O'Reilly Commercial Ltd. , Ballinalack , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

extension (1146.8sqm) to the rear of the existing building on site, comprising of 6 no. commercial vehicle roadworthiness test centre (CVRT) facilities and truck showroom, end of vehicle life bay, canteen, W/C’s and associated offices, to be connected to the existing test facilities on site. Permission is also sought for a truck wash (188.5sqm) on site and for an external and internal waste recovery facilities (1971sqm) for end-of-life activity for commercial and private vehicles including motorcycles and agricultural vehicles of all types and all associated site works

2560209 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for extension (1146.8sqm) to the rear of the existing building on site, comprising of 6 no., received on 2 May 2025; permission was refused on 1 Dec 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560209
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 2 May 2025
Observations close: 6 Jun 2025 (closed 470 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Dec 2025 · decided 1 Dec 2025
Decision: Refused on 1 Dec 2025
Proposed development: extension (1146.8sqm) to the rear of the existing building on site, comprising of 6 no. commercial vehicle roadworthiness test centre (CVRT) facilities and truck showroom, end of vehicle life bay, canteen, W/C’s and associated offices, to be connected to the existing test facilities on site. Permission is also sought for a truck wash (188.5sqm) on site and for an external and internal waste recovery facilities (1971sqm) for end-of-life activity for commercial and private vehicles including motorcycles and agricultural vehicles of all types and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.53 ha 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 492670). 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/2560209/0.

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O'Reilly Commercial Ltd. , Ballinalack , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 13 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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