Walderstown , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

to build a single storey extension onto the rear of our dwelling house, decommission the existing septic tank and replace with a new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

2660277 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for to build a single storey extension onto the rear of our dwelling house, decommission the, received on 27 May 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Jul 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660277
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 27 May 2026
Observations close: 1 Jul 2026 (closed 87 days ago)
Decision due: 21 Jul 2026 · decided 21 Jul 2026
Decision: Conditional on 21 Jul 2026
Proposed development: to build a single storey extension onto the rear of our dwelling house, decommission the existing septic tank and replace with a new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 3,509 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

GrantedPishanagh , Walderstown , Co Westmeathan existing domestic garage · received 28 Mar 2026 · decided 22 May 2026 · 495 m away

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For saleFearmore, Walderstown, Kilkenny West, Co. Westmeath, N37 A504Planning near this home · €242,000 · 3 bed · detached · 1.3 km away

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 493350). 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/2660277/0.

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Walderstown , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

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