Grange South
Townland in the civil parish of Mullingar, barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon, Co. Westmeath
- Area
- 72.1 ha
- 178 acres
- Land parcels
- 866
- registered freehold, median 397 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Established Residential
- Planning
- 44
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
866 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Grange South, from 3 m² to 44,510 m² (4.45 ha, 11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 816 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community, Educational & Institutional (Community facilities)
MLAP 2014-2021, Westmeath · 6 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
28 Aug 2026N/a
retention permission for replacement of garage door with window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660458
28 Aug 2026N/a
retention permission for replacement of garage door with window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660459
6 Aug 2026N/a
RETENTION permission for replacement of garage door with window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660411
6 Aug 2026N/a
RETENTION permission for replacement of garage door with window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660412
24 Jun 2026N/a
The development consists of RETENTION of and Permission to complete partially constructed, 4nr two storey houses, 19nr duplex units, 5 nr bin stores, creche and community buildings (both shell and core) (previous ref 19/6159)
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660337
10 Jun 2026N/a
RETENTION for the completion of partially completed buildings: 4nr two storey houses, 19nr duplex units, 5nr bin stores, Creche and Community Buildings (both shell and core) (Previous Permission ref 19/6159)
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660307
28 May 2026Conditional
construction of an extension to existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660279
5 Mar 2026Conditional
development that will consist of a new single storey extension to the side/rear with minor alterations all to the existing semi-detached dwelling house with ancillary site services
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660087
12 Feb 2026N/a
development which will consist of a new single storey extension to the side/rear with minor alterations all to the existing semi-detached dwelling house with ancillary site services from that granted under Planning Permission reference 22/243
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660044
14 Nov 2025Conditional
Demolition of an existing residential dwelling house (169 sq.m); Construction of 58 no. two-storey dwelling house units, consisting of; o 43 no. 3 bed dwellings, o 15 no. 4 bed dwellings. Construction of 16 no. three-storey duplex units, consisting of; o 6 no. 1 bed dwellings, o 10 no. 2 bed dwellings. Provision of ancillary facilities for the duplex units including communal amenity space, secure bicycle parking and bin storage facilities; Provision of car parking arrangements (104 no. on curtilage parking spaces for 52 no. dwellings; 32 no. grouped parking and 6 no. visitor spaces for 22 no. dwellings; 2 no. accessible spaces); Provision of new vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access provided from/to the existing R-390; Provision of vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist connections to the eastern and western boundaries of the site for future connections to adjoining landholdings to be facilitated; Provision of pedestrian and cyclist pathways to the southern boundary of the site to facilitate future connections to the Royal Canal; Provision of public open space (3,828.02 sq.m or 17.1%) located in the central and southern portions of the site including landscaped elements (children’s play areas, landscaped vegetation, associated boundary treatments, footpaths and pathways, public lighting, bin stores, car and bicycle parking and site services); Provision of all associated surface water, foul drainage services and connections with associated site works and ancillary services to include the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) features; All ancillary and associated site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission, 50 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560563
9 Sept 2025Conditional
to construct an extension at the side of our dwelling to include a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen with two velux windows and to increase the entrance to the front of the site by 1.6 metres with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560449
23 Apr 2025Conditional
(i) Retention of an existing shed at the rear of my dwelling (ii) permission is sought for a first floor extension at the side over the existing single storey element of the dwelling to include two bedrooms and a velux (iii) to construct a porch to the front and plaster the front first floor and sides of the dwelling with all ancillary site works.
Retention, 2 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560199
21 Dec 2023Conditional
change of use to part of existing premises clinic/group medical practice (granted via Planning Reference 13/6030) to Pharmacy together with internal alterations and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360457
6 Dec 2023N/a
change of use to part of existing premises clinic/group medical practice (granted via Planning Reference 13/6030) to Pharmacy together with internal alterations and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360427
29 Jun 2023Conditional
construction of an extension at the side and rear of our existing dwelling to include at the side on ground floor a pantry and utility and on the first floor two bedrooms and at the rear a kitchen & dining area with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360197
17 Feb 2023Conditional
Extension of duration to construct a single storey side extension/granny flat attached to existing two storey dwelling. Permission is also sought to retain the existing site access opening and for the change of use of a domestic garage part of the dwelling to a habitable room together with permission for all associated site works.
Extension of duration · Westmeath County Council, 2323
12 Dec 2022Conditional
proposed development will consist of: (i) the demolition of the existing vacant cottage and shed on site, (ii) the construction of 18 no. 2-storey, 3-bed semi-detached dwellings, and (iii) upgrades to the current vehicular entrance and pedestrian access on site. The proposed development will also provide for all associated signage and hard and soft landscaping, including open space, footpaths and boundary treatments, and all associated site infrastructure and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development’
Permission, 18 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2260030
11 May 2022Conditional
consisting of a new two storey side extension, single storey lean-to rear extension and renovations to existing semi-detached dwelling house with all ancillary site services
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22243
24 Mar 2022Conditional
Planning permission to extend my existing dwelling at the side to include a utility, w.c and study with all ancillary site works.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22137
4 Feb 2022Conditional
to construct a first floor side extension to existing dwelling, convert attached garage and add external insulation to dwelling. Retention permission is also sought for front porch, wider gate entrance and alterations to boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2240
20 Sept 2021Conditional
to extend my existing dwelling at the side to include a garage with storage area, patio area and two velux windows and to remove and block up en-suite window and to extend at the rear to include a dining area with chimney and to convert attic space at the side to include a bedroom with two velux windows with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21512
11 Dec 2020Conditional
Planning permission to construct at the side of our existing dwelling a first floor extension to include a bedroom, ensuite and study and a detached garage with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206353
12 Oct 2020Conditional
Permission to construct a granny flat extension to the side and rear of our existing house to include an entrance, living area, kitchen/dining area, bathroom with one bedroom and to demolish existing shed with ancillary site works.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206275
3 Sept 2020Conditional
Detached domestic garage and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206229
20 Apr 2020Conditional
construction of a side extension with dormer 1st floor to act as a granny flat to serve as ancillary family accommodation, make internal alterations and modifications to existing dwelling and all associated site development works and modify existing vehicle entrance width
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206098
The 25 most recent of 44 applications.
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Grange South.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Grange South.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2076 (ZIP).
- 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. 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Grange South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Grange South
- Area
- 721,380 m² (72.14 ha, 178.26 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mullingar, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moyashel and Magheradernon
- Electoral division
- Mullingar Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Mullingar Rural electoral division: 11,633 people in 3,859 households; 69% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balnamona or Charlestown, Clonmore, Farranfolliot, Grange North, Mullingar, Rathcolman, Sarsanstown
- Placenames
- Grange South on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.