Greatdown The Downs , Mullingar , Westmeath
to construct a new dormer bungalow type dwelling house, domestic garage, upgrade an existing agricultural entrance to a new domestic vehicular entrance, install a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site services
The application
- Reference
- 2660487 · full record
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,844 m²
- Received
- 11 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 5 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/2660487/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660487at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560428 | Conditional | 22 May 2026 | 1 | 474 m | construction of dwelling, domestic Garage, installation of septic and percolation area, construction of entrance vehicular entrance off the public road, and to carry out all ancillary site works |
| 2560542 | Conditional | 22 Dec 2025 | 1 | 39 m | construction of a new part single storey/ part two storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site services |
| 2560046 | Conditional | 28 Mar 2025 | 1 | 311 m | development which will consist of the demolition of the existing attached outbuildings to the rear and relocating existing shed, and the construction of a single storey extension to the rear, the West side of the existing dwelling. The development will also consist of amendments to the existing fenestration, the construction of a domestic garage, the decommissioning of existing septic tank and percolation area, and the installation of a new septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site works |
| 2560018 | Conditional | 18 Mar 2025 | 0 | 106 m | a 90.3sq.m single storey extension to the existing club gym building and all associated ancillary site services |
| 2360373 | Conditional | 28 Feb 2024 | 1 | 316 m | construction of a dwelling house with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works |
| 2360003 | Conditional | 8 Jan 2024 | 0 | 473 m | Permission for a 7 MW solar farm comprising approximately 20,000 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within total site area of 9.3 hectares, 5 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, security fencing, CCTV, access road from existing car park area and all associated ancillary development works |
| 2360118 | Conditional | 14 Jun 2023 | 1 | 308 m | development which will consist of the change of house type from previously granted planning permission (file ref: 176285), to the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, proposed entrance off public road, traditional septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site works |
| 2360048 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2023 | 0 | 229 m | construction of a new Children’s Playground Facility to include the widening of the existing vehicular entrance and a 1 metre wide footpath to the rear of proposed playground and all associated ancillary site services |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
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.