Gallstown , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

retention and change of use of the following structures on site: 1. Retain the internal configurations (changes to the internal structure) to the existing shed. Permission is also sought to change the use of part of the existing shed (northwest) to an habitable accommodation (69.5sqm). 2. Permission is sought to retain the use of the existing sheds to the southeast of the site, which consist of an office (116.7sqm), a domestic storage unit (118.8sqm) and stables (37.7sqm). 3. Permission is sought to remove the existing mobile home (39sqm) to the northwest existing building from the site. 4. Permission is also sought to retain the existing entrance onto the public road and all associated site works at the above address

2360043 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention and change of use of the following structures on site: 1. Retain the internal, received on 24 Feb 2023; permission was refused on 20 Apr 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 2360043
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 24 Feb 2023
Observations close: 31 Mar 2023 (closed 1273 days ago)
Decision due: 20 Apr 2023 · decided 20 Apr 2023
Decision: Refused on 20 Apr 2023
Proposed development: retention and change of use of the following structures on site: 1. Retain the internal configurations (changes to the internal structure) to the existing shed. Permission is also sought to change the use of part of the existing shed (northwest) to an habitable accommodation (69.5sqm). 2. Permission is sought to retain the use of the existing sheds to the southeast of the site, which consist of an office (116.7sqm), a domestic storage unit (118.8sqm) and stables (37.7sqm). 3. Permission is sought to remove the existing mobile home (39sqm) to the northwest existing building from the site. 4. Permission is also sought to retain the existing entrance onto the public road and all associated site works at the above address
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,706 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

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 492335). 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/2360043/0.

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Gallstown , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

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Nearby 2 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

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