Torque
Townland in Co. Westmeath
- Area
- 64.3 ha
- 159 acres
- Land parcels
- 22
- registered freehold, median 2,700 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Torque, from 285 m² to 339,303 m² (33.93 ha, 83.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Torque 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 May 2026N/a
RETENTION permission is sought for extensions (total area 261.7 sqm) and associated retrofit works to an existing dwelling. The development comprises extensions of varying height, including both single-storey and two-storey elements, and includes the retention of the conversion of attic/roof space to habitable accommodation. At ground floor level, the extension comprises a granny flat (55.2 sqm), sauna (12.5 sqm), ensuite (7.5 sqm), walk-in wardrobe and laundry (28 sqm). The development also includes extensions to existing bedrooms as follows: Bedroom 02 increased from 15 sqm to 27 sqm; Bedroom 03 increased from 14.3 sqm to 17.8 sqm; and Bedroom 04 increased from 10.07 sqm to 14.9 sqm, including the addition of an ensuite (1.9 sqm). The former Bedroom 03 has been converted to a gym. Retention permission is also sought for the conversion of the existing garage into habitable space, consisting of Storage 01 (17.5 sqm), bathroom (4.6 sqm), sitting room (18.3 sqm), Storage 02 (10.1 sqm), and a bedroom with ensuite (18.2 sqm). At first floor level, the development comprises the enlargement of the existing entertainment room from 25 sqm to 36.7 sqm, including the addition of a balcony (34.8 sqm), and the extension of the existing office from 16.5 sqm to 27.7 sqm, with the inclusion of a bathroom (4.3 sqm), a snug (19.8 sqm), bedroom (18.3 sqm), and playroom (10.4 sqm). In addition, retention permission is sought for alterations to the existing dwelling, including the change of façade materiality from brick to metal cladding, the modification of the existing curved window openings to a squared profile at the front elevation, and the introduction of new window openings to the previously existing garage, which has been converted to habitable accommodation. Retention permission is also sought for an existing single-storey garage (46 sqm) located to the east of the site, together with all associated site development works.
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660283
11 May 2026N/a
Retention permission which is sought for an extension (total area 261.7 sqm) and associated retrofit works to an existing dwelling. The development comprises an extension of varying height, including both single-storey and two-storey elements, and includes the retention of the conversion of attic/roof space to habitable accommodation. At ground floor level, the extension comprises a granny flat (55.2 sqm), sauna (12.5 sqm), ensuite (7.5 sqm), walk-in wardrobe and laundry (28 sqm). The development also includes extensions to existing bedrooms as follows: Bedroom 02 increased from 15 sqm to 27 sqm; Bedroom 03 increased from 14.3 sqm to 17.8 sqm; and Bedroom 04 increased from 10.07 sqm to 14.9 sqm, including the addition of an ensuite (1.9 sqm). The former Bedroom 03 has been converted to a gym. Retention permission is also sought for the conversion of the existing garage into habitable space, consisting of Storage 01 (17.5 sqm), bathroom (4.6 sqm), sitting room (18.3 sqm), Storage 02 (10.1 sqm), and a bedroom with ensuite (18.2 sqm). At first floor level, the development comprises the enlargement of the existing entertainment room from 25 sqm to 36.7 sqm, including the addition of a balcony (34.8 sqm), and the extension of the existing office from 16.5 sqm to 27.7 sqm, with the inclusion of a bathroom (4.3 sqm), a snug (19.8 sqm), bedroom (18.3 sqm), and playroom (10.4 sqm). In addition, retention permission is sought for alterations to the existing dwelling, including the change of façade materiality from brick to metal cladding, the modification of the existing curved window openings to a squared profile at the front elevation, and the introduction of new window openings to the previously existing garage, which has been converted to habitable accommodation. Retention permission is also sought for an existing single-storey garage (46 sqm) located to the east of the site, together with all associated site development works.
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660239
14 Apr 2026N/a
Retention permission is sought for a two-storey extension (total area 261.7 sqm) and associated retrofit works on the existing dwelling. At ground floor level, the extension comprises a granny flat (55.2 sqm), sauna (12.5 sqm), ensuite (7.5 sqm), walk-in wardrobe and laundry (28 sqm). The development also includes extensions to existing bedrooms as follows: Bedroom 02 increased from 15 sqm to 27 sqm; Bedroom 03 increased from 14.3 sqm to 17.8 sqm; and Bedroom 04 increased from 10.07 sqm to 14.9 sqm, including the addition of an ensuite (1.9 sqm). The former Bedroom 03 has been converted to a gym. Retention permission is also sought for the conversion of the existing garage into habitable space, consisting of Storage 01 (17.5 sqm), bathroom (4.6 sqm), sitting room (18.3 sqm), Storage 02 (10.1 sqm), and a bedroom with ensuite (18.2 sqm). At first floor level, at the existing extension comprises the enlargement of the existing entertainment room from 25 sqm to 36.7 sqm, including the addition of a balcony (34.8 sqm), and the extension of the existing office from 16.5 sqm to 27.7 sqm, with the inclusion of a bathroom (4.3 sqm), a snug (19.8 sqm), bedroom (18.3 sqm), and playroom (10.4 sqm). In addition, retention permission is sought for alterations to the existing dwelling, including the change of façade materiality from brick to metal cladding, the modification of the existing curved window openings to a squared profile at the front elevation, and the introduction of new window openings to the previously existing garage, which has been converted to habitable accommodation. Retention permission is sought for an existing single-storey garage (46 sqm) located to the east of the site, together with all associated site development works on the above address.
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660176
19 Dec 2018Refused
retention of existing boundary wall and entrance onto the public roadway and all associated site works
Retention · Westmeath County Council, 186384
18 Apr 2017Conditional
demolition of existing single storey detached house and construction of new detached 5 bedroom single storey detached house with separate attached domestic garage/store, together with associated waste water treatment plant and percolation system, existing vehicular access is to remodelled with new sweeped entrance walls and gated entrance set back from the position of the existing vehicular entrance with a new driveway to the proposed house.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176115
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Torque with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Torque
- Area
- 642,628 m² (64.26 ha, 158.8 acres)
- Placenames
- Torque 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.