Ballaghy , Castletown Geoghegan , Co.Westmeath
construction of a new extension to existing dwelling. Permission is also sought to demolish existing shed, decommission existing septic tank and install a new wastewater treatment system and percolating area, construct a new domestic shed to rear 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
- 2660501 · 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
- 3,222 m²
- Received
- 18 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- 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/2660501/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660501at 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Open space | Sporting Recreational: Provide for, protect and enhance the provision, attractiveness, accessibility and amenity of public open space. | wcc cdp 2021 2027 castletowngeoghegan | 3 May 2021 → 2 May 2027 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Westmeath County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeath County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 2R164904 · Ringfort - rath
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560524 | Conditional | 16 Dec 2025 | 1 | 387 m | construction of a two story domestic garage. The domestic garage will have storage on the ground floor and a home office and gym on the first floor. The application will also consist all associated site-works and landscaping |
| 2560314 | Conditional | 7 Aug 2025 | 1 | 86 m | retention permission for a conservatory at the rear of my dwellinghouse and to retain two sheds to the rear of the site |
| 2451 | Conditional | 27 Feb 2025 | 0 | 384 m | (a) replacement of existing silage pit with a slatted shed which will consist of slatted area with slurry holding tank underneath and cubicles. (b) Also construction of a silage pit with retaining walls and all associated site works |
| 2325 | Conditional | 18 Sept 2023 | 1 | 497 m | RETENTION of existing extension servicing existing bungalow type dwelling house together with existing detached garage as constructed and all ancillary works |
| 2360023 | Conditional | 3 Apr 2023 | 1 | 444 m | a change of use from Playschool (previously granted under Planning Ref. No.16/6203) back to domestic dwelling house |
| 21608 | Conditional | 30 Mar 2022 | 1 | 393 m | Permission to construct a new dwelling, garage, upgrade existing entrance onto road, a waste water treatment system and percolation area & all associated Site works at |
| 21598 | Refused | 11 Jan 2022 | 0 | 82 m | construct a) a 3-bedroom bungalow type dwelling b) domestic garage, c) domestic septic tank and percolation area, d)connection to public water main, e) entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
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 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.