St. George Abbey , Billistown Delvin , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Retention Permission for the Change of Use of a Residential Dwelling (Permitted Under Planning Ref. 05/2225 and extended under Ref. 11/2071) to a Convent including Chapel at 1st floor (Converted Attic)

2560411 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention Permission for the Change of Use of a Residential Dwelling (Permitted Under, received on 19 Aug 2025; permission was refused on 13 Oct 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560411
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Aug 2025
Observations close: 23 Sept 2025 (closed 369 days ago)
Decision due: 13 Oct 2025 · decided 13 Oct 2025
Decision: Refused on 13 Oct 2025
Proposed development: Retention Permission for the Change of Use of a Residential Dwelling (Permitted Under Planning Ref. 05/2225 and extended under Ref. 11/2071) to a Convent including Chapel at 1st floor (Converted Attic)
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,426 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

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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 491867). 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/2560411/0.

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St. George Abbey , Billistown Delvin , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

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Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

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