Garden Lodge Rathcolman , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

RETENTION for change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, changes to relevant elevations, ancillary site works and drainage all at existing residential care home

2460129 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for rETENTION for change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to, received on 22 Apr 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Aug 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2460129
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 22 Apr 2024
Observations close: 27 May 2024 (closed 845 days ago)
Decision due: 18 Aug 2024 · decided 16 Aug 2024
Decision: Conditional on 16 Aug 2024
Proposed development: RETENTION for change of use of domestic garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, changes to relevant elevations, ancillary site works and drainage all at existing residential care home
As published by the register.
Site area: 6,098 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 492405). 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/2460129/0.

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Provenance

Garden Lodge Rathcolman , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 8 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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