Portaneena

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Portaneena, from 10 m² to 199,696 m² (19.97 ha, 49.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Portaneena 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.

• 27 Mar 2025Conditional

  development which will consist of the following: (i) Demolition of existing dwellings porch and demolition of shed adjacent to dwelling (ii) permission for an extension to north east and north west elevations of existing dwelling (iii) rooflights to north west and south east elevations (iv) minor alterations to existing elevations (v) conversion of attic space to a study and storage space (vii) revised site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560137

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  to construct 3 no floating ‘pod’ type guest rooms together with associated small link deck, associated drainage and water services connections to Wineport Lodge existing services and associated works, located at Wineport Lodge. The application includes an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460496

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  development which will consist of demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a one and a half-story dwelling in lieu of the existing house including new garage, new site entrance, new driveway, together with all ancillary site works. Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360455

• 13 Dec 2023N/a

  development which will consist of demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a one and a half-story dwelling in lieu of the existing house including new garage, new site entrance, new driveway, together with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360437

• 4 May 2022Conditional

  to construct a storage shed and associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22227

• 26 Mar 2021Conditional

  (1) Agricultural slatted cattle shed incorporating slatted areas, underground slurry storage tanks and concrete apron (2) Dungstead for existing stable (3) and all ancillary and associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21150

• 23 Dec 2019Conditional

  Construction of a two-storey wellness phase in the form of a two-storey extension to the existing building (and including small plant room and yard at basement level). The extension will contain reception, changing, waiting area and small treatment rooms and small balcony at first floor plus relaxation area and a small pool at ground floor plus change of existing store to changing area, together with associated alterations to existing building, external ground finishes, and connections to existing underground services together with the addition of new small balcony area serving existing first-floor bedrooms. The application also includes the removal of existing small relaxation room at existing ground floor corridor and the construction of two infill bedrooms in existing gap space (one at ground floor and one at first floor thereover). A Natura Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197265

• 4 Apr 2018Conditional

  To convert existing function room into 3 no guest rooms and to construct new function room (including toilets, functions bar, store and roof terrace) as an extension to the existing first floor of the building plus associated new structure, stair and service lift to ground floor and associated alterations to existing building. The works will also include small extension to existing kitchen including new roof and glazing to same, together with associated internal modifications to existing building and its external areas/underground services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 187060

• 12 Dec 2017N/a

  The development will consist of a raw water intake works and WTP. The Intake Works will contain a building incorporating a pump room, control rooms, (¡Ü7.0m high above a 6.4m deep sump) and ESB substation, siteworks and landscaping at the Portaneena Amenity Area. The WTP will contain the following structures: 3 Nr Inlet Contact Tanks: ¡Ü5.0m (h = height) Main treatment building:¡Ü9.6m (h); Chemical Storage Tanks: 2 Nr @ 8.0m (h), 2 Nr @5.2m (h) and 4 Nr @ 4.5m (h); 5 Nr Filters:¡Ü5.5m (h) Pipework Gallery: ¡Ü7.5m (h) Backwash Tank:¡Ü3.5m (h) Contact/Clear Water Tank: ¡Ü3.5m (h) Used Washwater Tank: ¡Ü3.5m (h) Dewatering Building : ¡Ü8.8m (h) 2 Nr Washwater Clarifiers: ¡Ü7.0m (h) 2 Nr Sludge Thickening Tanks: ¡Ü5.5m (h) Sludge Balance Tank: ¡Ü5.5m (h) Chemical Dosing Building: ¡Ü7.5m (h) Pump Building:¡Ü4.7m (h) ESB substation with MCC room: ¡Ü3.2m (h) Admin/Control Building: ¡Ü6.2m (h) The development will also include access and site roadways, parking and hardstanding areas, landscaping, external lighting, security fencing, drainage and all associated ancillary works and infrastructure and other enabling civil works. Significant additional data and a revised NIS in relation to this application have been furnished to the planning authority and are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177222

• 2 Oct 2017N/a

  The proposed development comprises a raw water Intake Works and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Killinure Lough within the Portaneena townland, Athlone, Co Westmeath. The Intake Works will contain a building incorporating a pump room, control rooms, and ESB substation ( 7.0m high above a 6.35m deep sump) siteworks and landscaping at the Portaneena Amenity Area. The WTP will contain the following structures: 3 NR Inlet Contact Tanks: 5.0m (h); Main treatment building: 9.6m (h); Chemical storage tanks: 2 Nr @ 8m (h), 2 Nr @ 5.2 (h) and 4 Nr @4.5m (h); 5 Nr Filters: 5.5m (h), pipework gallery 7.5 m (h); Backwash tank 3.5m (h); used washwater tank 3.5m (h) Dewatering building:8.8m (h); 2 Nr Washwater clarifiers: 7.0 m (h) 2 Nr sludge Thickening Tanks: 5.5m (h) Sludge Balance Tank:5.5m (h)Chemical dosing building 7.46m (h), pump building 4.7m (h) ESB substation with MCC room: 3.237m (h) Admin/Control Building 6.3m (h). The development will also include access and site roadways, parking and hardstanding areas, landscaping, external lighting, security fencing, drainage and all associated ancillary works and other enabling works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177183

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Ree SAC 000440
• Special Protection Area: Lough Ree SPA 004064
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Ree 000440

Recorded monuments

• WM022-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope, toward the summit of a prominent hill, in pasture and overlooking Killinure Lough to W, good views to NE and E. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a roughly circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. There are a few irregular depressions across the site and a slight growth of gorse. Barely visible outline of levelled monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph. May have been a ringfort that was reused as a tree-ring associated with Easthill Ho. located 200m to SSE. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 17 July 2019

• WM022-052 Earthwork
  Description

  Outline of possible circular-shaped area (diam. c. 28m) defined by a ditch visible on Google Earth photograph taken 14/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 14 January 2022

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Portaneena.

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 Portaneena with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Portaneena · Port an Fhíona

Area

891,126 m² (89.11 ha, 220.2 acres)

Civil parish

Kilkenny West, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Glassan, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaghkeeran Big, Bunown, Caplahard, Deerpark, Glassan, Waterstown

Placenames

Portaneena 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.