Garden Lodge Rathcolman , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Retention permission for the change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, changes to relevant elevations, ancillary site works and drainage

2360285 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention permission for the change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation, received on 5 Sept 2023; permission was refused on 25 Oct 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 2360285
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 5 Sept 2023
Observations close: 10 Oct 2023 (closed 1082 days ago)
Decision due: 30 Oct 2023 · decided 25 Oct 2023
Decision: Refused on 25 Oct 2023
Proposed development: Retention permission for the change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, changes to relevant elevations, ancillary site works and drainage
As published by the register.
Site area: 6,286 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 492523). 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/2360285/0.

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Garden Lodge Rathcolman , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

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Nearby 8 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

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Commencement

Zoning at the site

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