Great Down The Downs , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

The Development will consist of (1) Retention of existing single-storey detached garage; (2) conversion and extension to the rear of existing single-storey detached garage into ancillary accommodation to existing dwellinghouse; (3) infill of area between dwellinghouse and existing single-storey detached garage into single-storey storage area all

2560621 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for the Development will consist of (1) Retention of existing single-storey detached garage, received on 12 Dec 2025; permission was refused on 12 Feb 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2560621
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 12 Dec 2025
Observations close: 26 Jan 2026 (closed 241 days ago)
Decision due: 14 Feb 2026 · decided 12 Feb 2026
Decision: Refused on 12 Feb 2026
Proposed development: The Development will consist of (1) Retention of existing single-storey detached garage; (2) conversion and extension to the rear of existing single-storey detached garage into ancillary accommodation to existing dwellinghouse; (3) infill of area between dwellinghouse and existing single-storey detached garage into single-storey storage area all
As published by the register.
Site area: 8,722 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 493545). 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/2560621/0.

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Great Down The Downs , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

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