Beacon Hill , Rathconrath , Co.Westmeath

What’s proposed

demolition of existing timber sheds, change of use of the existing garage to 1 bed dwelling, alteration of external windows and door to existing garage, new ramp access for the new dwelling, new timber fencing outside existing garage, new waste water treatment system. RETENTION of existing timber fence to road boundary wall and ancillary works to facilitate the development

2393 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for demolition of existing timber sheds, change of use of the existing garage to 1 bed, received on 19 Jun 2023; permission was refused on 11 Aug 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 2393
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Jun 2023
Observations close: 24 Jul 2023 (closed 1158 days ago)
Decision due: 13 Aug 2023 · decided 11 Aug 2023
Decision: Refused on 11 Aug 2023
Proposed development: demolition of existing timber sheds, change of use of the existing garage to 1 bed dwelling, alteration of external windows and door to existing garage, new ramp access for the new dwelling, new timber fencing outside existing garage, new waste water treatment system. RETENTION of existing timber fence to road boundary wall and ancillary works to facilitate the development
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.33 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

GrantedBeaconhill , Rathconrath , Co. Westmeathdevelopment which will consist of the demolition of existing timber… · received 29 Feb 2024 · decided 24 Apr 2024 · 0 m away

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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 491100). 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/2393/0.

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Beacon Hill , Rathconrath , Co.Westmeath

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