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Observation pack · Westmeath County Council

Clonbrusk , Coosan , Athlone

retention planning permission for: 1) garage as constructed and temporary use of garage as dwelling, (2) caravan, and (3) 2 no. wooden sheds, and all associated site works

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 29 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660469 · full record
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
1,913 m²
Received
4 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
29 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/2660469/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660469 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 9 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 20261136 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
2660002Conditional26 May 2026124 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
2560515Conditional12 Dec 20250386 mdevelopment at B&Q Unit RW1, Arcadia Retail Park, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The development will consist of the removal of existing external signage on all external elevations and replacement with new external elevational signage on all external elevations, changes to elevational treatment including window graphics on the front/southern elevation, trolley safety signage at the existing trolley bays, disabled and parent & child parking signage at the existing parking spaces, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
2560296Conditional27 Nov 20251415 msingle storey extension by 37sqm of the existing single storey detached 16sqm garage (total 53 sqm) to the rear of the dwelling house
2525Conditional5 Aug 20250255 mEXTENSION OF DURATION for SHD application made to An Bord Pleanala (ABP Ref 307508) for 426 no. residential units (237 no. houses, 189 no. apartments ) creche and associated works
2560215Conditional19 Jun 20251390 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
259Conditional20 May 2025184 mEXTENSION OF DURATION for construction of two dwellings and one detached garage, new combined site entrance onto public road, connection to public surface water and foul sewer systems and public watermain and all associated site works
2560028Conditional18 Mar 20251408 mRETENTION of a single storey extension to the west elevation of the existing dwelling and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
313492—Refused22 Nov 2023262 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

  • 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
  • 4 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.