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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 13 Oct 2026, 18:34

25 Willowbrook, Mullingar

53.52009, -7.36740

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
93%of home extensions approved nearbyn=70 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 28 Oct

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
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: Mulleady’s Limited (Mullingar) (494 m); Tarkett (Ireland) Ltd (600 m); Devon Lane Limited (t/a Taconic) (634 m)

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 77–100% by type.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 31%
77% · council 98%
First-floor10 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 93%
Approved nearbyWestmeath overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 23 nearby, 288 council-wide

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
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: npad, acp · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 47 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 94 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 74 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 49–55 (n=55)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 94 days (n=15)94 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 74 days after permission (n=18)74 days after permissionSigned off56% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated70 decided home extensions, 18 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed1 decided
    1 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 25 Willowbrook, Mullingar with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Zone C, Mullingar Business Park 2660511No decision yet · 398 m
    2. 2109 GREENPARK MEADOWS, MULINGAR 2660459No decision yet · 443 m
    3. 37 Carra Vale, Mullingar 2660279Approved with conditions · 454 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 30 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    36 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 30 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 30 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 11 with no start notice found, 12 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT30: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused30: approved → approved6: refused → refused11: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off12: approved → ran out36 lodged36 lodged30 approved30 approved6 refused6 refused30 approved30 approved6 refused6 refused11 no start notice found11 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off12 ran out12 ran out

    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.

    Measured36 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 28 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-28 2660511: application received — The development will consist of modifications and additions to the development previously permitted under Reg. Ref. 2560today18 Oct23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov2660511: application received — The development will consist of modifications and additions to the development previously permitted under Reg. Ref. 2560 · 398 m away · 2026-10-28
    Comments close
    • Comments close 28 Oct 202615 days left
      12660511 · application received — The development will consist of modifications and additions to the development previously…
      €20 to the council · 398 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 6 a year; busiest 2019. 83% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 7, 2018: 5, 2019: 6, 2020: 4, 2021: 3, 2022: 4, 2023: 2, 2025: 4, 2026: 105102017: 5 approved2017: 2 refused7’17*2018: 3 approved2018: 2 refused5’182019: 6 approved6’192020: 4 approved4’202021: 2 approved2021: 1 refused3’212022: 4 approved4’222023: 1 approved2023: 1 refused2’232025: 4 approved4’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    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 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 no sign-off needed
    • 7 Carra Vale, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 N9K8 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660279 · 457 m
    • 6 Carra Vale, Mullingar, Westmeath · 9 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60449 · 479 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 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Homes coming 0 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 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Sunny Days Playschool · Crèche9 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate263 m
    Greenpark Montessori · Crèche22 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate443 m
    Scribbles & Giggles · Crèche18 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate911 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)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here328
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here37
    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 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    3% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 71% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    3% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    11% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    71% · council 68%
    Rented
    23% · council 26%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    10% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    43% · council 44%
    Work mainly from home
    3% · council 9%
    This small area (298 people)Westmeath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237079013

    Bus
    263 m
    Ardleigh Gate · MU2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    659 m
    Mullingar Educate Together NS, 381 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Mullingar Educate Together NS · primary · 381 pupils · 659 m

    Stops 14

    • Ardleigh Gate · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 263 m
    • Ardleigh Gate · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 278 m
    • Ardleigh Park · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 305 m
    • Ardleigh Park · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 308 m
    • Ardilaun Heights · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 522 m
    • Ardilaun Heights · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 523 m
    • Patrick Street · 819 · 529 m
    • Patrick Street · 819 · 532 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Mullingar Educate Together NS · 659 m+0.5% pupils (381)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    consultpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
    moderngovpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Application 398 m away open for comments until 28 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Grange South
    Electoral division
    Mullingar Rural
    Electoral area
    Mullingar
    Council
    Westmeath County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 28 Oct 2026.
    • Ardleigh Gate (bus MU2) 263 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 71% owner-occupied (council 68%); 1% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1991–2000; 72% drive to work (council 63%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    • 5 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
    • 37 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
    What the terms mean 6 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.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 25
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public13 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved13 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public13 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…13 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 13 Oct 2026, 18:34 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. 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.