Main Street , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

change of use of an existing retail/ commercial premises at ground floor level and residential premises at first floor level to 3 no. 2 bed residential apartments. The works will also consist of internal alterations and external alterations to the northeast, northwest and southwest elevations of the existing building, new car parking to existing rear yard and all associated ancillary site services. This building is a protected structure and former Rochfortbridge Post Office (RPS No. 033-004, Reg No. 15320006)

2560474 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for change of use of an existing retail/ commercial premises at ground floor level and, received on 25 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Apr 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2560474
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 25 Sept 2025
Observations close: 30 Oct 2025 (closed 330 days ago)
Decision due: 22 Apr 2026 · decided 22 Apr 2026
Decision: Conditional on 22 Apr 2026
Proposed development: change of use of an existing retail/ commercial premises at ground floor level and residential premises at first floor level to 3 no. 2 bed residential apartments. The works will also consist of internal alterations and external alterations to the northeast, northwest and southwest elevations of the existing building, new car parking to existing rear yard and all associated ancillary site services. This building is a protected structure and former Rochfortbridge Post Office (RPS No. 033-004, Reg No. 15320006)
As published by the register.
Site area: 488 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 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 492218). 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/2560474/0.

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Main Street , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath

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