Midlands Gateway Business Park, Kilbeggan
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. 46 homes approved 809 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560023 · work already done · approved 2025 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 202121158 · extension · approved 2021 · built, signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: KMK Metals Recycling Limited (557 m); Dawn Meats Ireland Unlimited Company (973 m)
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 63 | house; Kilbeggan Distillery |
| Monuments | 27 | R143853; R143860 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:51 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated14 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Kilbeggan South, Co. Westmeath 2660547
- 2Coola Lawns, Kilbeggan 196206
- 3Dublin Road R446 2660199
- 4Tullamore Road Kilbeggan 2460385
- 51.3 ha zoned for homes
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes
- 70.6 ha zoned for homes
- 80.3 ha zoned for homes
- 91.8 ha zoned for homes
- 10Lower Main Street, Kilbeggan 2560636
- 11The Hill, Kilbeggan 2560649
- 12KMK Metals Recycling Ltd., Meeniska and Meadowpark Townlands Moate Road 2560606
- 13The Crescent, KIlbeggan 2660491
- 14Former Mercy Secondary school Dublin Rd, Killbeggan 2660291
- 15Tullamore Road, Kilbeggan 2560631
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 11 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured12 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 13 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 13 Nov 202621 days left12660547 · application received — development will consist of the construction of two-storey house, domestic garage, effluent…€20 to the council · 1.7 km away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
46 homes 809 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 13 within 2.0 km
Building site that stopped 1
- 2Coola Lawns, Kilbeggan · 36 homes, started Oct 2022, never signed off · 488 m
Approved, not started 2
- Dublin Road R446 · 46 homes approved Sep 2026, not started · 809 m
- Tullamore Road Kilbeggan · 13 homes approved Aug 2025, not started · 1.0 km
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 51.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 165 m
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 374 m
- 70.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 448 m
- 80.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 491 m
- 91.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 522 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 537 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 569 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 571 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 577 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 585 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2022. 92% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Kilbeggan South , Co. Westmeath , Co. Westmeath comments close 13 Nov 2026development will consist of the construction of two-storey house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system…
Every application within 2.0 km 14 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Bridge Street , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validdemolition of an existing single storey extension and sheds to the south and east of the existing derelict…
- 13The Crescent , KIlbeggan , Co.Westmeath No decision yetconvert existing office area into a family room with reposing station and all associated site works at…
- Loughanagore , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath No decision yetretention of a single-storey, detached, 4.8m tall modular dwelling, connection to existing septic tank, and…
- THE CRESCENT , KILBEGGAN , CO.WESTMEATH Withdrawn or not validconvert existing office area into a family room with reposing station and all associated site works at…
- The Crescent , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validto convert existing office area into a family room with reposing station and all associated site works at…
- 14Former Mercy Secondary school Dublin Rd , Killbeggan , Co Westmeath No decision yetchange of Use from existing 1439sqm secondary school facility to commercial offices and a childcare facility;…
- 3Dublin Road R446 , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsdevelopment which will consist of the construction of 54 no. dwellings comprising: 6 no. terraced 3 bed 2…
- Harbour Road , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsPermission and Retention permission for works as follows (A) Retention permission for Stables, feed and…
- M6 Service Station , Tullamore Road , Kilbeggan Co.Westmeath Withdrawn or not validdevelopment which will consist of: 1. Demolition works to existing shop building (32sqm) and removal of…
- 11The Hill , Kilbeggan , Co Westmeath Approved with conditionsdevelopment consisting of the retention of an existing single-storey and an existing two-storey extension to…
- 10Lower Main Street , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsthe Proposed Conversion Of A Former Shop Unit With Habitable Accommodation To The Rear & Over Same Into 3 No.…
- 15Tullamore Road , Kilbeggan , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsproposed development which will consist of decommissioning of the existing Kilbeggan Tullamore Road…
- 12KMK Metals Recycling Ltd. , Meeniska and Meadowpark Townlands Moate Road , Kilbeggan Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsdevelopment which will consist of: 1. Proposed new standalone Battery Processing Building (total floor area =…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
- Moate Road, Meadow Park, Westmeath · 15 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60606 · 594 m
- Harbour Road, Abbeybrook, Westmeath · 24 Sept 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 267 · 1.5 km
- Comagh Road, Kilbeggan, Westmeath, N91 TP22 · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560477 · 386 m
- Loughanagore House, Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 12 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 22/246 · 874 m
- Abbeybrook Garden, Kilbeggan, Westmeath · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460346 · 764 m
- Abbeybrook, Westmeath · 26 Jan 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60346 · 868 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:22
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
Homes coming 59 not started
- distributor road serving the Abbeybrook residential developm · 62 homes · building started · 965 m
- 3Dublin Road R446 · 46 homes · not started · runs out 21 Sept 2031 · 809 m
- Lands adjoining Coola Lawns · 36 homes · building started · 483 m
- 4Tullamore Road Kilbeggan · 13 homes · not started · runs out 11 Aug 2030 · 1.0 km
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Child's Play ABA Ltd · Crèche | 16 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 420 m |
| Kilbeggan Montessori · Crèche | 22 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 921 m |
| MSR Childcare Services ltd · Crèche | 20 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 921 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
37% owner-occupied (council 68%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237058004
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Scoil An Chlochair Cill Bheagan · primary · 226 pupils · 789 m
- Meán Scoil an Chlochair · postprimary · 740 pupils · 1.2 km
Stops 4
- Kilbeggan · 70, 763, MB01 · 1/hour at peak · 560 m
- Kilbeggan · 70, 763, MB01 · 1/hour at peak · 567 m
- Kilbeggan East · 837, 845, UM02 · 2/hour at peak · 713 m
- Kilbeggan East · 837, 845, 847, UM02 · 1/hour at peak · 743 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Scoil An Chlochair Cill Bheagan · 789 m-0.4% pupils (226)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:42
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 23 Oct 2026, 01:47 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 23 Oct 2026, 02:42 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Work already done (2560023): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Application 1.7 km away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Aghamore
- Electoral division
- Kilbeggan
- Electoral area
- Moate
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 2560023, approved 2025, work already done.
- Not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 13 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
- 59 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 46 at Dublin Road R446.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Kilbeggan, 560 m away (10 a day).
- Here (2022 census): 46% rent (council 26%); 12% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 2001–2010; 47% drive to work (council 63%); population up 19% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 59 days (about 8 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 8 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.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- 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 and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 23 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 22 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 21 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |