Greatdown , The Downs , Co Westmeath

What’s proposed

Partial demolition of existing derelict cottage, renovation of the remaining elements of said existing cottage and an extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage. Permission is also sought to include a new garage, treatment tank and associated site works

176228 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for partial demolition of existing derelict cottage, renovation of the remaining elements of, received on 17 Aug 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 9 Oct 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 176228
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 17 Aug 2017
Observations close: 21 Sept 2017 (closed 3291 days ago)
Decision due: 11 Oct 2017 · decided 9 Oct 2017
Decision: Conditional on 9 Oct 2017
Proposed development: Partial demolition of existing derelict cottage, renovation of the remaining elements of said existing cottage and an extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage. Permission is also sought to include a new garage, treatment tank and associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 963 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 490153). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/176228/0.

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Greatdown , The Downs , Co Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 9 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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