Barbavilla House , Collinstown , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

change of use of agricultural land to a nature-based community engagement and education facility. Permission is sought to construct a visitor reception area building (76.4sqm) to the west of the site, a garden shed (25sqm) to the northeast of the site and 3 no. Eco toilets units to the north of the site Permission is also sought for 5 no. car parking spaces and 1 no. bus parking space to the north of Barbavilla house and all associated site works at the above address. This planning application falls within the curtilage of a Protected Structure, (Barbavilla house -reg no. 15400813), RPS No. for the protected structure (008-026)

2460273 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for change of use of agricultural land to a nature-based community engagement and education, received on 8 Aug 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 2 Oct 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2460273
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 8 Aug 2024
Observations close: 12 Sept 2024 (closed 737 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Oct 2024 · decided 2 Oct 2024
Decision: Conditional on 2 Oct 2024
Proposed development: change of use of agricultural land to a nature-based community engagement and education facility. Permission is sought to construct a visitor reception area building (76.4sqm) to the west of the site, a garden shed (25sqm) to the northeast of the site and 3 no. Eco toilets units to the north of the site Permission is also sought for 5 no. car parking spaces and 1 no. bus parking space to the north of Barbavilla house and all associated site works at the above address. This planning application falls within the curtilage of a Protected Structure, (Barbavilla house -reg no. 15400813), RPS No. for the protected structure (008-026)
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,258 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 491449). 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/2460273/0.

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Provenance

Barbavilla House , Collinstown , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 4 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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