carried out internally to this building and parking spaces created to the front of the building and within the boundaries of the site

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660409

• 9 Jun 2026N/a

  RETENTION of covered area to east side of indoor equestrian arena and gravelled area to south side

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660305

• 15 Oct 2024Conditional

  development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands within the townlands of Derries, Carrickobreen, Bunnahinly, Cloonbonny, Corralena, Kilgarvan Glebe, Ballynahownwood and Ballynahown in County Westmeath. A section of the narrow-gauge railway track of the railway line in Cloonbonny and Ballynahownwood townlands is a Protected Structure Ref No. 035-009 which runs adjacent to the proposed cycle and walkway. The development proposes the following: The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 3412 meters of existing former rail bed, 3131 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields, and 473 meters along pre-existing machine access routes. The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include: 1 no. Type 2 Gateway, 2 no. Rest Points. The Type 2 Gateway (WH-02-01) will include the provision of a walker totem, modular pavilion feature, and upgrades to the entrance from the local road. Upgrade works to River Bridge (21-200). Upgrade works to 4 no. local access road crossings, and 3 no. agricultural crossings. The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 4058 meters of ecological screening. All other ancillary and associated site work. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460390

• 20 Sept 2023Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360310

• 28 Sept 2022Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22472

• 16 Jun 2021Conditional

  To construct an extension onto our existing dwelling and carry out internal alterations to the dwelling, resulting in part reconfiguration of the internal layout to create a self-contained granny flat, decommission existing septic tank and percolation area and install a new domestic treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21340

• 27 Nov 2018Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187224

• 29 May 2018Conditional

  (a) Conversion of attic space to residential use (b) changes to roof structure following on from (a)

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187097

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Derries.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Derries.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derries.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0.

No address of the register names Derries with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Derries

Area

893,015 m² (89.3 ha, 220.67 acres)

Civil parish

St. Mary'S, and its townlands

Barony

Brawny

Electoral division

Athlone East Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Bunnahinly, Bunnavally, Carrickobreen, Cartrontroy, Kilmacuagh (cooke), Kilmacuagh (mechum)

Placenames

Derries 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.