Castle Street, Mullingar
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 16 homes approved 185 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. Here about 4 months after
- 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
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: Soltec (Ireland) Limited (480 m); Data Packaging Ltd. (577 m); Taconic International Ltd. (830 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 136 | bridge; Mullingar Railway Station |
| Monuments | 35 | R165499; R165551 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 23:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | 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 |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only | — | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 60% approved, and 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
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 · 26 nearby, 940 council-wide
Mullingar, file by file since 2021
16 of 17 decided extensions on the road were approved.
63 files with "Mullingar" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-floor | 1 | 0 | — |
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated73 decided home extensions, 21 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.
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?
- 1Spout Well Lane 2235
- 239 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street 21308
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 41.1 ha zoned for homes
- 51.6 ha zoned for homes
- 6Site formerly known as the Lake County Nightclub, Fronting Castle Street and Spoutwell Lane 2660452
- 7Unit 8B Harbour Place Shopping Centre, 15 Harbour Street 2560554
- 8THE Crossed Keys Bar, Austin Friar Street Mullingar 2660218
- 96 Harbour Quay, Harbour Road 2660242
- 10Harbour Street, Mullingar 2660413
- 114 Millmount Terrace, Mullingar 2560564
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 47 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 5 have 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.
Measured55 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
16 homes 185 m away were approved Jan 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2028.
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 5 within 500 m
Approved, not started, approval running out 1
- 39 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street · 15 homes approved, not started; runs out Mar 2027 · 246 m
Approved, not started 1
- Spout Well Lane · 16 homes approved Jan 2023, not started · 185 m
Empty land zoned for homes 3
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
- 41.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 308 m
- 51.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 448 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 14 a year; busiest 2022. 85% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 12 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 6Site formerly known as the Lake County Nightclub , Fronting Castle Street and Spoutwell Lane , Mullingar Co. Westmeath No decision yetdevelopment which will consist of the following: (1) Change of use of the site from its former mixed use as a…
- Site formerly known as the Lake County Nightclub , Fronting Castle Street and Spoutwell Lane , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validdevelopment which will consist of the demolition of the remaining derelict structures on the site and the…
- 10Harbour Street , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yetRED III - Development which will consist of: The installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure located to…
- 1 , Bishop Gate Street , Mullingar Withdrawn or not validChange of use of property The property has been vacant and has not formed part of the long-term residential…
- Harbour St , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validRED III - The development will consist of: The installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and two new…
- Harbour St , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validdevelopment which will consists of the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and two new 2,000…
- 40 Mount Street , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validto convert one number town house to three number one bedroom apartments on the ground floor, first floor and…
- 96 Harbour Quay , Harbour Road , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsto construct an extension at the side and rear of my existing dwelling to include a conversion of my existing…
- 8THE Crossed Keys Bar , Austin Friar Street Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsdevelopment which will consist of the following: Retention of 3No. existing first floor short term bedrooms…
- Harbour St , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validdevelopment will consist/consists of the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2000 litre…
- 114 Millmount Terrace , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath. Approved with conditionsto demolish existing two storey extension to the rear of our existing dwelling and to construct a new two…
- 7Unit 8B Harbour Place Shopping Centre , 15 Harbour Street , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsa change of use from single storey general retail to a single storey food and beverage outlet for the sale…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
- 12 Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 Y6P2 · 1 May 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 210 m
- Kilcumny, Barbavilla, Collinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60273 · 101 m
- 33 Sráid an Phiarsaigh, An Muileann gCearr, Westmeath, N91 X9RN · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460363 · 66 m
- 3 Mount Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 NX73 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 121 m
- 15/17 Oliver Plunkett Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 Y049 · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60316 · 168 m
- 15 Harbour Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 W9X7 · 24 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560554 · 197 m
- College Street, Mullingar, Westmeath · 5 Mar 2026 · 7 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 23134 · 414 m
- College Street, Mullingar, Westmeath · 26 Feb 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · 23134 · 415 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Homes coming 31 not started
- 1Spout Well Lane · 16 homes · not started · runs out 9 Jan 2028 · 185 m
- 239 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street · 15 homes · runs out soon · runs out 10 Mar 2027 · 246 m
- College Street · 10 homes · building started · 413 m
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Irene's Pre-School · Crèche | 11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| An Gairdin Scoil Montessori · Crèche | 30 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| Bright Beginnings · Crèche | 14 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| Bright Star Academy · Crèche | 28 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| Busy Little Bees · Crèche | 10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| Early Steps Childcare · Crèche | 23 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| First Class Montessori · Crèche | 14 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 m |
| Loughegar Community Playgroup CLG · Crèche | 11 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 554 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
36% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 28% owner-occupied (council 68%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237106011
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N na Naomh Uile · primary · 86 pupils · 227 m
- Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire · primary · 307 pupils · 255 m
- Presentation Convent (Jnr) · primary · 277 pupils · 255 m
- St Brigids Spec Sch · primary · 93 pupils · 349 m
- Scoil na mBraithre · primary · 409 pupils · 400 m
- Colaiste Mhuire, · postprimary · 873 pupils · 406 m
- Mullingar Community College · postprimary · 367 pupils · 490 m
- Loreto College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 509 m
Stops 28
- Castle Street · 115, 115C, 115X, 167, 23, 70 · 6/hour at peak · 65 m
- Mullingar Castle Street · 816, 818, 819, MU1, MU2 · 5/hour at peak · 74 m
- Austin Friars Street · 190, MU2 · 3/hour at peak · 159 m
- Austin Friars St · 115, 115C, 115X, 167, 190, 23 · 5/hour at peak · 225 m
- Oliver Plunkett Street · MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 227 m
- Austin Friars St · 819, MB01 · 0/hour at peak · 236 m
- Oliver Plunkett Street · MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 250 m
- Presentation Convent · MU1, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 262 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N na Naomh Uile · 227 m-1.1% pupils (86)
- Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire · 255 m0% pupils (307)
- Presentation Convent (Jnr) · 255 m-2.5% pupils (277)
- St Brigids Spec Sch · 349 m+8.1% pupils (93)
- Scoil na mBraithre · 400 m-4% pupils (409)
- Colaiste Mhuire, · 406 m+4.6% pupils (873)
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 01:15 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 02:33 | 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
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- 16 homes approved 185 m away (Spout Well Lane), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 2235.
- 15 homes approved 246 m away (39 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 21308.
- 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
- Mullingar
- Electoral division
- Mullingar North Urban
- Electoral area
- Mullingar
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 5 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 3 empty zoned plots.
- 31 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 16 at Spout Well Lane.
- Castle Street (bus 115, 115C) 64 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 36 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 63% rent (council 26%); 11% of homes empty (council 9%); most built before 1919; 46% drive to work (council 63%); population up 5% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- The council decides in a median 59 days (about 8 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 28 in the last year, 49 three years before.
What the terms mean 7 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.
- 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 29
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 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 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 5 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 4 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 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 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services7.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | No licence stated · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 4 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |