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Observation pack · Westmeath County Council

Chestnut Grove , Two Mile Round , Clonbrusk

to construct a dwelling house with connection to public services and all associated site works

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 18 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
2660472 · full record
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
WITHDRAWN
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
489 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/2660472/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660472 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
2660192Conditional15 Jun 20260404 mdevelopment which will consist of proposed signage to front (east) elevation and all ancillary works
2660002Conditional26 May 20261395 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
2525Conditional5 Aug 20250181 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
2560287Conditional25 Jul 2025190 mamend the single storey rear extension as was granted under pl 24/60503 and all associated site works
259Conditional20 May 20251439 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
2460503Conditional17 Feb 2025190 mdemolition of existing single storey side projection and rear conservatory and construct a new two storey side extension with single storey projection to front and single storey rear extension to our existing dwelling house and all associated site works
2460401Conditional9 Dec 20241420 mconstruction of a new side extension to our existing dwelling house and all associated site works
2460191Conditional6 Nov 20240265 mproposed development providing for a change of use and plan to the office building permitted under Westmeath County Council Reference 22/337 to a construct a part 8 and part 10 storey hotel with 192 no. bedrooms, lounge, bar, restaurant / dinning, gym / spa, conference and meeting room facilities, alongside reception, kitchen, storage, staff welfare and service areas. The proposed development contains plant areas (rooftop and integrated room space), bicycle storage and ancillary works including water/wastewater services, surface water drainage, hard and soft landscaping, signage, and all other site development works. The proposed development will be accessed from the Brawney Road, utilising previously permitted entrances, 3 storey parking deck and site substation. Planning permission is sought for a 5-year period

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321376Granted with conditions11 Mar 2025265 m
317796Refused25 Apr 2024444 m
316644Other10 Aug 2023306 m
317102Other9 Aug 2023402 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.