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Observation pack · Westmeath County Council

Bog Road , Coosan , Athlone

to construct a dwelling house plus associated domestic sewage treatment system and associated site entrance, siteworks and boundary treatments

Observations close 6 Oct 2026 15 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 26 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660463 · 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
2,474 m²
Received
1 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
26 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660463/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660463 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 6 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.
  5. 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.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660170Conditional4 Jun 20261208 mthe construction of new extensions to an existing dwelling. The works will include new front & rear single storey extensions, a new dormer roof side extension, internal reconfiguration of accommodation, and all ancillary site works
2660159Conditional29 May 20260324 ma) demolition of an existing concrete slab; b) construction of a new community house comprising 4 no. residents bedrooms, a staff bedroom, kitchen and ancillary facilities; c) new connection to the existing public foul sewer; and d) new road entrance and all associated site ancillary works
2660002Conditional26 May 20261464 mthe following: 1. Amendments to site boundaries 2. Amendments to house types A, B, C, I, J & K (No’s 1-17 and 41-57 inclusive), comprising of the removal of the rear single storey ground floor projection and minor alterations to each house. 3. Amendments to house types D, E & F (No’s 30 to 40 inclusive), comprising of the optional attic conversion of the 3 bed houses to allow for an additional bedroom to give the option of a 3 or 4 bedroom house. 4. Minor amendments to site layouts and all ancillary works at Fionnán Mór, Coosan Link Road, Clonbrusk, Athlone. Previous planning ref no. 21/17
2560296Conditional27 Nov 20251200 msingle storey extension by 37sqm of the existing single storey detached 16sqm garage (total 53 sqm) to the rear of the dwelling house
2560215Conditional19 Jun 20251438 mthe construction of a Proposed 4 Bedroom Single Storey Dwelling, Wastewater Treatment System with Raised Polishing Filter / Percolation Area, New Access Road / Right of Way, Site Entrance, Boundary Fencing, Landscaping together with all associated site works
2560028Conditional18 Mar 20251196 mRETENTION of a single storey extension to the west elevation of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
2560011Refused11 Mar 202532283 mdevelopment which will consist of the construction of 44 no. residential units comprising 6 no. 2-bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3-bedroom duplex maisonettes, 15 no. 3-bedroom houses and 17 no. 4-bedroom houses, together with connections to services, new vehicle entrance and access road, car & cycle parking, public open space, and all associated and ancillary site works and landscaping
2460340Conditional6 Feb 20251399 mchange of house design from that granted under planning file reg 21/389; for two storey detached dwelling and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
320146open10 Jul 2024188 m
313492Refused22 Nov 2023280 m
316842Other8 Aug 2023222 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

  • 1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 Oct 2026
  • 1 Sept 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.