Laurel Cottage, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Approved in Nov 2025.
- 10 May 2025Received
- 26 Nov 2025Conditional
- 6 Jan 2026Final approval
- 5 Jan 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 26 Nov 2025
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Units
- 1
- Site
- 1,101 m²
What’s proposed
Retention permission is sought for: Conversion of an existing garage to habitable use, construction of a new front boundary wall, various rear extensions to the existing cottage, and a possible increase in roof height — all of which may have been carried out post-1963 and without the benefit of planning permission. Planning permission is sought for: Construction of a new rear extension, conversion of the attic to habitable use, erection of a new shed to the rear for domestic use, and provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway, together with all associated site development works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560231
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 10 May 2025
- Decision due
- 26 Nov 2025 · decided 26 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 26 Nov 2025
- Site area
- 1,101 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 1 · 500 m · 12 months
- WithdrawnMacari’s Café , Corner of Mullingar Road and Athlone Road , Kinnegad Co. Westmeath.
- CommencedTrim Road , Kinnegad , Co. Westmeath
- CommencedLands at Boreen Bradach , Kinnegad , Co. Westmeath.
- GrantedTelecommunications compound c30m east of filling station forecourt , off the R148 Rossan Td , Co Meath (Site Co Ordinates ITM X 660227 Y 744932)
- GrantedKinnegad , Co.Westmeath , N91 PK49
- CommencedThe Cottage , Main Street Kinnegad , Co. Westmeath.
- WithdrawnThe Cottage , Main Street Kinnegad , Co. Westmeath
- Appeal decidedThe Phoenix , Main Street , Kinnegad
- WithdrawnThe Phoenix Main Street , Kinnegad , Co.Westmeath
- CommencedBoreen Bradach , Kinnegad , Co.Westmeath
- WithdrawnCircle K Kinnegad Service Station , Kinnegad , Co Meath N91 F2VA
- Commenced4 Trim Road , Kinnegad , Co. Westmeath
- RefusedCoynes Pub , Mullingar Road , Kinnegad Co. Westmeath
- Granted2 Riverside Lawns , Kinnegad , Co. Westmeath
Homes nearby
Zoning
Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 5
- Recorded monument · 3
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2560231 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention permission is sought for: Conversion of an existing garage to habitable use, received on 10 May 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 26 Nov 2025.