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Site report · 500 m radius · 4 Oct 2026, 17:18

9 things worth knowing before you buy

R446, Kilbeggan

53.36747, -7.49656
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What we found

  • 3 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 2 approved schemes.3
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Oct 2026.1
  • 1 application on this site; latest 196217, approved 2019, ran out unbuilt.
  • Zoned M2 (major town centre); protected building; monument zone; no vacant land tax.
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building; inside the zone around a recorded monument (WM038-017----)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map

Questions to ask before you buy 5 to ask

  1. Alterations (196217) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?
    Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
  2. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
    Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
  3. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
    Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
  4. Application 16 m away open for comments until 19 Oct 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
  5. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

The street 15 numbered

Street map around R446, Kilbeggan with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the siteOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding site that stoppedApproved, not startedApproved
#WhatStatusDistanceWhy it is here
1The Crescent, KIlbeggan
2660491
No decision yet16 mopen for comments until 19 Oct 2026
2Dublin Road R446, Kilbeggan
2660199
Approved with conditions280 mtime to appeal ends 19 Oct 2026
3Coola Lawns, Kilbeggan
196206
Building site that stopped288 m36 homes, started May 2023, never signed off
4Tullamore Road Kilbeggan
2460385
Approved, no sign building has started434 m13 homes approved 2025, no sign building has started
5Main Street, Kilbeggan
2230
Approved with conditions38 mapproved with conditions, 22 Jun 2022
6Pine Villa Tullamore Road, Kilbeggan
2360445
Approved with conditions84 mapproved with conditions, 15 Apr 2024
7The Square, Kilbeggan
22175
Approved with conditions117 mapproved with conditions, 31 May 2022
8The Square, Kilbeggan
21588
Approved with conditions134 mapproved with conditions, 22 Dec 2021
9The Square, Kilbeggan
21589
Approved with conditions141 mapproved with conditions, 22 Dec 2021
10Scoil Chlochair, Dublin Road
2460499
Approved with conditions163 mapproved with conditions, 16 May 2025
11No. 3 St James Terrace Tullamore Rd., Kilbeggan
2560410
Approved with conditions181 mapproved with conditions, 13 Nov 2025
124 Saint James Terrace, Kilbeggan
2360042
Approved with conditions194 mapproved with conditions, 12 Jun 2023
13Kilbeggan Td, Tullamore Road
21624
Approved with conditions196 mapproved with conditions, 28 Jan 2022
14Lands adjoining Coola Lawns, Mullingar Road
2516
Approved with conditions224 mapproved with conditions, 25 Jun 2025
15Lands located west of Regional Road R389 and south of distributor road serving the Abbeybrook residential development, Kilbeggan
2460346
Approved with conditions238 mapproved with conditions, 15 Jan 2025

This property's history 1 on this site

  1. 2019
    196217 · alterations · approved 2019 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 03:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open

The site zoning, protection, tax, flood

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Mixed Use: Provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of town centres, through consolidating development, encouraging a mix of uses and maximising the use of land.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

wcc cdp 2021 2027 kilbeggan · 3 May 2021 – 2 May 2027

Protected buildingOn this site on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory15 within 100 m Kiringal House; house
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Kilbeggan; Graveslab, Kilbeggan

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Dawn Meats Ireland Unlimited Company (882 m); KMK Metals Recycling Limited (926 m); Kilbeggan (943 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNo none within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings47Kilbeggan Distillery
Monuments12R143853; R143875
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, constraints.smr_zones, epa_leap, rps.westmeath, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:44
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:44open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smr_zonesCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 20:11open
rps.westmeathunstated (council's public ArcGIS service; no licence published) · not redistributable — shown as a flag only—open
rzltCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 00:39open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open

Sites that could change 3 within 500 m

the site250 m500 m3

Building site that stopped 1

Approved, not started 2

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

How we work this out
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast. Derelict buildings come from the council's register; stalled builds told the council they were starting 3+ years ago and were never signed off; approved schemes are 10+ homes with no notice that building started; council land sales are notices to councillors; empty zoned land is on the vacant land tax map.
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
derelictCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:44open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open

What closes soonest 2 open

  • Comments close 19 Oct 202615 days left
    12660491 · application received — convert existing office area into a family room with reposing station and all associated site…
    €20 to the council · 16 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 19 Oct 202615 days left
    22660199 · CONDITIONAL — development which will consist of the construction of 54 no. dwellings comprising: 6 no. terraced 3 bed 2…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 280 m away
Sources: acp, consult, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
consultpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:42open
moderngovpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:46open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open
rzltCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 00:39open

Planning around you 31 in 5 years

19 approved1 refused2 no decision9 withdrawn or other
Last 24 monthsReceivedApprovedMore details askedDays to decide
Westmeath County Council1,38288%33%60

Open for comments €20 to comment

  • 1The Crescent , KIlbeggan , Co.Westmeath comments close 19 Oct 2026
    convert existing office area into a family room with reposing station and all associated site works at…
    266049114 Sept 202616 m

Every application newest first

Show 20 more
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 3 Oct 2026, 23:44
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open

Building work nearby 6 in 3 years

1 signed off as finished5 not signed off
  • Abbeybrook Garden, Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460346 · 246 m
  • Abbeybrook, Westmeath · 26 Jan 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60346 · 304 m
  • 39 Abbeybrook Garden, Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 12 Aug 2025 · 62 homes · start notice signed off · 24/60346 · 356 m
  • Dublin Road, Kilbeggan, Westmeath, N91 FY53 · 22 Jul 2025 · start notice not signed off · 24/60499 · 224 m
  • 27 Coola Lawns, Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 16 Jul 2025 · 36 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/16 · 275 m
  • THE SQUARE, KILBEGGAN, Westmeath, N91 PY74 · 22 Jul 2024 · start notice not signed off · -02 2023 · 93 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: bcms · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 03:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open

Homes coming 59 not started

How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open
social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Child's Play ABA Ltd · Crèche16 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate294 m
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
Sources: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)27 Sept 2026, 23:52open

How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years

Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.

Homes approved
Here157
Council middle0
Homes started
Here100
Council middle2
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open

Appeals 2 in 5 years

2 refused
  • 316366 Refused · The Crescent, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath · 16 m
  • 311890 Refused · M6 Service Station, Tullamore Road, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. · 411 m
Source: acp · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open

Sales 0 in 3 years

No recorded sales nearby.

Source: ppr · fetched 3 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
pprPSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'3 Oct 2026, 23:43open

Schools and transport within 1.0 km

Schools

  • SCOIL AN CHLOCHAIR CILL BHEAGAN · primary · 226 pupils · 219 m
  • Meán Scoil an Chlochair · postprimary · 740 pupils · 833 m

Stops 0

    Sources: gtfs, schools · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open

    The council consultations, meetings, land

    No open consultation covers this place.

    Sources: consult, moderngov, lda_lands · fetched 3 Oct 2026, 23:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    consultpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:42open
    moderngovpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:46open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open

    Where this is

    Not available here: no place polygon contains this point (outside the loaded extent?). That means we cannot say — not that there is nothing.

    Sources: places, parcels · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 21:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    placesCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 21:28open
    parcelsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 19:06open

    What the terms mean 10 terms

    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.

    Sources

    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public3 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public3 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…3 Oct 2026
    services7.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)unstated (council's public ArcGIS serv… · flag only—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…27 Sept 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    How we work this out
    Generated 4 Oct 2026, 17:18 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.