Observation pack · Westmeath County Council

1 Lynn Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

retention permission to retain my existing garage at the rear of my dwelling house to include on ground floor, garage area with stairs and on first floor storage area, w.c., landing and two presses with 2 velux windows

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 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: 2660498 · full record
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 523 m²
Received: 18 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 12 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/2660498/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660498 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.
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 23 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

NIAH-recorded building × 2
bridge · post box

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660293	Conditional	28 Jul 2026	0	302 m	the Installation of a new mezzanine floor including internal stairs within the existing warehouse/light industrial unit, demolition of suspended ceiling, minor modifications to the elevations to include a new customer entrance, external signage, increasing the height of 2 no. existing glazed doors and replacing with roller shutter doors, a new fire door, removal of 6 no. posts and all necessary enabling works
2560495	Conditional	8 Jul 2026	73	411 m	development comprising 93 no. residential units and a childcare facility at Saunders Bridge, Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, on a site of 4.48 Ha. The proposed development will consist of: 81 no. 2-storey housing units; 5 no. 3 bed mid terraced units, 54 no.3 bed semi-detached units, 22 no. 4 bed semi-detached units and 12 no. 2 bed apartment units in a singular block, a creche facility (circa. 242 sqm), the formation of 3 no. vehicular access points off the established residential access road and associated residential road network, active travel route, 184 no. car parking spaces and 220 no. cycle parking spaces. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths an ESB Sub-Station, and all other ancillary works above and below ground
2560454	Conditional	25 Jun 2026	0	347 m	Retention Permission for fuel sales from existing office/storage structure, 1no Main I.D Price advertising structure, 3no freestanding signage elements, 4no wall mounted signage elements affixed to gantry, building, and/or tank farm bund structures, 1no Air/Water services unit and fuel/lubricant forecourt displays
2660218	Conditional	23 Jun 2026	0	443 m	development which will consist of the following: Retention of 3No. existing first floor short term bedrooms and change of use from 3No. private residential bedrooms to commercial short term accommodation. Permission for the partial demolition, refurbishment and proposed extension to the existing ground floor of The Crossed Keys Bar area consisting of new toilet layouts, cold room store, 2no. seated snug areas, function room, 2No. Internal stairs, access corridors and ancillary storage areas. New internal gated pedestrian access lane off Austin Friars Street to new first floor short term Accommodation and ground floor function room with new fire exit door on rear elevation to existing rear access lane and including the removal of existing temporary roofs over the existing covered outdoor areas, change of use of existing store to function room bar and store and covered parking area, remedial works to an existing boundary wall within the curtilage of a protected structure (19-23 Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Westmeath NIAH Reg. No. 15310120). Permission for the partial demolition, refurbishment and proposed extension of existing first floor with additional floor space to existing short term accommodation consisting of 6No. new guest rooms with ensuites, ancillary storerooms, 1No. new one bed studio and change of use of existing office/accounts room to a new managers bedroom, access corridors, guest outdoor area. Permission for the removal of the existing painted shopfront and its replacement with a new traditional-style timber shopfront with revised window and door openings, traditional timber pilasters, fascia and stall risers, together with new signage, external lighting, finishes and associated works. Permission for proposed connections to existing on-site services together with all ancillary and associated site works. This application relates to proposed works to the Crossed Keys Bar which is in the proximity of neighbouring protected structures (19-23 Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Westmeath NIAH Reg. No. 15310120). The proposed works are located within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and a within a zone of Archaeological potential.
2660185	Refused	10 Jun 2026	1	197 m	to convert existing garage space into habitable space and new two storey extension to the side ( North-East ) of the existing dwelling to include a new one bedroom granny flat with new entrance to Side ( North-East ) and all with proposed site development works
2660142	Conditional	21 May 2026	2	306 m	RETENTION permission to retain the existing extensions to the side of my dwelling to include a sun room, w.c. and two bedrooms and to retain shed at rear consisting of storage area's
2660119	Conditional	7 May 2026	0	338 m	development which will consist of the retention of alterations to the front facade of the existing industrial unit and all associated site works and services
2560564	Conditional	2 Mar 2026	1	457 m	to demolish existing two storey extension to the rear of our existing dwelling and to construct a new two storey extension at rear which consists of on ground floor kitchen, dining, stairs and utility and on the first floor a bathroom, study and en-suite with all ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501836	—	Invalid	6 Aug 2026	411 m
323035	—	open	15 Jul 2025	305 m
314368	—	Granted with conditions	13 Nov 2023	383 m
316463	—	Other	14 Jun 2023	394 m
314347	—	Invalid	12 Aug 2022	383 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
18 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.