Hillquarter , Coosan , Athlone

What’s proposed

1) Change of use of existing domestic garage to habitable space 2) Construction of first floor extension 3) Increase in ridge height to that of existing dwelling house 4) Alterations to all elevations, all of the aforementioned together with all associated site works

2149 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for 1) Change of use of existing domestic garage to habitable space 2) Construction of first, received on 8 Feb 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 31 Aug 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 2149
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 8 Feb 2021
Observations close: 15 Mar 2021 (closed 2014 days ago)
Decision due: 1 Sept 2021 · decided 31 Aug 2021
Decision: Conditional on 31 Aug 2021
Proposed development: 1) Change of use of existing domestic garage to habitable space 2) Construction of first floor extension 3) Increase in ridge height to that of existing dwelling house 4) Alterations to all elevations, all of the aforementioned together with all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 6,510 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

Opt out commencement notice CN0126386WH
19 Mar 2025Hillquarter, Hill of Berries, Westmeath, N37C3H4matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 488772). 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/2149/0.

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Hillquarter , Coosan , Athlone

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 5 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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