located approximately 185m southwest of the R156 and northeast of “Drummonds” , in the townland of Newdown , The Downs Mullingar Co. Westmeath
RED III planning permission for a period of 10 years for development on a site of 4.63 hectares within the “Flynn Renewable Energy Park”. The proposed development is a “renewable energy development” for the purposes of the Renewable Energy Directive III and will consist of: i. Buildings and Associated Structures: administration building (395sq.m GFA and approx. 5.4m high (h); main process building (5,573sq.m GFA and approx. 14.74m-15.3m h) and an attached biofilter building (1,066sq.m GFA and approx. 9.9m h) with odour control system and associated emission stack 30m h; and a control building (22sq.m GFA and approx. 4.4m h). ii. Bunded Tank Farm: including 4 no. digester tanks and a digestate storage tank (each approx. 17m h); a sludge buffer tank (approx. 12m h); 3 no. liquid feedstock tanks (approx. 12.6-13.8m h), a desulphurisation unit (approx. 14m h) and 4 no. lightning rods (23m h). iii. Associated Plant: a carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant (approx. 11.5m h); a biogas upgrade plant (approx. 6.41m h); 4 no. fan coolers (approx. 2.2m h); 2 no. enclosed combined heat and power (CHP) units (approx. 7.5m h), an enclosed boiler unit (approx. 5.44m h) with a shared stack 30m h; a gas flare stack unit (approx. 10.1m h); a fuel storage tank (approx. 1.83m h); a gas grid entry unit (approx. 5.1m h); a firewater tank (approx. 10.1m h); 3 no. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage (propane) tanks (approx. 3.8m h); and a backup generator (approx. 2.6m h). iv. Provision of 21 car parking spaces (including 2 EV charging spaces and 2 accessible parking spaces), 2 motorcycle parking spaces and a covered bicycle store providing 5 no. bicycle parking spaces. v. Upgrading and widening to approx. 7.0m width of the existing access road together with works to improve visibility sightlines at the existing junction with R156 Road. vi. All ancillary site development works and services, including connection to water supply, security gates, a freshwater storage tank (approx. 5.1m overall h), a wheel wash, two weighbridges, landscaping, boundary fencing, 2 no. headwalls with associated pipework for extension of the existing surface water culvert drainage to accommodate the access lane, site lighting, surface water drainage and underground attenuation tanks, a foul effluent collection system, one entrance sign and one directional sign, a service yard, internal circulation routes, pipe bridges, access stairs and footpaths and all associated site development and i
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
- 2660530 · 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
- 4.74 ha
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 25 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/2660530/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660530at 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 5 Nov 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 × 3R165355 · R165358 · Ringfort - unclassified
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560542 | Conditional | 22 Dec 2025 | 1 | 403 m | construction of a new part single storey/ part two storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site services |
| 2560087 | Conditional | 2 Sept 2025 | 0 | 0 m | development which will consist of the construction of a Generator Compound, including the installation of three generator units with associated transformers, concrete plinths, an ESB room (45 sq.m), and fencing, along with associated infrastructure and all necessary ancillary site works |
| 2560018 | Conditional | 18 Mar 2025 | 0 | 460 m | a 90.3sq.m single storey extension to the existing club gym building and all associated ancillary site services |
| 2460341 | Refused | 13 Nov 2024 | 0 | 0 m | proposed development which will consist of the installation of a forecourt canopy above the existing pump islands with associated signage and the installation of an underground fuel tank |
| 2370 | Refused | 4 Mar 2024 | 0 | 151 m | RETENTION of existing 1) Two of four pig units as granted by previous planning permission ref: 07/5195, 2) Office/Plant Room, 3) 2 No. Meal Silos, 4) Dry Feed Store/Machinery Shed, 5) change in site boundary as shown in previous application and all site works |
| 2360003 | Conditional | 8 Jan 2024 | 0 | 0 m | Permission for a 7 MW solar farm comprising approximately 20,000 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within total site area of 9.3 hectares, 5 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, security fencing, CCTV, access road from existing car park area and all associated ancillary development works |
| 2360217 | Conditional | 30 Aug 2023 | 0 | 301 m | development which will consist of planning permission to construct new roof dungstead, concrete apron and ancillary site works |
| 22299 | Refused | 12 Oct 2022 | 0 | 2 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION of 16/6184 5MW solar farm comprising of approximately 20,000 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within total site area of 9.3 hectares, 5 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, security fencing, CCTV, access road from existing car park area and all associated ancillary development works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321411 | — | Withdrawn | 7 Feb 2025 | 0 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
- 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026
- 1 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.