Slanestown

32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Slanestown, from 42 m² to 286,242 m² (28.62 ha, 70.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Slanestown 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.

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission for development. The development will consist of the retention of: • A ground floor window on the north-facing elevation of the existing dwelling. • A single-storey ground floor extension to the west-facing (rear) elevation of the existing dwelling, comprising a Dining room, master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, together with connection to the existing sewerage system and all associated site works. • A partitioned hobby room and toilet area within the existing detached shed, together with connection to the existing sewerage system.

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560443

• 29 Feb 2024Conditional

  construction of a slatted shed with slatted area with creep area, crush area and pen area and loose shed and roofed manure pit, and concrete apron, silage apron, silage base and soiled water tank with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460056

• 18 Nov 2023Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house, detached garage with septic tank & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360394

• 3 Mar 2023Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house & detached garage with septic tank & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360049

• 8 Apr 2022Conditional

  The development will consist of renovation, alterations and extensions to existing two storey dwelling to include new single storey extension to south side with new single and two storey extension to rear. Renovation of existing outbuilding for domestic use, demolition of two no. existing outbuildings, new septic tank/treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22180

• 31 Mar 2021Conditional

  to construct 2 no. stable blocks consisting of 32 no. horse stables in each block (Total no of stables 64. no). Each stable block will consist of a tack room and feed store/handling area. One stable block will include 2 no. wash down areas total of (95.6 sqm). Total area comprising of the two stable block is (2,033.60 sqm). Permission is also sought for proposed 8-bay horse walker (196.06 sqm), 2 no horse lunge rings (201.3 sqm each) and manure storage area/dungstead (280 sqm) and associated ancillary works. Permission is also sought for a cross country gallop.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21161

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  Permission to construct one number detached bungalow, one number detached garage, to construct new access lane and new entrance to public road (Access and laneway currently granted permission under planning ref 17/6239 & 20/6132) to install a septic tank and percolation area, to connect to public watermain and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206287

• 2 Jun 2020Conditional

  Amendment of the design of the approved development (Westmeath County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 17/6239 & An Bord Pleanala Reg, Ref. PL25M.301116) which comprises consent for the development of a ground mounted solar photvoltaic (PV) farm consisting of the following; up to an area of 139,520 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames within a site area of 46.3 hectares; a fenced electricity substation compound to include 1 no. electricity control building and hardstands for ancillary electrical equipment; 12 no. inverter/transformer stations; underground cable and ducts; internal access tracks and hardstanding areas; boundary security fence; CCTV and all associated site services and works, 2 no. new site access points from the public road, one for construction / decommissioning traffic purposes only, and one for operational traffic. Amendments proposed are optimised Solar PV Panel configuration located within the same areas of the site as previously permitted with the exception of a reduced buffer distance under the existing 110Kv lines from c.56m to c.46 m to comprise up to 252000 square meters of solar panels to allow for solar panel array height increase from up to 2.8m to 3.2m. Modifications and enlargement to the onsite substation and substation compound. The substation will increase in size from c.55 m2 as permitted to c.150 m2 and the substation compound will increase in size from c.700 m2 as permitted to c.1081 m2. Omission of 2 no. inverter/transformer hard standing areas and minor changes of position of hardstanding from the permitted solar development to allow for a total of 10 hardstanding areas which will provide the base for 20 no. inverter and transformer units housed in sound pression containers, Permission is also sought to amend the life span of the consented development from 25 years to 30 years.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206132

• 31 May 2019N/a

  restoration of lands for the purposes of agricultural gain through importing and depositing of inert material comprising natural minerals of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone and all ancillary site development works. The total quantity of material recovered at the site shall not exceed 49,950 tonnes. the proposed facility will require a Waste Facility Permit which will be sought through a separate application to Westmeath County Council

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 196139

• 29 Aug 2017Conditional

  The development will consist of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm consisting of the following; up to an area of 139,520 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames within a site area of 46.3 hectares; a fenced electricity substation compound to include 1 no. electricity control building and hardstands for ancillary electrical equipment; 12 no. inverter/transformer stations; underground cable and ducts; internal access tracks and hardstanding areas; boundary security fence; CCTV and all associated site services and works, 2 no. new site access points from the public road, one for construction/decommissioning traffic purposes only, and one for operational traffic. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176239

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Walshestown Fen 001731

Recorded monuments

• WM018-118 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  A cluster of cottages are shown in this general area on the 17th century Down Survey map of Mullingar parish (NLI, MS 723-4). No earthworks or cabins depicted in this area on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Site of possible deserted settlement described in 1983 as no surface remains visible at area marked on the RMP map for Co. Westmeath. A complex series of linear earthworks visible on Digital Globe aerial photography 425m to the NNE of the area marked on the RMP map may be the remains of this clustered settlement depicted on the Down Survey map of Mullingar parish. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 11 February 2019

• WM018-119 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on ESE facing slope of a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture with good views in all directions, particularly to NE and SW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a subcircular -shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 37.5m NW-SE; 39.5m NE-SW). Depicted as a partially levelled monument on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map where the arc of a scarp is indicated from SW-W-WNW. Monument described in 1980 as the partially levelled remains of a subcircular-shaped enclosure defined by a bank, intervening fosse and an outer bank. The enclosing element only survives from S-W-N and has been levelled from N-E-S. The surviving arc (C 37.5m) of the perimeter is defined by a low bank of earth and stone visible from SSW-W-N. A deep intervening fosse and an outer bank are only visible from W-NNW. A modern field fence runs NW-SE across the perimeter where the fosse and outer bank have been removed from S-SW. The interior has an E-facing slope. Old cultivation ridges are visible running NW-SE across the field in the vicinity of the monument. A number of roughly circular and parallel depressions running NE-SW for approx. 40-50m may be associated with old quarrying activities. Monument visible as the arc of a cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 11 February 2019

• WM018-171 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Cropmark of ring ditch (diam. c. 9m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 13/09/2020. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photograph taken 13/09/2020 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 9 November 2021

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).

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

Name

Slanestown · Baile an tSláinigh

Area

1,937,977 m² (193.8 ha, 478.88 acres)

Civil parish

Mullingar, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel And Magheradernon

Electoral division

Tullaghan, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynaclin, Ballyote, Clondardis, Clondardis, Hopestown, Slane More, Walshestown South

Placenames

Slanestown 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.