Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 23:12

Harbour Street, Mullingar

53.52873, -7.34438

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 278 homes approved 1.4 km away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.

89%of home extensions approved nearbyn=71 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–55 2open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov–20 Nov 501homes approved nearby, not startednearest 410 m · 23134

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 5 months after
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 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

On this site

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Protected building4 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)

Heritage inventory3 within 100 m school master's house; building misc, gates/railings/walls

Not on this site: 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: Soltec (Ireland) Limited (728 m); Data Packaging Ltd. (841 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km

Within 2.0 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	225	bridge; post box
Monuments	52	R165457; R165499

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 56 on the draft 2027 map; 48 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:21	open
Records of Protected Structures	No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open

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: 90–100% by type.

Two-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 50%

100% · council 93%

First-floor10 decided · more info asked 20%

90% · council 92%

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 · 20 nearby, 114 council-wide

Figure 3

Mullingar, file by file since 2021

14 of 18 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

66 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

1 approved

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Garage conversion	1	1	—

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open

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 102 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

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

Calculated71 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months

501836 Invalid · Saunders Bridge , Ardmore Road Ballinderry Td. , Mullingar Co.… · 1.1 km

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	31 Oct 2026, 23:12	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Harbour Street, Mullingar with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes

121 Ashefield Apartments, Mullingar 2660550No decision yet · 603 m
2Dublin Road, Mullingar 2660558No decision yet · 1.3 km
339 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street 21308Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 459 m
4Spout Well Lane 2235Approved, no sign building has started · 473 m
5Robinstown 2360056Approved, no sign building has started · 723 m
6Robinstown and Robinstown 21680Approved, no sign building has started · 1.0 km
7Saunders Bridge 2560495Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
8Rathgowan or Farranshock 2660222Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
9Ardeevin House Bellview, Dublin Road Mullingar 2660093Refused · 1.3 km
10Dublin Road, Petitswood Townland 2660379Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
111.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 134 m
120.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 268 m
130.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 321 m
141.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 350 m
151.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 389 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 41 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 4 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.

Measured49 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 16 Nov 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
12660550 · application received — construction of an extension to our existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor…
€20 to the council · 603 m away
Comments close 20 Nov 202619 days left
22660558 · application received — the development will consist of: RETENTION of replacement of external cladding and fenestration,…
€20 to the council · 1.3 km away

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

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

278 homes 1.4 km away were approved Oct 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031. 4 building sites 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 19 within 2.0 km

Building site that stopped 4

rear of 16 Springfield Cottages, Mullingar · 13 homes, started Nov 2021, never signed off · 771 m
Ashe Road, Mullingar · 18 homes, started Jun 2021, never signed off · 852 m
Delvin Road, Mullingar · 12 homes, started Apr 2023, never signed off · 936 m
Irishtown, Mullingar · 28 homes, started Aug 2023, never signed off · 1.8 km

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

39 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street · 15 homes approved, not started; runs out Mar 2027 · 459 m

Approved, not started 5

Spout Well Lane · 16 homes approved Jan 2023, not started · 473 m
Robinstown · 38 homes approved Nov 2023, not started · 723 m
Robinstown and Robinstown · 81 homes approved Feb 2023, not started · 1.0 km
Saunders Bridge · 73 homes approved Aug 2026, not started · 1.2 km
Rathgowan or Farranshock · 278 homes approved Oct 2026, not started · 1.4 km

Empty land zoned for homes 9

111.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 134 m
120.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 268 m
130.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 321 m
141.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 350 m
151.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 389 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 452 m
0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 459 m
1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 557 m
5.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 736 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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 6 and 13 a year; busiest 2022. 84% of decisions were approvals.

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

121 Ashefield Apartments , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath comments close 16 Nov 2026
to construct an extension to our existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor and on the second…
266055012 Oct 2026603 m
2Dublin 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 20261.3 km

Every application within 2.0 km 65 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

67 Newlands , Mullingar , Co Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
conversion of the existing garage area to habitable accommodation, together with the construction of a new…
26605291 Oct 20261.0 km
Charter Medical Private Hospital , Ballinderry , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development which will consist of alterations to previously approved hospital extension granted planning…
266051725 Sept 20261.6 km
Zone C , Mullingar Business Park , Mullingar Co. Westmeath No decision yet
development which will consist of modifications and additions to the development previously permitted under…
266051123 Sept 20261.8 km
42 Clonmore Heights , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
the following development 1. to retain the existing extension to the side of our dwelling to include living…
266050721 Sept 20261.2 km
101 Chestnut Drive , Balinderry Mullingar , Co.Westmeath No decision yet
development which will consist of an extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, this will…
266050219 Sept 20261.9 km
1 Lynn Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
retention permission to retain my existing garage at the rear of my dwelling house to include on ground…
266049818 Sept 2026858 m
14 St. Loman’s Terrace , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
construction of an extension at the rear of my existing building on the first floor to include an office,…
266049316 Sept 2026558 m
Irishtown , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
consisting of the retention of changes to the previously granted Planning Application 23/60181. Retention is…
26604757 Sept 20262.0 km
Robinstown Road , Springfield Td , Mullingar No decision yet
(a 10 year permission) for the proposed development of a Gaelic athletic association training and player…
26604714 Sept 20261.2 km
101 Chestnut Drive , Balinderry Mullingar , Co.Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development which will consist of an extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, this will…
266046029 Aug 20261.9 km
42 Clonmore Heights , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
permission/retention permission to retain the existing extension to the side of our dwelling to include…
266045728 Aug 20261.2 km
Site formerly known as the Lake County Nightclub , Fronting Castle Street and Spoutwell Lane , Mullingar Co. Westmeath No decision yet
development which will consist of the following: (1) Change of use of the site from its former mixed use as a…
266045226 Aug 2026411 m
Harlockstown , Dunboyne , Co Meath No decision yet
the development will consist of refurbishment works to 36.3 kilometres (km) of OHL, comprising provision of…
266106124 Aug 20261.8 km
Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL) , commencing within Blundelstown in the townland of Harlockstown Co. Meath , and extending to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown Cou No decision yet
development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of…
266044524 Aug 20261.8 km
42 Clonmore Heights , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
RETENTION permission to retain the existing extension to the side of our dwelling to include living room, wet…
26604197 Aug 20261.2 km
Site formerly known as the Lake County Nightclub , Fronting Castle Street and Spoutwell Lane , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development which will consist of the demolition of the remaining derelict structures on the site and the…
26604167 Aug 2026411 m
Harbour Street , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
RED III - Development which will consist of: The installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure located to…
26604136 Aug 202678 m
1 , Bishop Gate Street , Mullingar Withdrawn or not valid
Change of use of property The property has been vacant and has not formed part of the long-term residential…
266039827 Jul 2026293 m
Ashe Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
development at on lands at Ashe Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath Planning Application sought by MELA Homes,…
266039023 Jul 20261.0 km
Monard , Dublin Road Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consist of the construction of a single-storey detached domestic garage on the east…
26603784 Sept 20261 homes1.3 km
10Dublin Road , Petitswood Townland , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
the change of house type on sites 8, 21, 22 and 77 (4 no. units), from a B Type house( a 4 bed 3 storey…
26603799 Sept 202620 homes1.9 km
Ashe Road , Mullingar R394 , Co Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
Planning Application sought by MELA Homes, following pre-planning consultation with Westmeath County Council…
266037615 Jul 20261.0 km
Harbour St , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
RED III - The development will consist of: The installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and two new…
26603038 Jun 202678 m
Zone C , Mullingar Business Park , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development which will consist of an extension to the existing northern elevation to allow for the expansion…
26602954 Jun 20261.8 km
Zone A , Mullingar Business Park , Mullingar Approved with conditions
the Installation of a new mezzanine floor including internal stairs within the existing warehouse/light…
266029328 Jul 2026900 m
18 Ashefield Apartments , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
construction of an extension to my existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor and on the…
266027315 Jul 2026604 m
4 Maple Drive , Royal Canal Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
attic conversion with roof windows to front and rear roof to create 2 no. Habitable bedrooms with all…
266025210 Jul 20261 homes1.3 km
Harbour St , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development which will consists of the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and two new 2,000…
266025116 May 202678 m
6 Harbour Quay , Harbour Road , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
to construct an extension at the side and rear of my existing dwelling to include a conversion of my existing…
26602426 Jul 20261 homes203 m
40 Mount Street , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
to convert one number town house to three number one bedroom apartments on the ground floor, first floor and…
266024312 May 2026518 m
3 Lynn Heights , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consists of demolition of existing sunroom to western side of existing dwelling and…
266022930 Jun 20261 homes2.0 km
8Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
the following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of 278 no. residential units, 1 no.…
266022210 Sept 2026278 homes1.3 km
THE Crossed Keys Bar , Austin Friar Street Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consist of the following: Retention of 3No. existing first floor short term bedrooms…
266021823 Jun 2026594 m
31 Valley cottages , Patrick Street , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
To construct an extension at the rear of my existing dwelling to include: on ground floor removing existing…
266021422 Jun 20261 homes1.2 km
35 The Close , Petitswood Manor , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear,…
266020518 Jun 20261 homes1.8 km
227 Abbeylands , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
alterations to all facades/ elevations of the existing dwelling, by installing external insulation (150mm…
266019617 Jun 20261 homes614 m
28 The Close , Petitswood , Mullingar Co.Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consist of new single storey extension to the side and rear of the dwelling together…
266019012 Jun 20261 homes1.9 km
4 Ashe Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Refused
to construct a single storey dwelling (112.1sqm) and revise the existing site boundaries to form new site…
26601839 Jun 20261 homes554 m
67 Newlands , Mullingar , Westmeath Refused
to convert existing garage space into habitable space and new two storey extension to the side ( North-East )…
266018510 Jun 20261 homes1.0 km
Harbour St , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development will consist/consists of the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2000 litre…
26601629 Apr 202678 m
35 The Close , Petitswood Manor , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
development which will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear,…
26601588 Apr 20261.8 km
Lynn Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
RETENTION permission to retain the existing extensions to the side of my dwelling to include a sun room, w.c.…
266014221 May 20262 homes1.1 km
4 Ashe Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
to construct a single storey dwelling (112.1sqm). Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing domestic…
266013726 Mar 2026554 m
Unit 7 Zone A , Mullingar Business Park Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consist of the retention of alterations to the front facade of the existing industrial…
26601197 May 20261.0 km
Speedyparts Direct 2 Zone C , Mullingar Business Park , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
to RETAIN the part change of use from light engineering/ technology to a retail area (24.5sqm) at the front…
26601076 May 20261.5 km
Site No 29 Zone C , Mullingar Business Park , Clonmore Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
is sought for: (1) Change of use from existing light industrial (P01/299 Refers) to recreational/Leisure…
26601096 May 20261.8 km
Lynn Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
RETENTION of the existing extensions to the side of my dwelling to include a sun room, WC and two bedrooms…
266009910 Mar 20261.1 km
9Ardeevin House Bellview , Dublin Road Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Refused
proposed development and change of use within its curtilage (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 019-216). The…
266009329 Apr 202614 homes1.3 km
29 Clonmore Heights , Mullingar , Westmeath Approved with conditions
to construct a new 48.2 sq.m extension and to make alterations to an existing semi-detached dwelling…
266006215 Apr 20261 homes1.3 km
Springfield , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
Proposed extension to the Mullingar Handball Club. The proposed extension is to include a sensory room,…
26600487 Apr 2026777 m
No.8 Old Ballinderry , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
to renovate & extend existing semi-detached dwelling. The extension is a single storey extension to the side…
266003812 May 20261 homes1.5 km
Zone C Mullingar Business Park , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consist of (A) the construction of 2 no. industrial units containing office &…
26600262 Oct 20261.8 km
Mullingar Enterprise Technology & Innovation Centre , Zone C Mullingar Business Park , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
proposed new 2 storey Enterprise unit consisting of 4 No. light Industrial Units for start-up & Incubation…
266001313 Mar 20261.8 km
25 Brookfield , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
development which will consists of a new single storey extension to rear of existing two storey dormer…
256065124 Feb 20261 homes1.0 km
Springfield , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
Proposed extension to the Mullingar Handball Club. The proposed extension is to include a sensory room,…
25606015 Dec 2025777 m
Ardleigh Shopping Complex , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yet
development which will consist of the construction of a single-storey side extension to existing commercial…
25606005 Dec 20251.4 km
No.18 Lynn Avenue , Mullingar , County Westmeath Approved with conditions
the construction of a two-storey extension to the side/ southwest and a one-storey extension to the rear/…
256056820 Jan 20261 homes1.1 km
Site 39 Lough Sheever Corporate Park , Ballyglass Mullingar , Co. Westmeath. No decision yet
the Construction of a new CVRT Centre (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing Centre) with a total floor…
256056617 Nov 20251.8 km
4 Millmount Terrace , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath. Approved with conditions
to demolish existing two storey extension to the rear of our existing dwelling and to construct a new two…
25605642 Mar 20261 homes781 m
Lynn Road , , Mullingar Approved with conditions
to increase the height of the existing boundary wall to the west (front) of the site, from 1.2m high to 2.1m…
25605588 May 20261 homes1.4 km
Unit 8B Harbour Place Shopping Centre , 15 Harbour Street , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Approved with conditions
a change of use from single storey general retail to a single storey food and beverage outlet for the sale…
256055414 Jan 2026300 m
Site 39 Lough Sheever Corporate Park , Ballyglass Mullingar , Co. Westmeath. Withdrawn or not valid
the construction of a new CVRT Centre (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing Centre) with a total floor…
25605384 Nov 20251.8 km
Unit 8B Harbour Place Shopping Centre , 15 Harbour Street , Mullingar Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not valid
a change of use from single storey general retail to a single storey food and beverage outlet for the sale…
25605394 Nov 2025204 m

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 31 in the last 12 months

2 signed off as finished20 not signed off9 no sign-off needed

13 Gort Na Dtobar Irishtown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21568 · 1.7 km
4 Zone A, Mullingar, Westmeath · 11 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660293 · 920 m
25 Gort Na Dtobar, Mullingar, Westmeath · 30 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 21568 · 1.6 km
Springfield Cottages, Mullingar, Westmeath · 1 Jul 2026 · 9 homes · start notice not signed off · 21616 · 865 m
26 Gort NaDtobar, Irish Town, Mullingar, Westmeath · 5 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 21568 · 1.6 km
22 Gort Na Dtobar, Irishtown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21568 · 1.6 km
21 Gort Na Dtobar, Irishtown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21568 · 1.6 km
Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A7P0 · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560461 · 1.3 km
12 Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 Y6P2 · 1 May 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 523 m
Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 30 Apr 2026 · 104 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60259 · 1.9 km
Kilcumny, Barbavilla, Collinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60273 · 385 m
33 Sráid an Phiarsaigh, An Muileann gCearr, Westmeath, N91 X9RN · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460363 · 404 m
3 Mount Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 NX73 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 428 m
15/17 Oliver Plunkett Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 Y049 · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60316 · 414 m
18 Lynn Avenue, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 F7D4 · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60568 · 1.1 km
15 Harbour Street, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 W9X7 · 24 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560554 · 291 m
Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 20 Mar 2026 · 104 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60259 · 1.9 km
College Street, Mullingar, Westmeath · 5 Mar 2026 · 7 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 23134 · 403 m
College Street, Mullingar, Westmeath · 26 Feb 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · 23134 · 405 m
11 Cathedral View, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 E2N8 · 6 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 343 m
Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 3 Feb 2026 · 104 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60259 · 1.9 km
2 Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 F5F2 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560096 · 1.2 km
Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91Y4E6 · 4 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60052 · 1.2 km
Bellview, Mullingar, Westmeath · 1 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.1 km
Grand Parade, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 KN28 · 24 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 537 m
Longford Road, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 N602 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 905 m
Longford Road, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 NA43 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 24-60149 · 669 m
7 Gort Na Dtobar Irishtown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 19 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460359 · 1.8 km
10 Gort Na Dtobar Irishtown, Mullingar, Westmeath · 19 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460357 · 1.7 km
Longford Road, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 NA43 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 24-60149 · 669 m
Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Westmeath · 14 Nov 2025 · 71 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-317280-23 · 1.9 km

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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 501 not started

8Rathgowan or Farranshock · 278 homes · not started · runs out 11 Oct 2031 · 1.4 km
Rathgowan · 213 homes · building started · 1.0 km
Rathgowan · 171 homes · building started · 909 m
Ardmore Road · 100 homes · building started · 1.9 km
6Robinstown and Robinstown · 81 homes · not started · runs out 20 Aug 2029 · 1.0 km
Harbour Road/Martin's Lane · 79 homes · building started · 494 m
7Saunders Bridge · 73 homes · not started · runs out 10 Aug 2031 · 1.2 km
5Robinstown · 38 homes · not started · runs out 20 Nov 2028 · 723 m
Saunders Bridge · 27 homes · building started · 1.3 km
Bellview · 20 homes · building started · 1.4 km
‘The Moorings’ · 18 homes · building started · 1.9 km
4Spout Well Lane · 16 homes · not started · runs out 9 Jan 2028 · 473 m
339 & 41 Oliver Plunkett Street · 15 homes · runs out soon · runs out 10 Mar 2027 · 459 m
Devinish · 12 homes · building started · 941 m
College Street · 10 homes · building started · 410 m

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	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
Women’s Community Projects Mullingar Association CLG · Crèche	18 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
Bright Beginnings · Crèche	14 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
Bright Star Academy · Crèche	28 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
Busy Little Bees · Crèche	10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
Early Steps Childcare · Crèche	23 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
First Class Montessori · Crèche	14 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
Steps Ahead Playschool · Crèche	14 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 m
An Gairdin Scoil Montessori · Crèche	30 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 578 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.

Homes approved

Here219

Council middle0

Homes started

Here367

Council middle1

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:01

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

36% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 28% owner-occupied (council 68%).

Homes built before 1971

36% · council 26%

Homes built since 2001

9% · council 34%

Owner-occupied

28% · council 68%

Rented

63% · council 26%

Children under 15

11% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

21% · council 15%

Households with 2+ cars

13% · council 44%

Work mainly from home

0% · council 9%

This small area (182 people)Westmeath

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237106011

Bus

112 m

Presentation Convent · MU1, MU2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 6 an hour at peak

Nearest school

18 m

St Brigids Spec Sch, 93 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Brigids Spec Sch · primary · 93 pupils · 18 m
Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire · primary · 307 pupils · 123 m
Presentation Convent (Jnr) · primary · 277 pupils · 123 m
Loreto College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 159 m
Colaiste Mhuire, · postprimary · 873 pupils · 231 m
Scoil na mBraithre · primary · 409 pupils · 339 m
S N na Naomh Uile · primary · 86 pupils · 571 m
Gaelscoil An Mhuilinn · primary · 179 pupils · 826 m

Stops 58

Presentation Convent · MU1, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 112 m
Primary Care Centre · MU1, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 118 m
Presentation Convent · MU1, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 131 m
Primary Care Centre · MU1, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 273 m
Mullingar Castle Street · 816, 818, 819, MU1, MU2 · 5/hour at peak · 378 m
Castle Street · 115, 115C, 115X, 167, 23, 70 · 6/hour at peak · 379 m
Oliver Plunkett Street · MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 416 m
Oliver Plunkett Street · MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 429 m

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

St Brigids Spec Sch · 18 m+8.1% pupils (93)
Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire · 123 m0% pupils (307)
Presentation Convent (Jnr) · 123 m-2.5% pupils (277)
Loreto College · 159 m-1.7% pupils (825)
Colaiste Mhuire, · 231 m+4.6% pupils (873)
Scoil na mBraithre · 339 m-4% pupils (409)

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 1 Nov 2026, 23:05

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	1 Nov 2026, 23:01	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Application 603 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Mullingar
Electoral division: Mullingar North Urban
Electoral area: Mullingar
Council: Westmeath County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Not protected; no vacant land tax.
19 sites nearby could change: 4 stalled builds, 6 approved schemes, 9 empty zoned plots.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
501 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 278 at Rathgowan or Farranshock.
Castle Street (bus 115, 115C) 379 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 33 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.

What the terms mean 10 terms

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

Sources and licences 28

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	1 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
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	31 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	26 Oct 2026
data.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 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	1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	1 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	1 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	25 Oct 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	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	25 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 1 Nov 2026, 23:12 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.

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