Walderstown

58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Walderstown, from 1 m² to 304,066 m² (30.41 ha, 75.14 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Walderstown 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.

• 8 Aug 2026N/a

  RETENTION planning permission is for existing vehicle storage and maintenance shed, roadway and entrance, pump house, low garden wall and for the temporary retention of storage container and planning permission is sought for the adjustment of road boundary hedge and for the instillation of septic tank and percolation area and the change of use of small store to toilet and all ancillary works

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660420

• 27 May 2026Conditional

  to build a single storey extension onto the rear of our dwelling house, decommission the existing septic tank and replace with a new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660277

• 9 Feb 2023Conditional

  demolition of the existing office block and construct a new 2 storey office block ancillary to the main use of Reynolds Commercials and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360028

• 9 Feb 2022Conditional

  to construct an additional bay to the western end of the workshop, single storey staff offices, toilets, reception and waiting area ancillary to the use of the premises and all associated site works at our premises.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2244

• 2 Sept 2021N/a

  Construction of a dormer dwelling house (Ground Floor Area 119sqm & dormer space 73sqm) septic tank and percolation area, upgrade of existing agriculture entrance to a domestc entrance and the retention of existing agriculture shed (circa 220sqm)

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21490

• 18 May 2021Conditional

  1) Demolition of existing single storey sections to the east and south sides of the building and replacement of same with a new single storey extension to the east side of the building with additional floor space to accommodate facilities for mechanics and extended parts storeroom 2) Renovations to existing reception/office/parts area to incorporate a new ground floor layout and a first-floor canteen and storeroom including the addition of a second-storey extension to accommodate new staff offices, board room and toilet facilities 3) Renovations to the workshop area to include increasing the height of rear of the workshop to allow Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to pass through and to lengthen Bays 4 to Bay 8 4) New cladding to front and sides of the building to comply with the accompanying Renault Trucks Dealer Facility Standards and Branding 5) Installation of solar paneling and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21264

• 24 Jul 2020Conditional

  Construction of an agricultural entrance onto my lands and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207108

• 20 Jul 2020N/a

  Construction of a dormer dwelling house, ground floor area 119sqm, dormer space 73sqm, septic tank and percolation area and the upgrade of existing agricultural entrance to domestic entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207103

• 16 Jun 2020Conditional

  Retention permission for the following: 1) 105.41sqm floor area of existing commercial truck service, parts and sales area 2) 742.58sqm floor area of existing workshop space 3) Existing site signage. Planning permission for the following works: 1) Decommissioning of existing septic tank and percolation area and replacement of same with a new septic tank and percolation area 2) Close existing business site entrance and construct a new business site entrance 3) Remove existing container currently used as a canteen 4) Install a new truck wash facility, underground oil interceptor tanks, new concrete apron/hardstanding parking area and landscaping to the overall development 5) New site signage; and all associated site works at our premises

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 207085

• 8 Apr 2020Refused

  Construction of an agricultural entrance onto my lands and associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207055

• 2 Feb 2018Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct an agricultural cattle shed with underground effluent tank, milking parlour with concrete collecting yard and underground effluent storage tank, demolition of existing shed and replacement with new relocated concrete silage slab and associated site works and retention permission to retain existing slatted shed

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 187026

• 1 Mar 2017Conditional

  Planning Permission to erect new milking parlour, slatted tank and ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177036

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 the townland of Walderstown.

Recorded monuments

• WM023-051 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Poorly preserved ivy covered ruins of Gaybrook Castle situated on a low rise of ground with good views in all directions. This may be the same structure as the tower house type castle of Walterstowne [Baile Bháltair/Walderstown] shown standing on the N side of 'The Highway from Athlone to Dublin' on the Down Survey map of Drumraney parish (NLI MS 723-4). On this map Killinneen Castle (WM023-058----) is shown standing N of the same roadway to the E of Walterstown Castle (ibid.). An inquisition into the estate of Robert Dillon of Cannorstown Castle which was held in 1611 listed as part of his possessions in the townland of 'Waterstown alias Ballyvater', 1 ruinous castle, 30 messuages and 30 gardens' (Cal. inq. post mortem, 5 Jac. 1). Structure covered in vegetation making detailed examination of the upstanding fabric impossible. No surface remains visible of enclosure surrounding the ruins which was described in 1978. Monument described in 1971 as the remains of a rectangular structure defined by a portion of the N wall and the SW corner. The short portion of N wall (approx. L 5m; H 1.75m-2m) is joined to the SW corner by a more modern drystone wall. All of the facing stones on the inner and some on the outer façade have been removed and there are no dressed stone visible. The castle is set into the E side of a circular enclosure which is outlined on NE, N & W by remains of an earth and stone bank set on a steep scarp. The scarp has the remains of stone facing in several places. On S & SW the enclosure is bounded by a slight natural rise. Today only the faintest suggestion of this enclosure is visible in the field in which the castle stands. Old field banks which were visible running from the perimeter of the site on the SW side are no longer visible. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 May 2019

• WM023-055 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a small hillock, overlooking gently undulating demesne parkland, 90m N of Dorrington House. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a roughly circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork, possibly a tree-ring on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Monument described in 1983 as the remains of a circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 28m) defined by a scarp best preserved from NW-N-E-SE, poorly defined from SE-S-SW with only faint traces visible from SW-W-NW. There are no indications of an external fosse and the interior has no discernible features. May have been a ringfort reused as a tree-ring or may be the remains of a post-1700 tree-ring associated with the demesne landscaping of Dorrington House. Visible today as an oval shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 25 July 2019

Architectural heritage

• Walderstown Lodge, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1830, having projecting bowed windows to either side of central entrance to the principal elevation (north and south). Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, aligned parallel to the roof ridge, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Conical natural slate roofs over bows. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings with rendered surrounds, cut stone sills and timber casement windows. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window to side elevation. Central round-headed doorcase with moulded stone surround with blocks to base having a replacement timber panelled door with plain fanlight over. Set back from road in mature grounds to the east of Glassan with complex of single and two-storey outbuildings to the north with stables and bridle room. Rubble limestone gate piers supporting looped wrought-iron gate to the north. Main entrance to the southwest comprising rendered gate piers supporting decorative looped wrought-iron gates.

• Dorrington House, farmyard complex, 1800–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Extensive complex of multi-bay single and two-storey outbuildings associated with Dorrington House (now demolished), built c.1800 and greatly extended c.1850, comprising stables, original house extension, a piggery, milking shed and outbuildings, arranged around a number of courtyards, to the east of the site of Dorrington House. Pitched natural slate roofs, some with raised stone verges to the gable ends. Coursed dressed limestone rubble walls with brick dressings to openings and a number with dressed limestone quoins. Single-storey former piggery constructed of brick. Main entrance to the north comprising an integral segmental-headed carriage arch, built into a section of dressed limestone walling, with dressed limestone voussoirs to the arch and dressed limestone coping over. Square-headed window openings with brick dressings, cut stone sills containing louvered windows or timber sliding sashes, a number with iron security bars. Loop holes openings to upper floors of some ranges. Square-headed door openings with timber doors. Series of integral carriage arches with brick surrounds one having original timber door, those to rear of outbuildings retaining wrought-iron gates. Complex extends to southeast with stables, milking shed and storerooms having hipped natural slate roofs. Set back from road in extensive grounds with rubble limestone boundary wall and gate piers. Located to the east of Glassan.

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).

• Walderstown, Athlone5 sales

Name

Walderstown · Baile Bháltair

Area

1,624,305 m² (162.43 ha, 401.37 acres)

Civil parish

Drumraney, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Ardnagragh, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ardnagragh (digby), Bryanmore Lower, Cauran, Corr, Creeve, Curraghroodle, Fearmore, Killeenatoor, Killininneen, Oldtown Or Puddingstreet, Pishanagh

Placenames

Walderstown 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.