Hightown Or Balloughter

146 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hightown Or Balloughter, from 28 m² to 698,153 m² (69.82 ha, 172.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 70 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Hightown Or Balloughter in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 20 Nov 2025Conditional

  to construct a new two storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560573

• 26 Jun 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of the construction of a new agricultural storage shed and associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460219

• 4 Jun 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of the renovation of the derelict existing two-storey house to include a new roof, door and windows, demolition of derelict outbuildings to the South of the existing house, retention of commenced work including the entrance and piers to the North of the site, and the construction of a single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house, a new waste water treatment system, landscaping and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460193

• 10 May 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of the renovation and extension of the existing, storey and a half dwelling house, known as Heathstown House, to include alterations to the front and side elevations, new windows, rooflight and doors, alterations to the internal layout, demolition of existing rear extension and construction of a new single storey rear extension, demolition of existing shed to the East of the house and construction of a new storage shed to the North/Rear of the existing house. The development shall retain its existing entrance and will include the construction of a new gate and piers to the site, halfway down the entrance roadway, and a new suitable onsite waste water treatment system with polishing filter, landscaping, and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460159

• 26 Mar 2024N/a

  development will consist of the renovation of the existing two-storey house to include a new roof, door and windows, demolition of derelict outbuildings to the South of the existing house, retention of entrance and piers to the North of the site, and the construction of a single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house, a new waste water treatment system, landscaping and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460088

• 29 Jan 2024N/a

  development which will consist of the renovation of the existing vacant two-storey house to include a new roof, door and windows, demolition of derelict outbuildings to the south of the existing house and the construction of a single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house, a new waste water treatment system, landscaping and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460024

• 21 Dec 2023Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION for construction a replacement dwelling house, replacing the existing bungalow which is to be demolished and replaced with a new dormer bungalow and link and convert existing garage at the side to a new dormer bungalow and to demolish existing shed and to convert existing kennels to a granny flat by extending the existing roof and to include a kitchen, dining, living, two bedrooms, a bathroom, hall and sun room and to decommission existing septic tank and to construct a new septic tank with percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 23160

• 26 Sept 2023Conditional

  construction of cattle underpass with underground effluent tank ,access ramps and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360325

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22319

• 30 Dec 2021Conditional

  The development will consist of planning permission to erect new agricultural shed, new pasteurization unit, milk vending machine unit and ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21700

• 8 Dec 2021N/a

  to erect new agricultural shed, new pasteurization unit, milk vending machine unit and ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21650

• 4 Oct 2021Conditional

  Permission for a proposed modification to existing two storey dwelling to incorporate (I) re-configured internal layout and alterations to existing elevations and (ii) two storey and single storey extensions on west, south and east elevations (iii) increased overall height of existing and proposed dwelling (iv) reconfiguring main roof and inclusion of rooflights on west elevation (v) associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21541

• 24 Mar 2021Conditional

  Planning permission to erect new cubicle shed with 2 no. slatted tanks and ancillary works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21143

• 11 Sept 2020Refused

  construct a new bungalow type dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206244

• 2 Aug 2019Refused

  to construct a new bungalow type dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196212

• 31 Jul 2019Conditional

  construction of a previously approved detached garage (planning reference: 09/5071) in a revised location to the west side of the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196209

• 25 Jun 2019Conditional

  a 10 year permission for the construction of a Solar Farm PV Energy Development comprising installation of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames/support structures within existing field boundaries; underground cabling and ducting including along the R446, the L1007 and the L5008; 40 No. inverter/transformer units; 1 No. customer control building; 1 No. communications and storage building; site perimeter (stock-proof) security fencing; CCTV security cameras; new construction site entrance and road crossing point on the L5008, upgraded access points and internal site access tracks; section of asphalt road widening along the L5008 north of the R446 to facilitate construction access; landscaping including screen planting; and all associated site development works. A number of temporary construction compounds will also be provided

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 196168

• 5 Nov 2018Conditional

  of a Cattle Housing Unit with Underground Slurry Storage Tank and other existing Agricultural Buildings and all site works

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 186333

• 30 Jul 2018Conditional

  construction of extension to the North East side of the existing dwelling, the addition of 1 no. window to the existing North East elevation and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186230

• 31 May 2018Refused

  construction of one number dwelling house (storey & a half, 247.3sqm), domestic garage (41.1sqm) and new domestic entrance onto the public roadway. Permission is also sought for the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186171

• 25 May 2018Conditional

  to construct a replacement dwelling house, replacing the existing bungalow which is to be demolished and replaced with a new dormer bungalow and link and convert existing garage at the side to a new dormer bungalow and to demolish existing shed and to convert existing kennels to a granny flat by extending the existing roof and to include a kitchen, dining, living, two bedrooms, a bathroom, hall and sun room and to decommission existing septic tank and to construct a new septic tank with percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186165

• 28 Mar 2018Conditional

  construct a detached garage and storage area with all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186107

• 26 Feb 2018Conditional

  permission and retention permission of alterations from that previously granted extension and renovations under file reference 17/6246. Permission consists of a proposed revised internal layout and size of rear extension. Retention permission consists of revised design and location of windows and doors as per constructed on site together with all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186070

• 19 Jan 2018N/a

  construction of one number dwelling house (storey & a half, 247.3 sqm), domestic garage (41.1 sqm) and upgrading agricultural gate to facilitate a domestic entrance onto public roadway. Permission is also sought for the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186011

• 4 Sept 2017Conditional

  renovation works to existing dwelling consisting of 73.9m2 and single storey extension (102.92 sq m) to side (southeast) elevation of existing dwelling, constraining 3 no. bedrooms, 1 no study and bathroom. Permission is sought for a single storey extension (13.11 sqm) to rear (northeast elevation of existing dwelling, containing a utility and wetroom. Permission is also sough for the installation of a wastewater treatment system and raised sand polishing filter and all assocatied site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176246

The 25 most recent of 29 applications.

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 Hightown Or Balloughter.

Recorded monuments

• WM027-048 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a prominent rise (348ft/106m OD), in undulating pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as an oval-shaped tree-lined enclosure. Levelled monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 28m) defined by a narrow band (approx. Wth 4.5m) of vegetation which is in contrast to the rest of the field. The interior has a slight NE-facing slope. The site would be suitable for a ringfort. Levelled monument clearly visible today as a large oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

• WM027-049 Barrow - pond barrow
  Description

  Situated on a N-facing slope, just below the summit of a steep rise, in undulating pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a small, circular-shaped earthwork. Monument described as a circular-shaped round-bottomed depression (dims. 12m E-W; 11.7m N-S), which has been scooped out of a natural rise and is defined by a bank and a fosse. The earthen bank is well preserved and there is a narrow, shallow, steep-sided outer fosse. There is no recognisable entrance. Monument is visible today as a small circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

• WM027-050 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a small hillock, in low-lying wet pasture. Annotated 'Fort on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a small enclosure. Levelled monument described in 1971 as the remains of an oval-shaped area which is now defined by an arc of a steep scarp (approx. H 1.3m) extending from WNW-N-E. There is a very narrow and shallow depression at the base of the scarp at WNW, which may signify the remains of a fosse. Monument is visible today as a roughly subcircular-shaped earthwork forming the SE end of a natural ridge running NW-SE on Digital Globe aerial photography Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

• WM027-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a very slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped tree-planted earthwork. Monument described in 1971 as a much disturbed oval-shaped area (dims. 27.3m NNW-SSE; 20m WSW-ENE) enclosed by a very low earthen bank visible from ESE-S-W, by a modern field fence from W-N-NNE and by a scarp from NNE-E-ESE. A modern field fence running NNW-SSE is directly abutting the monument to ENE. There is no visible trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. Monument is visible today as a subcircular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. There are two further similar cropmarks visible c. 30m to SW and c. 130m to W, on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

• WM027-053 Cross - Wayside cross
  Description

  Described in 1979 as 'The cross marked as on roadside is no longer there. This cross is labelled on the Foras Forbartha list as 'The Plunkett Coss' ' (SMR file). Cross shown on 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map but not indicated on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

• WM027-065 Rabbit warren
  Description

  Situated on top of a steep gravel hillock, in gently undulating pasture, commanding extensive views of the surrounding landscape. The local area around the monument is annotated 'Cunnyara' on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map which may suggest that this monument was a rabbit warren rather than a ringfort. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a circular-shaped enclosure. On the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map the monument is depicted as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 35m N-S; 32m E-W) on a hillock named ‘Knockmore’. Bivallate enclosure described in 1971 as a circular-shaped that has been largely quarried away of which only the E and SE quadrant survive on the edge of a disused sand pit. The perimeter of the surviving portion is defined by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank from NE-E-S. The inner bank is high and steep on the exterior and is almost reduced to a scarp. There is a narrow shallow, flat-bottomed intervening fosse and slight remains of an outer earthen bank. The original entrance is not visible. The quarried sand pit has exposed a cross-section of the perimeter at S to reveal a V-shaped fosse which is clearly defined by two backfilled layers of fill. According to a field report of 1976, further quarrying was continuing in the area of the monument. Monument is visible today as a low rise of ground which has been quarried around the perimeter from S-W-N-NE, which is enclosed by irregular spoil mounds, on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

• WM027-079 Enclosure
  Description

  Levelled enclosure visible today as a subcircular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

• WM027-080 Enclosure
  Description

  Levelled enclosure visible today as a subcircular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Hightown Or Balloughter.

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).

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

Name

Hightown Or Balloughter · Baile Uachtair

Area

5,201,628 m² (520.16 ha, 1,285.35 acres)

Civil parish

Killucan, and its townlands

Barony

Farbill

Electoral division

Griffinstown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Clonfad, Crossanstown, Enniscoffey Or Caran, Heathstown, Knockaville, Knocksimon, Lowtown Or Balleighter, Pass Of Kilbride

Placenames

Hightown Or Balloughter 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.