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Rochfort Demesne , Moyliscor Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

The development will consist of the construction of a 2-storey dwelling, a detached garage, access off public road via existing field entrance, a new proprietary wastewater treatment system, Ecoflo coco filter & gravel distribution bed, and all associated ancillary site works.

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 25 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660509 · full record
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Type
PERMISSION CONSEQUENT
Status
PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
4,392 m²
Received
22 Sept 2026
We first saw it
29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due
16 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/2660509/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660509 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 27 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

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    Tudenham Park

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560396Conditional10 Apr 202610 mOUTLINE PERMISSION for development which will consist of a detached 2-storey dwelling, a detached garage, upgrading existing agricultural entrance off public road as a vehicular entrance, a new treatment system, ecoflo coco filter & gravel distribution bed, and ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 22 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
  • 22 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.