Main Street , Rathowen , Co.Westmeath

What’s proposed

alterations to existing front elevation windows, demolish the existing rear extension (23.7sqm) and construct a single storey extension (84.1sqm) to the rear of the dwelling. Permission is also sought for the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to be installed and all associated site works

186258 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for alterations to existing front elevation windows, demolish the existing rear extension, received on 24 Aug 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 17 Oct 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 186258
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 24 Aug 2018
Observations close: 28 Sept 2018 (closed 2920 days ago)
Decision due: 18 Oct 2018 · decided 17 Oct 2018
Decision: Conditional on 17 Oct 2018
Proposed development: alterations to existing front elevation windows, demolish the existing rear extension (23.7sqm) and construct a single storey extension (84.1sqm) to the rear of the dwelling. Permission is also sought for the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to be installed and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 809 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 488653). 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/186258/0.

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Main Street , Rathowen , Co.Westmeath

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