Meeniska
Townland in the civil parish of Kilbeggan, barony of Moycashel, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 125340
- Area
- 26,668 m² (2.67 ha, 6.59 acres)
- Buildings
- 7 buildings touch it, 6,113 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- G1 Open Space (WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan) The objective
R2 Established Residential (WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan) The objective
C2.1 Enterprise & Employment (WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan) The objective - Townland
- Meeniska
Planning applications on this parcel
17 Apr 2025Conditional
development which will consist of change of plans, elevations and sections & reduced floor area from 1303.6m2 to 1114m2 to granted planning permission reference. 22/359 together with all associated site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560190
27 Jan 2025Conditional
RETENTION permission for a 53sqM first floor Mezzanine Extension consisting of an open office area, retention of 4 No. First Floor Windows, and additional window at Ground Floor Level and all associated site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560023
1 Dec 2023Conditional
development which will consist of the construction of 4No. new individual light Industrial Units on new site numbers 8, 9, 10 and 11 comprising of warehouse / storage, distribution facilities with associated offices at ground floor level and first floor level with an overall floor area of 5,854m2 together with Access roads, footpaths, open yards, car parking areas, secure external waste storage areas, covered bicycle shelters, landscaping, boundary fencing, standalone ESB sub-station and all associated site works. An Appropriate Assessment Report including Natura Impact Statement has been prepared / submitted in respect of this application
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360417
22 Nov 2023N/a
development which will consist of the construction of 4No. new individual light Industrial Units on new site numbers 8, 9, 10 and 11 comprising of warehouse / storage, distribution facilities with associated offices at ground floor level and first floor level with an overall floor area of 5,854m2 together with Access roads, footpaths, open yards, car parking areas, secure external waste storage areas, covered bicycle shelters, landscaping, boundary fencing, standalone ESB sub-station and all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360397
12 Jul 2022Conditional
construction of a new warehouse/storage distribution facility with associated offices with an overall floor area of 1303.60 sq.m , secure external plant area with 2m high fencing and gates, open plan yards, staff and visitor carparking, on-site bicycle shelter and landscaping together with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22359
31 Mar 2021Conditional
Permission for revised internal fit out of existing 630 sqm warehouse building for the purposes of medical products storage and distribution, the proposed construction of a new 38 sqm first floor mezzanine extension consisting of new staff changing area and canteen. Provision of 2 no. new first floor windows to the east elevation and the adjustment of 2 no. existing ground floor windows at west elevation and the proposed construction of a secure external plant area with 2m high metal fencing and gates together with all associated site works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21158
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.