Observation pack · Westmeath County Council
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board Garrycastle Campus , Garrycastle , Athlone Co. Westmeath
development which shall consist of the construction of a warehouse building comprising 482.8 sq. m. with an ancillary office and mezzanine storage area, and all ancillary site development works
Observations close 15 Oct 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660482 · 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
- 4,035 m²
- Received
- 10 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 4 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/2660482/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660482at 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 15 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.
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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660350 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2026 | 1 | 330 m | development which will consist of the demolition of an existing rear extension, renovation and extension of an existing single-storey dwelling house, alterations to existing elevations, construction of a new single-storey flat roof extension, landscaping works and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2660134 | Conditional | 28 Jul 2026 | 58 | 483 m | proposed development which consists of 75 no. dwellings, comprised of 58 no. 2 storey, 3 & 4 bedroom, semi-detached and terraced houses, and, 17 no. apartments & duplex units comprised of: (a) 5 no. 1 bed apartments, 1 no. 2 bed apartment & 3 no. 3 bed duplex units in a 3 storey building (i.e. Block E / No.s 1-9 Kilnafaddoge Drive) & (b) 4 no. 2 bed apartments & 4 no. 3 bed duplex units in a 3 storey building (i.e. Block F / No.s 10-17 Kilnafaddoge Drive). The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, car parking, bin & bicycle storage, and 1 no. ESB sub-station, all on a site area of c.2.05Ha. Access to the development will be from the Garrycastle roundabout (on the R916 - to the east), via a new east-west access road known as Lissywollen Avenue. |
| 2660141 | Conditional | 21 May 2026 | 1 | 296 m | Retention Planning Permission of the following: (1) Dormer window & velux windows to roof (2) Two number en-suites to gable end (3) Extension of two number bedrooms to ground floor (4) Two number with en-suite bedrooms to attic space (5) Utility room to ground floor and all associated site works |
| 2560540 | Conditional | 23 Dec 2025 | 0 | 453 m | the construction of a stand-alone Warehouse Extension of 368.3m2 total floor area including 38.3m2 ground floor office area and 38.3m2 first floor office area together with new yard areas, boundary walls, car parking, landscaping and all associated site works |
| 2536 | Conditional | 7 Nov 2025 | 0 | 276 m | Extension for Duration of Time for proposed Residential Development Consisting of 122 No. Residential Units (60 No. Houses, 62 No. Apartments) and 283 no. Student Bedspace Accommodation, Creche and all associated Site Works - Planning Reference ABP-312581-22 |
| 2560250 | Conditional | 14 Oct 2025 | 0 | 396 m | to retain existing garage and Planning Permission to extend existing garage and all associated site works |
| 2560352 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2025 | 63 | 151 m | for a residential development, on lands located in the townlands of Lissywollen, Kilnafaddoge & Retreat, Athlone, County Westmeath. The proposed development consists of 94 no. dwellings, comprised of 63 no. 2 storey, 2 & 3 bed semi-detached and terraced houses, and 31 no. apartments & duplex units accommodated in 2 no. 3 storey buildings, comprised of: (a) 15 no. 2 bed apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building and (b) 16 no. apartments & duplexes in 1 no. 3 storey building (i.e. 7 no. 1 beds, 5 no. 2 beds & 4 no. 3 beds). The proposed development also consists of a 2 storey crèche of c.321sq.m located on the ground & first floors of one of the 3 storey buildings and a 1 no. community hub of c.101sq.m located on the ground floor of the other 3 storey building. Access to the development will be from the Garrycastle roundabout (on the R916 - to the east), with construction of an east-west access road through the development site, extending from the Garrycastle roundabout and all associated road development works also proposed. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, public open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, car & bicycle parking, bin storage, 1 no. ESB sub-station, all on a site area of c.4.85Ha |
| 2460392 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2024 | 0 | 352 m | development which will consist of the construction of a palisade boundary fence and security gates on the greenway access path from IDA Athlone Business and Technology Park to the Old Rail Trail Greenway, which has previously been granted planning permission but has not yet been constructed. The fence is proposed to bound the new path with a gate at the boundary of the IDA Park to the North, adjacent to the Greenway and another gate along the new path within the IDA Park to the South |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323305 | — | Other | 12 Nov 2025 | 222 m |
| 316450 | — | Other | 21 Aug 2023 | 482 m |
| 316621 | — | Other | 16 Aug 2023 | 262 m |
| 312581 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Jun 2022 | 275 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
- 10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026
- 10 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.