Carlanstown , Finea , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

RETENTION of existing 1st floor attic conversion with rear dormer window, consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & 1 bathroom

2460200 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for rETENTION of existing 1st floor attic conversion with rear dormer window, consisting of, received on 7 Jun 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Jul 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2460200
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 7 Jun 2024
Observations close: 12 Jul 2024 (closed 805 days ago)
Decision due: 1 Aug 2024 · decided 16 Jul 2024
Decision: Conditional on 16 Jul 2024
Proposed development: RETENTION of existing 1st floor attic conversion with rear dormer window, consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & 1 bathroom
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,963 m² 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

WithdrawnCarlanstown , Finea , Co. Westmeathexisting 1st floor attic conversion consisting of 2 no · received 15 Apr 2024 · no decision yet · 0 m away

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 492657). 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/2460200/0.

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Carlanstown , Finea , Co. Westmeath

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