Meeniska
Townland in the civil parish of Kilbeggan, barony of Moycashel, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 102613
- Area
- 15,148 m² (1.51 ha, 3.74 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- C2.1 Enterprise & Employment (WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan) The objective
- Townland
- Meeniska
Planning applications on this parcel
15 May 2025Conditional
Permission & Retention, which will consist of; Planning Permission for development of a recovery, recycling, manufacturing and research and development facility comprising: 2 no. industrial buildings incorporating office accommodation, reception area, changing rooms, staff room, storage, research and development facilities, manufacturing facilities, an associated filter house; 7 no. vertical storage silos 10.5 metres in height; a surface water attenuation tank; rainwater harvesting infrastructure; wastewater connection to public sewer; watermain connection, a weighbridge; and 48 no. carparking spaces including 5 EV spaces and 10 no. cycle parking spaces and truck and trailer parking spaces; rerouting and filling of existing open drainage ditch and rerouting of this drainage ditch to the south of the site; new internal access road to subject site and 2 no. vehicular entrances to subject site from new access road; hard and soft landscaping, associated signage, palisade fencing and all ancillary works above and below ground; Retention permission is sought for existing entrance off Moate Road and permission for upgrading this entrance to include new right turning lane. A Waste Facility Permit will be sought from Westmeath County Council subsequent to the Planning Application.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560241
2 May 2025N/a
Planning Permission for development of a recovery, recycling, manufacturing and research and development facility comprising: 2 no. industrial buildings incorporating office accommodation, reception area, changing rooms, staff room, storage, research and development facilities, manufacturing facilities, an associated filter house; 7 no. vertical storage silos 10.5 metres in height; a surface water attenuation tank; rainwater harvesting infrastructure; wastewater connection to public sewer; watermain connection, a weighbridge; and 48 no. carparking spaces including 5 EV spaces and 10 no. cycle parking spaces and truck and trailer parking spaces; rerouting and filling of existing open drainage ditch and rerouting of this drainage ditch to the south of the site; new internal access road to subject site and 2 no. vehicular entrances to subject site from new access road; hard and soft landscaping, associated signage, palisade fencing and all ancillary works above and below ground; Retention permission is sought for existing entrance off Moate Road and permission for upgrading this entrance to include new right turning lane. A Waste Facility Permit will be sought from Westmeath County Council subsequent to the Planning Application
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560211
4 Jul 2024N/a
development which will consist of permission for 2 no. industrial buildings containing: reception area, offices, changing rooms, staff room, research and development area, storage, and manufacturing areas. Manufacturing process will include importation of raw materials, by-products & recyclables, screening, milling, drying, mixing, and bagging of finished products. Storage of raw materials and finished products Permission is also sought for: filter house, weighbridge, vertical storage silos, solar panels at roof level, truck and trailer parking, waste water connection to public sewer, surface water attenuation tank, rainwater harvesting systems, water main connection, diversion of existing open land drain, importation of filling to raise site levels, hard and soft landscaping, palisade fencing, new internal access road to service new development and adjoining lands, car parking spaces, signage & all associated site works. Retention permission is sought for existing entrance off Moate Road and Permission for upgrading of this existing entrance to include new right turning lane.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460235
18 Sept 2020Conditional
to construct a new dwelling, entrance onto public road, proprietary effluent treatment system and a tertiary sand filter with a gravel infiltration bed and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206250
2 Sept 2020N/a
private dwellinghouse proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206227
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 this parcel.
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).
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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
- 23.7 ha
- 59 acres
- Land parcels
- 10
- registered freehold, median 4,424 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
- Enterprise & Employment
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meeniska, from 2,269 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres) to 44,530 m² (4.45 ha, 11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Expanded Settlement Centre (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 1 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 Dec 2025Conditional
development which will consist of: 1. Proposed new standalone Battery Processing Building (total floor area = 765 sq.m, maximum height = 6.8m); 2. Proposed change of plans for proposed canopy to west side of existing building, granted planning permission under Ref. 17/6372 and 22/494). Permitted area = 2,715sq.m, permitted height = 11.15m; Proposed area = 1,652sq.m, proposed height = 11.15m; 3. Proposed new lean-to canopy to east side of existing building (total floor area = 490sq.m, maximum height = 9.0m); 4. Retention of partly constructed 11 No. new carparking spaces to southern end of site, and permission for their completion; And associated site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560606
26 Sept 2025Conditional
to construct an extension at the side of our existing dwelling to include a kitchen, dining, living area and pantry and to change arch windows to straight windows at the front of the dwelling with all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560477
12 Oct 2022Conditional
EXTENTION OF DURATION for intensification of use at this site from 10,000 tonnes of WEEE and metal waste per annu to 50,000 tonnes of WEEE and metal waste per annum and installation of a second external air handling unit, (2) construct a new canopy roof (2,715m) covering to existing open yard to west side of the existing building with open sides to front (south) and rear (north) and part-open side to west side with minor modifications to feature cladding of existing building to accommodate the proposed new canopy roof (3) Weighbridge Station building (35m) to western side of the existing building with 2 No. Weighbridges (4) MV Substation Building (14m) to eastern side of and adjoining the existing building (5) New vehicular and pedestrian entrance to site from R446, including modifications to existing boundary fence and new gates and rearrangement of existing vehicle parking on the site (6) Proposed new signage including 4.0m high totem sign adjacent to main road and new plinth signage at new entrance (7) two 10,000L overground rainwater harvesting tanks to rear of site (8) Proposed minor modifications to existing underground services and all associated underground and overground site works. An Environmental Impact Statement Assessment has been prepared and will be submitted with this application. This development will also require an Industrial Emissions Licence from the Environmental Protection Agency
Extension of duration · Westmeath County Council, 22494
18 Sept 2020Conditional
to construct a new dwelling, entrance onto public road, proprietary effluent treatment system and a tertiary sand filter with a gravel infiltration bed and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206250
2 Sept 2020N/a
private dwellinghouse proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206227
22 Dec 2017Conditional
Intensification of use at this site from 10,000 tonnes of WEEE and metal waste per annu to 50,000 tonnes of WEEE and metal waste per annum and installation of a second external air handling unit, (2) construct a new canopy roof (2,715m) covering to existing open yard to west side of the existing building with open sides to front (south) and rear (north) and part-open side to west side with minor modifications to feature cladding of existing building to accommodate the proposed new canopy roof (3) Weighbridge Station building (35m) to western side of the existing building with 2 No. Weighbridges (4) MV Substation Building (14m) to eastern side of and adjoining the existing building (5) New vehicular and pedestrian entrance to site from R446, including modifications to existing boundary fence and new gates and rearrangement of existing vehicle parking on the site (6) Proposed new signage including 4.0m high totem sign adjacent to main road and new plinth signage at new entrance (7) two 10,000L overground rainwater harvesting tanks to rear of site (8) Proposed minor modifications to existing underground services and all associated underground and overground site works. An Environmental Impact Statement Assessment has been prepared and will be submitted with this application. This development will also require an Industrial Emissions Licence from the Environmental Protection Agency
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176372
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Meeniska.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Meeniska.
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 Meeniska with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Meeniska
- Area
- 236,916 m² (23.69 ha, 58.54 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbeggan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moycashel
- Electoral division
- Kilbeggan, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghamore, Camagh, Grangegibbon, Kilbeggan, Meadowpark, Shureen And Ballynasuddery
- Placenames
- Meeniska 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.