21 Ashefield Apartments , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath
to construct an extension to our existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor and on the second floor attic space, a study, w.c. and 3 velux windows with all ancillary site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660550 · 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
- 383 m²
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 6 Dec 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/2660550/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660550at 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 16 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 2Columb Barracks · Columb Barracks
- Recorded monument × 1Standing stone
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660273 | Conditional | 15 Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 m | construction of an extension to my existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor and on the second floor attic space, a study, w.c. and 3 velux windows with all ancillary site works |
| 2660196 | Conditional | 17 Jun 2026 | 1 | 225 m | alterations to all facades/ elevations of the existing dwelling, by installing external insulation (150mm maximum) on the existing dwelling. The front elevation will be finished with a slip brick to match the existing façade, with all remaining areas to be finished in a nap plaster and all associated site works |
| 2660183 | Refused | 9 Jun 2026 | 1 | 96 m | to construct a single storey dwelling (112.1sqm) and revise the existing site boundaries to form new site boundaries to accommodate the existing dwelling on site and the proposed dwelling. Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing domestic entrance to a new shared domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associated site works |
| 2560516 | Refused | 12 Dec 2025 | 0 | 303 m | construct an extension at the rear of my dwelling, over the existing single storey element of the dwelling, to include two bedrooms, a bathroom, storage area and landing with velux with all ancillary site works |
| 2541 | Conditional | 11 Dec 2025 | 0 | 104 m | the construction of a sheltered canopy (c. 80 sq.m) over 3 no dedicated van parking spaces in the existing service yard and all ancillary site services and site development works |
| 2528 | Conditional | 20 Aug 2025 | 0 | 90 m | the erection of 1 no. freestanding double sided illuminated sign of 7m x 2.18m at the vehicular entrance off Ashe Road |
| 2560034 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2025 | 5 | 454 m | development which will consist of the construction of 3 No. two storey terraced dwelling houses, 2 No. two storey semi-detached dwelling houses, the alteration and extension of an existing two storey semi-detached house, the provision of a new site entrance, connection to the existing public foul sewer, a new mains water connection, stormwater drainage with a new outflow to the existing public surface water system, modification of the existing footpath, the works will also include roads, footpaths, paving, parking, boundary treatments, ancillary structures and all associated site development works to complete the development |
| 2560083 | Conditional | 25 Apr 2025 | 1 | 190 m | construction of an extension to the rear of our existing dwelling to include a sensory area, sitting room, 4 bedrooms, H.P., chimney and bathroom and to demolish our rear extension, two chimneys, shed and two wooden sheds with all ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318870 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 May 2024 | 148 m |
| 312841 | — | Granted with conditions | 31 Jul 2023 | 148 m |
| 313091 | — | Granted with conditions | 31 Jul 2023 | 149 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
- 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
- 12 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.