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Observation pack · Westmeath County Council

Culleendarragh , Multyfarnham , Co. Westmeath

To construct single storey dwelling, domestic garage, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

Observations close 25 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660570 · full record
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Site area
6,465 m²
Received
21 Oct 2026
Decision due
15 Dec 2026

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/2660570/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660570 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 25 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.
  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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560015Conditional13 Mar 20251306 mRETENTION & completion of two sheds and to partially remove wall with all ancillary site works
2460258Conditional15 Oct 20241468 mdemolition of existing side (northeast & southwest) and rear (southeast) extensions. Permission is sought to construct a replacement porch to the southwest elevation, extension to the side (northeast) and rear (southeast) consisting of 3 bedrooms, utility, kitchen, living and dining area. Permission is also sought to decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area and install a septic tank & percolation area and all associated site works at the above address
2460010Refused11 Mar 202410 mconstruction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
22430Conditional18 Oct 20221364 mextend existing dwelling at the rear to include a kitchen, dining area with 2 velux windows, a lobby, bathroom and playroom with all ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
322902pending1 Jul 20250 m
321223Withdrawn27 Nov 2024468 m
309770Refused20 Mar 20240 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

  • 21 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 25 Nov 2026
  • 21 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.