81 Rahannine Manor , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath
attic conversion with hip roof to gable and dormer to rear to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage with roof windows to front roof all with associated ancillary works
The application
- Reference
- 2660456 · full record
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 212 m²
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2660456/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660456at 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660334 | Conditional | 17 Aug 2026 | 1 | 488 m | development which will consists of a 52m2 garage extension and 30m2 fuel shed |
| 2660080 | Conditional | 2 Jun 2026 | 0 | 351 m | Retention Permission and for Permission for alterations from particulars as previously granted permission under planning file 21/386. Retention permission is sought for the following : 01.The Alterations to the front of the site in the form of the provision of additional green area with associated boundary alterations , the provision of an additional 4 number car parking spaces and the upgrade and alteration of existing site services. 02 : The Sub division of previously granted unit C on plot 1, from a single, two storey, four bedroom unit approximately 283m2 into to a sub divided two storey block, containing three number, two bedroom units approximately 283m2. Permission is also sought to complete internal and external works to partially complete sub divided unit C on plot 1 and all associated site works |
| 2660089 | Conditional | 28 Apr 2026 | 1 | 22 m | Retention permission is sought for the rear extension (12.8 sqm), consisting of a dining area all associated site works at the above address. |
| 2460218 | Conditional | 13 Aug 2024 | 0 | 438 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 |
| 2360215 | Conditional | 14 Nov 2023 | 1 | 445 m | construction of a new two storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site services |
| 2356 | Conditional | 21 Jun 2023 | 1 | 284 m | development which will consist of a new domestic garage and extended gravel accessway to rear of existing private dwelling |
| 22249 | Conditional | 3 Aug 2022 | 1 | 226 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 |
| 21682 | Refused | 13 Jun 2022 | 0 | 451 m | The development will consist of the change of use from a hair salon premises into a private two bedroom dwelling house, including internal revisions as shown with all associated services and site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501582 | — | pending | 22 Jun 2026 | 351 m |
| 501558 | — | open | 17 Jun 2026 | 351 m |
| 314022 | — | Refused | 26 Sept 2023 | 451 m |
| 314016 | — | pending | 7 Jul 2022 | 451 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
- 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
- 28 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.