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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 30 Oct 2026, 01:15

Dublin Road

53.52471, -7.31688

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 117 homes approved 1.6 km away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.

95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=62 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–552open for comments nearbyclose 5 Nov–20 Nov241homes approved nearby, not startednearest 342 m · 2460376

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 53 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 5 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of PetitswoodBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Petitswood2023: 1 file on Petitswood2024: 1 file on Petitswood2025: 2 files on Petitswood2026: 3 files on Petitswood8 files

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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings164Mullingar Railway Station; bridge
Monuments84R165409; R165415
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 41 on the draft 2027 map; 35 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
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 are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 6 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 17%
83% · council 79%
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 · 16 nearby, 925 council-wide

Figure 3

Petitswood, file by file since 2021

3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

8 planning files on Petitswood since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 39 · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21623No number · 2026 · rear · approved · 2660085No. 28 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660190Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360192No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460376No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560334No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660379New house in a side gardenNo number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560557
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

8 files with "Petitswood" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear32—

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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 90 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 142 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 157 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 51–55 (n=48)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 142 days (n=14)142 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 157 days after permission (n=19)157 days after permissionSigned off84% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated62 decided home extensions, 19 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

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

    Refusals appealed1 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

    Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    • 501836 Invalid · Saunders Bridge , Ardmore Road Ballinderry Td. , Mullingar Co.… · 895 m
    • 500462 Refused · Oakmount Petitswood , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath · 547 m
    • 500448 Refused · Oakmount Petitswood , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath · 547 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:11
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher29 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Dublin Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 1Dublin Road, Mullingar 2660558No decision yet · 516 m
    2. 2Pettiswood, Mullingar 2660531No decision yet · 770 m
    3. 3Dublin Road 2660379Approved, no sign building has started · 342 m
    4. 4Saunders Bridge 2560495Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    5. 5Spout Well Lane 2235Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    6. 6Ballinderry Road 2560084Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    7. 739 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street 21308Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 1.8 km
    8. 8Ardeevin House Bellview, Dublin Road Mullingar 2660093Refused · 499 m
    9. 90.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 148 m
    10. 104.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 194 m
    11. 110.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 295 m
    12. 121.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 323 m
    13. 130.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 426 m
    14. 140.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 456 m
    15. 1535 The Close, Petitswood Manor 2660205Approved with conditions · 150 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    32 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 29 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 28 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 5 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 19 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT29: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused28: approved → approved3: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal19: approved → no start notice found5: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out32 lodged32 lodged29 approved29 approved3 refused3 refused28 approved28 approved4 refused4 refused19 no start notice found19 no start notice found5 built, owner opted out5 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off1 ran out1 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.

    Measured32 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-05 2660531: application received — development which will consist of a new dwelling house, entrance, driveway, boundary fencing, proprietary wastewater tre; 2026-11-20 2660558: application received — the development will consist of: RETENTION of replacement of external cladding and fenestration, 2 no. first-floor windotoday4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov29 Nov2660531: application received — development which will consist of a new dwelling house, entrance, driveway, boundary fencing, proprietary wastewater tre · 770 m away · 2026-11-052660558: application received — the development will consist of: RETENTION of replacement of external cladding and fenestration, 2 no. first-floor windo · 516 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments close
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20266 days left
      22660531 · application received — development which will consist of a new dwelling house, entrance, driveway, boundary fencing,…
      €20 to the council · 770 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202621 days left
      12660558 · application received — the development will consist of: RETENTION of replacement of external cladding and fenestration,…
      €20 to the council · 516 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    117 homes 1.6 km away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030. 2 building sites nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Ballinderry Road · 117 homes: 117 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; Saunders Bridge · 73 homes: 73 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Dublin Road · 20 homes: 20 homes approved Oct 2026, not started; Spout Well Lane · 16 homes: 16 homes approved Jan 2023, not started2023202420252026202720282029203020312032Ballinderry Road · 117 homes1.6 km · 2560084117 homes approved Jul 2025, not started117 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedSaunders Bridge · 73 homes1.1 km · 256049573 homes approved Aug 2026, not started73 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedDublin Road · 20 homes342 m · 266037920 homes approved Oct 2026, not started20 homes approved Oct 2026, not startedSpout Well Lane · 16 homes1.4 km · 223516 homes approved Jan 2023, not started16 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedtoday

    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 17 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 2

    • Delvin Road, Mullingar · 12 homes, started Apr 2023, never signed off · 946 m
    • rear of 16 Springfield Cottages, Mullingar · 13 homes, started Nov 2021, never signed off · 1.1 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Approved, not started 4

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 90.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
    • 104.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 194 m
    • 110.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 295 m
    • 121.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 323 m
    • 130.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 426 m
    • 140.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 456 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 541 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 543 m
    • 3.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 561 m
    • 1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 644 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 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2023. 91% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 4, 2022: 5, 2023: 7, 2024: 3, 2025: 7, 2026: 605102021: 4 approved4’21*2022: 5 approved5’222023: 7 approved7’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 6 approved2025: 1 refused7’252026: 4 approved2026: 2 refused6’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 2Pettiswood , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath comments close 5 Nov 2026
      development which will consist of a new dwelling house, entrance, driveway, boundary fencing, proprietary…
      26605311 Oct 2026770 m
    • 1Dublin Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath comments close 20 Nov 2026
      the development will consist of: RETENTION of replacement of external cladding and fenestration, 2 no.…
      266055816 Oct 2026516 m
    Every application within 2.0 km 48 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Building work nearby 22 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished16 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • Dublin Road, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A52H · 1 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 353 m
    • 4 Zone A, Mullingar, Westmeath · 11 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660293 · 1.8 km
    • Ballagh, Mullingar, Westmeath · 5 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60650 · 2.0 km
    • Springfield Cottages, Mullingar, Westmeath · 1 Jul 2026 · 9 homes · start notice not signed off · 21616 · 1.0 km
    • Dublin Road, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 F6PD · 29 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 363 m
    • Pettiswood, Mullingar, Westmeath · 12 May 2026 · 45 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60376 ABP-321494-24 · 480 m
    • Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A7P0 · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560461 · 1.5 km
    • 12 Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 Y6P2 · 1 May 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.4 km
    • Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 30 Apr 2026 · 104 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60259 · 840 m
    • Kilcumny, Barbavilla, Collinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60273 · 1.7 km
    • 3 Mount Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 NX73 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.6 km
    • 33 Sráid an Phiarsaigh, An Muileann gCearr, Westmeath, N91 X9RN · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460363 · 1.6 km
    • Petitswood, Mullingar, Westmeath · 15 Apr 2026 · 11 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60334 · 585 m
    • 15/17 Oliver Plunkett Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 Y049 · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60316 · 1.7 km
    • 18 Lynn Avenue, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 F7D4 · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60568 · 1.4 km
    • 15 Harbour Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 W9X7 · 24 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560554 · 1.6 km
    • Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 20 Mar 2026 · 104 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60259 · 768 m
    • Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 3 Feb 2026 · 104 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60259 · 703 m
    • 2 Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 F5F2 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560096 · 1.4 km
    • Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91Y4E6 · 4 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60052 · 1.5 km
    • Bellview, Mullingar, Westmeath · 1 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 814 m
    • Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 14 Nov 2025 · 71 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-317280-23 · 595 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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Homes coming 241 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Annie Apples · Crèche24 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate460 m
    Sonas Montessori Pre-school · Crèche28 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate886 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: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here330
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here355
    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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    15% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 77% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    15% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    5% · council 34%
    Owner-occupied
    77% · council 68%
    Rented
    19% · council 26%
    Children under 15
    17% · council 21%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    30% · council 44%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 9%
    This small area (212 people)Westmeath

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237079037

    Road noise
    65–69 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    21 m
    The Manor · 115, 115C, 115X · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    547 m
    Holy Family Primary School, 439 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    11
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Holy Family Primary School · primary · 439 pupils · 547 m
    • Scoil Cholmain Naofa · primary · 445 pupils · 842 m
    • Mullingar Community College · postprimary · 367 pupils · 1.2 km
    • S N na Naomh Uile · primary · 86 pupils · 1.5 km
    • Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire · primary · 307 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Presentation Convent (Jnr) · primary · 277 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Saplings Special School · primary · 36 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Gaelscoil An Choillín · primary · 154 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 37

    • The Manor · 115, 115C, 115X, 190, 819, MU2 · 3/hour at peak · 21 m
    • The Manor · 115, 115C, 115X, 190, 819, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 49 m
    • Meadow Court · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 209 m
    • Meadow Court · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 310 m
    • Beechlawns · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 457 m
    • Beechlawns · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 468 m
    • Ardmore Rd · 115, 115C, 115X, 190, 819, MU2 · 3/hour at peak · 493 m
    • Ardmore Rd · 115, 115C, 115X, 190, 819, MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 595 m

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

    • Holy Family Primary School · 547 m-3.1% pupils (439)
    • Scoil Cholmain Naofa · 842 m-4.1% pupils (445) · 4 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    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 30 Oct 2026, 01:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Council consultation portalsPublic30 Oct 2026, 01:04open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC 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 516 m away open for comments until 20 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
      Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
      Visit at rush hour
    3. 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
    Petitswood
    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.
    • 17 sites nearby could change: 2 stalled builds, 5 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Nov 2026.
    • 241 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 117 at Ballinderry Road.
    • The Manor (bus 115, 115C) 49 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 19 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 77% owner-occupied (council 68%); 2% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1971–1980; 50% drive to work (council 63%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were single-storey rear extensions.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • 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.
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    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 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 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
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public30 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher29 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 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public29 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.029 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)© PSRA, PSI licence30 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 30 Oct 2026, 01:15 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.