Williamstown , Delvin , Co. Westmeath
Retention Permission and Planning Permission for: a) Retention permission to retain existing garage converted to domestic use b) Planning permission to construction an extension onto existing structure to form new dwelling, to replace dwelling as previously granted under Planning Ref:20/6234 with all associated site works and c) Retention permission to retain existing garage/store
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660477 · 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
- 3,044 m²
- Received
- 7 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 1 Nov 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/2660477/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660477at 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560268 | Conditional | 13 Jul 2026 | 0 | 279 m | A 10-year planning permission and a 40-year operational life for a solar energy development with a total site area of 157 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical transformer stations; (iii) underground electrical and communications cabling within the proposed development site, private lands and within the carriageway of the L1501, L1505, L5610, L5611 and L5614 public roads; (iv) containerised battery energy storage facility; (v) the upgrade of 4 no. existing site entrances and development of 1 no. new site entrance; (vi) on-site access tracks; (vii) 4 no. temporary construction compounds; (viii) security fencing and gates; (ix) pole-mounted security cameras; and (x) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and a Natura Impact Statement. |
| 2660140 | Conditional | 21 May 2026 | 1 | 78 m | for a change of (i) house plans, garage plans and site boundaries and (ii) house, garage and septic tank and percolation area position from that which was previously granted under planning file 25/60305 with all ancillary site works |
| 2560305 | Conditional | 5 Aug 2025 | 1 | 69 m | planning permission to construct a dwelling house, detached garage with septic tank and percolation area with all ancillary site works |
| 2360412 | Conditional | 26 Jan 2024 | 1 | 230 m | the proposed demolition of an existing utility room, bathroom & boiler room to rear of an existing dwelling house along with the proposed construction of a single storey extension to the side of the same dwelling house, the decomissioning of an exisitng septic tank and percolation area which is to be replaced with a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works |
| 22555 | Refused | 26 Apr 2023 | 0 | 69 m | outline permission consisting of the construction of a two storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, proposed entrance off public road, tertiary treatment system and infiltration/treatment area and all ancillary site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
- 7 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.