4 The Court , Lakepoint Park , Mullingar Co. Westmeath
development seeking retention which consists of the construction of a detached single-storey garden structure located in the rear garden of the existing house. The development seeking permission will consist of the change of use of the said structure to 1 no. detached auxiliary habitable dwelling and all associated site works
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
- 2660485 · full record
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 341 m²
- Received
- 11 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2660485/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660485at 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660379 | Conditional | 9 Sept 2026 | 20 | 446 m | the change of house type on sites 8, 21, 22 and 77 (4 no. units), from a B Type house( a 4 bed 3 storey semi-detached dwelling ), to an A1 Type house ( a 4 bed 2 storey semi-detached dwelling ) and the change of house type on sites 7, 20, 23 and 64-76 ( 16 no. units ) from an A Type House ( a 4 bed 3 storey semi-detached dwelling ) to an A2 type house ( a 4 bed 2 storey semi-detached dwelling ) previously granted under Planning reg. ref. 24/60376 , ABP-321494-24. The Estate Roads Layout, Site access, connection to services/sewers and all other associated site development works remain unchanged from the parent permission as part of this application |
| 2660085 | Conditional | 23 Apr 2026 | 1 | 452 m | construction of an extension at the side and rear of our dwelling to include at the side a playroom with two velux windows and a w.c. and at the rear extend two bedrooms and to demolish the railings on the flat roofs at the rear with all ancillary site works |
| 2560408 | Conditional | 19 Mar 2026 | 1 | 171 m | construction of a domestic structure consisting of 54Sqm located at the rear of our garden. Permission is also sought to connect to all existing on site services together with all associated site works |
| 2660006 | Refused | 4 Mar 2026 | 1 | 144 m | development will consist of the retention and completion of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, with all associated site works |
| 2560334 | Conditional | 19 Nov 2025 | 11 | 480 m | RETENTION permission is sought for the demolition of the existing single-storey, three-bedroom, detached dwelling; and PLANNING permission is sought for (i) the removal of existing vehicular entrance via Petitswood Close; (ii) construction of a residential development of 11 no. houses (including 3 no. detached four-bedroom two-storey houses, 6 no. semi-detached three-bedroom houses and 2 no. detached two-bedroom bungalows) each served by private amenity space and 2 no. vehicular parking spaces; (iii) provision of a private vehicular/pedestrian entrance via Petitswood Close to serve 1 no. detached house and provision of a shared vehicular/pedestrian entrance via Petitswood Close with internal access road to serve 2 no. detached houses, 6 no. semi-detached houses and 2 no. semi-detached bungalows; and, (iv) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of site clearance works, tree removal/planting, provision of visitor bicycle parking spaces (10 no.), provision of landscaped public open space (560 sq.m), general landscaping, boundary treatments, SuDS and foul/surface water drainage works as necessary to facilitate the proposed development. |
| 2560342 | Conditional | 29 Aug 2025 | 1 | 396 m | retention permission for an extension at the rear of our dwelling house including a kitchen and dining area |
| 2560012 | Conditional | 27 Jun 2025 | 0 | 483 m | the development, an Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Station, will consist of 16 no. EV charging stations, 2 no. canopies, 1 no. substation, new signage and all associated site works. |
| 2460475 | Conditional | 13 Feb 2025 | 0 | 386 m | development which will consist of a single storey drive-thru restaurant including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises with an associated corral area, elevational signage, car parking including accessible parking spaces, grill bays, EV charging spaces, bicycle parking, a height restrictor, customer order points with associated canopies, totem signage, free-standing signage, banner frames and digital menu boards, ESB substation and kiosk, landscaping including outdoor furniture/seating area with parasols, boundary treatments, lighting, reconfiguration of part of the existing car park to facilitate the development including new pedestrian crossings, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500462 | — | Refused | 15 Jan 2026 | 480 m |
| 500448 | — | Refused | 15 Jan 2026 | 480 m |
| 322070 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Jun 2025 | 386 m |
| 321494 | — | Granted with conditions | 16 Jun 2025 | 446 m |
| 322034 | — | Invalid | 10 Mar 2025 | 386 m |
| 318498 | — | Refused | 14 Mar 2024 | 446 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
- 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026
- 11 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.