Joanstown

114 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Joanstown, from 104 m² to 704,790 m² (70.48 ha, 174.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 55 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Joanstown 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.

• 23 Apr 2026Refused

  (i)to bring the former dwelling back to habitable residential use and to construct an extension to my dwelling to include a kitchen, dining, living, utility, hall, porch, bathroom, hot press, and 4 bedrooms, one with an en-suite and walk in wardrobe and to decommission existing septic tank & percolation area and install a new treatment system with percolation area with all ancillary site works (ii) Retention permission for gravel area, 9 light poles, wall with piers and front timber fence (iii) permission to close up existing entrance and to construct a new entrance with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660198

• 4 Dec 2025Refused

  development which will consist of the construction of a new 223.26m2 shed, new on site temporary structure consisting of a 45.50m2 mobile/cabin unit and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560595

• 10 Feb 2023Refused

  construction of a dwelling house & detached garage with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360029

• 30 May 2017Conditional

  existing 30 metre high telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under reference 11/5074 which was a temporary permission which has expired) carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment unit & security fencing.

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 176164

• 9 Feb 2017N/a

  construct a storey and a half type dwelling, domestic garage and to install 2 no. treatment systems with associated polishing filters, 1 on the proposed site and the other located at the rear of existing dwelling adjacent to the proposed site. Also to decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area on site, to alter existing site entrance to a combined domestic entrance together with closing existing gate located North West of the existing site and for all associated site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176032

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

• Joanstown, Rathowen6 sales

Name

Joanstown

Area

5,695,394 m² (569.54 ha, 1,407.36 acres)

Placenames

Joanstown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, 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.