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Tudenham Park Rochfort Demesne , Mullingar , Co.Westmeath.

development which will consist of constructing a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Nov 2026

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
2660497 · 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
2,473 m²
Received
17 Sept 2026
We first saw it
29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due
11 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660497/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660497 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 22 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.
  5. 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

  • Recorded monument × 1
    R165043

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2460393Conditional9 Jan 20250192 mdevelopment which consists of permission for the installation of an accessible toilet (8.3 sqm), for an accessible play area, as well as for a mini astroturf football pitch located along the side (north-east) boundary of the site. Permission is also sought for a multi-purpose play area, suitable for children from 2 years and up, to the rear (south) boundary of the site (previously granted under planning ref. no. 186310) , along with a nature walk to the rear of the site and all associated site work at the above address. Permission is also sought to retain 5no. buildings on site as follows: Building1 for the purpose of storage facilities for the premises (17sq.m) Building 2 for the purpose of sensory room for visitors (14sq.m) Building 3 for the purpose of storage facilities for the premises (48sq.m) Building 4 for the purpose of a shelter area from visitors from the weather elements (66sq.m) Building 5 for the purpose of indoor seating area for visitors (93sq.m)
2360458Conditional22 Mar 2024196 mdevelopment which will consist of constructing a new dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works
2360434Conditional8 Mar 20241154 mPermission Consequent on the grant of Outline Permission (Ref. No. 23/60137) for development consisting of a single storey dwelling (103.7sqm), domestic garage (36sqm) and new entrance onto the public roadway. Permission is also sought for a wastewater treatment system & polishing filter and all associated site works
2360137Conditional14 Jul 20231154 mOUTLINE permission to construct a dwelling house & detached garage with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works
21480Conditional21 Jan 20221149 mThe development will consist of constructing a new dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works within the curtilage of Tudenham House, a protected structure Reg No. 15402617

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 17 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 22 Oct 2026
  • 17 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.