Adamstown , Castletown Geoghegan , Co. Westmeath
development which will consist of: 1.Construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with an area of 64sqm and to contain two bedrooms, open plan living/dining/kitchen and bathroom with covered rear terrace porch. 2.New detached reading room garden building with composite cladding to walls and low pitch roof. 3.New plant room to contain all central heating equipment and utility area. 4.New sliding vehicular gate located at the end of driveway/ opening of main site. 5.Provision of new fresh water well to site. 6.Provision of new proprietary wastewater treatment system with polishing filter to specialist detail. 7.Provision of surface water soakaways and suds compliant gravel driveway 8.New landscaping and associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660492 · 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
- 2,808 m²
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 10 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/2660492/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660492at 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 21 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
- Recorded monument × 1R164918
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660070 | Conditional | 20 Apr 2026 | 1 | 0 m | a change of house and garage plans from that previously granted under Planning Reference No. 24/60007, and all associated site works |
| 2560583 | Conditional | 28 Jan 2026 | 1 | 0 m | the construction of a new dwelling (253.3 sq m) and domestic garage (60 sq m). Permission is also sought for the construction of a domestic well and installation of a wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, and permission to upgrade the existing agricultural entrance to a domestic entrance and all associated site works |
| 2460241 | Conditional | 29 Aug 2024 | 1 | 236 m | construction of a single storey dwelling and to renovate existing dilapidated building for the purpose of domestic storage. Permission is also sought to install a septic tank and percolation area together with the construction of a new site entrance to replace the proposed closer of the two existing field entrance gates |
| 2460007 | Conditional | 5 Mar 2024 | 1 | 0 m | private dwelling house, proprietry effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services |
| 2260021 | Refused | 1 Feb 2023 | 0 | 232 m | to construct a Playschool to include playroom 1 & 2, sleep room, office, porch, hall, staff room, staff w.c., kitchen, H.P. with two w.c.’s & detached garage and parking with treatment system & percolation area and to close up existing entrance and construct a new entrance with all ancillary site works |
| 22391 | Conditional | 19 Sept 2022 | 1 | 140 m | to construct a new dwelling, garage, entrance onto road, a waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter and all associated site works |
| 21679 | Conditional | 22 Feb 2022 | 1 | 301 m | Construct a four bedroom dwelling and garage. The application will also include an effluent treatment unit with percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works and drainage. |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026
- 16 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.