Fr. Eamonn O Brien Park , Castlelost Rochfortbridge , Co.Westmeath
development which will consist of the installation of a 27-metre high multi-user monopole telecommunications support structure accommodating antennas, remote radio units (RRUs), lightning finial and all associated equipment; ground-based equipment cabinets within a compound enclosed by 2.4 metre high palisade fencing with a 1.0 metre wide access gate; construction of a new access track connecting from compound to the existing access track; concrete foundation; fibre chamber and all associated site development works to facilitate the provision of high-speed wireless data and broadband services
The application
- Reference
- 2660453 · full record
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 474 m²
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 21 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660453/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660453at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Westmeath County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 1 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Westmeath County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660344 | Refused | 18 Aug 2026 | 41 | 355 m | development which will consist of: 41 no. 2-storey housing units, comprising 36 no. 3 bed semi-detached units and 5 no. 4 bed detached units; the formation of a new vehicular access point and a separate pedestrian / cycle access both directly off the Castlelost Road; 56 no. car parking spaces, 41 no. in curtilage ( 5 no. EV and 2 no. accessible) and 15 no. visitor (1 no. EV and 2 no. accessible) and 22 no. visitor cycle parking spaces. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths, a wastewater pumping station and all other ancillary works above and below ground |
| 2660334 | Conditional | 17 Aug 2026 | 1 | 142 m | development which will consists of a 52m2 garage extension and 30m2 fuel shed |
| 2460218 | Conditional | 13 Aug 2024 | 0 | 494 m | change of use of building from beauty Salon to After school service to include an after school room 1, entrance lobby, kitchen, two w.c.s with lobby, boiler, hot press with play area, bike rack & car parking with all ancillary site works |
| 2360253 | Conditional | 12 Feb 2024 | 1 | 149 m | development which will consist of the: demolition of the existing two-storey school building and its extensions including demolition of two-storey Block 2 (c. 1,894.7 sq.m), single-storey Block 3 (c. 760.4 sq.m), two-storey Block 4 (c. 531.0 sq.m), two-storey Block 5 (c. 1,187.4 sq.m), and two-storey Block 6 (c. 440.6 sq.m) within south-eastern corner of site; removal of all temporary classroom accommodation (c. 720.0 sq.m); partial demolition (c. 1,206.4 sq.m) and refurbishment (c. 550.6 sq.m) of two-storey Block 1 at junction of Castlelost Road and Main Street; extension of Block 1 to provide a new sports facility (c. 891.0 sq.m) (single-storey foyer and double height hall); demolition of 1 no. single-storey extension and 2 no. single-storey outbuildings (totalling c. 128.8 sq.m) to rear of the former Convent of Mercy (a protected structure); refurbishment of the one to three-storey former Convent of Mercy (c. 924.7 sq.m) (a protected structure), including construction of a two-storey (c. 33.0 sq.m) extension to the rear to provide a vertical circulation core for universal access to upper floors; refurbishment of the two-storey former Convent of Mercy House (145.2 sq.m), including construction of a single-storey (c. 14.6 sq.m) extension to the rear to provide universal access; construction of a three-storey school building (c. 9,068 sq.m); relocation of grotto; upgrades to the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the site off Castlelost Road and provision of new school gates; provision of a car park containing 90 no. car parking spaces; provision of 100 no. sheltered bicycle spaces; implementation of traffic management measures including a new pedestrian crossing across Castlelost Road; provision of external play and amenity areas; provision of a garden and reflection area adjacent to the Convent Graveyard (a protected structure); provision of site landscaping, boundary treatment and site lighting; provision of a covered work area, bin stores, storage shelters, and associated drainage, attenuation and other site services; and all related site development works |
| 2360316 | Conditional | 15 Nov 2023 | 1 | 436 m | construction of a single storey dwelling and a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway. Permission is also sought to connect to the existing foul sewer mains and all associated site works at the above address |
| 2360204 | Conditional | 23 Oct 2023 | 0 | 0 m | installation of flood lighting to our two, new playing pitches (currently under construction ). Permission is also sought to extend our exercise/walkway track to the perimeter of our new pitches complete with exercise stations, lighting and all associated site works |
| 22249 | Conditional | 3 Aug 2022 | 1 | 425 m | development consisting of change of use from a Doctors Surgery (Ground floor only) to full residential use as a dwelling house with all associated site works |
| 21371 | Conditional | 28 Jul 2022 | 14 | 481 m | (a) to carry out alterations and construct single storey extension to existing single storey dwelling. (b) to carry out alterations to the adjacent out-house - storage buildings which include part demolition of same. (c) to construct site vehicular entrance, (d) to construct 18 no 2 storey terrace dwellings, consisting of 10 no 3. bedroom dwellings and 8 no. 2 bedroom dwellings, (e) to carry out all associated site works and site services, the proposal involves works to a protected structure. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314362 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Dec 2023 | 481 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
- 27 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.