Dún Mhic Coluim, Mullingar
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Most home extensions nearby get approved (86%). A building site 26 m away stopped before it was finished.
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 3 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.
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: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 17 | Rathgowan; Columb Barracks |
| Monuments | 1 | Standing stone |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:46 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
Mullingar, file by file since 2021
5 of 8 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.
25 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 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:46 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | 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 101 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated49 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What's changing around you?
- 121 Ashefield Apartments, Mullingar 2660550
- 2Ashe Road, Mullingar 19/6121
- 3Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland), Mullingar 2660222
- 45.6 ha zoned for homes
- 51.6 ha zoned for homes
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes
- 86.6 ha zoned for homes
- 94 Ashe Road, Mullingar 2660183
- 10227 Abbeylands, Mullingar 2660196
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 17 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 3 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.
Measured22 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 16 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 16 Nov 202622 days left12660550 · application received — construction of an extension to our existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor…€20 to the council · 188 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 9 within 500 m
Building site that stopped 1
- 2Ashe Road, Mullingar · 18 homes, started Jun 2021, never signed off · 26 m
Empty land zoned for homes 8
- 45.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 20 m
- 51.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 160 m
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 241 m
- 86.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 256 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 308 m
- 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 407 m
- 6.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 478 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:46 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2025. 77% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 121 Ashefield Apartments , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath comments close 16 Nov 2026construction of an extension to our existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor and on the…
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Ashe Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath No decision yetdevelopment at on lands at Ashe Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath Planning Application sought by MELA Homes,…
- Ashe Road , Mullingar R394 , Co Westmeath Withdrawn or not validPlanning Application sought by MELA Homes, following pre-planning consultation with Westmeath County Council…
- 18 Ashefield Apartments , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsconstruction of an extension to my existing apartment to include a stairs on the first floor and on the…
- 3Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsthe following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of 278 no. residential units, 1 no.…
- 10227 Abbeylands , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsalterations to all facades/ elevations of the existing dwelling, by installing external insulation (150mm…
- 94 Ashe Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Refusedto construct a single storey dwelling (112.1sqm) and revise the existing site boundaries to form new site…
- 4 Ashe Road , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validto construct a single storey dwelling (112.1sqm). Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing domestic…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:46 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:46 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Precious Angels Pre- School · Crèche | 30 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 195 m |
| Tots Creche and Daycare · Crèche | 23 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 351 m |
| An Gairdin Scoil Montessori · Crèche | 30 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 771 m |
| Early Steps Childcare · Crèche | 23 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 771 m |
| First Class Montessori · Crèche | 14 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 771 m |
| Bright Star Academy · Crèche | 28 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 771 m |
| Irene's Pre-School · Crèche | 11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 771 m |
| Busy Little Bees · Crèche | 10 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 771 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 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:46 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
1% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 54% owner-occupied (council 68%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237106014
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil An Mhuilinn · primary · 179 pupils · 99 m
- Mullingar Educate Together NS · primary · 381 pupils · 608 m
- Colaiste Mhuire, · postprimary · 873 pupils · 688 m
- Loreto College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 716 m
- Scoil na mBraithre · primary · 409 pupils · 727 m
- St Brigids Spec Sch · primary · 93 pupils · 843 m
- Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire · primary · 307 pupils · 947 m
- Presentation Convent (Jnr) · primary · 277 pupils · 947 m
Stops 24
- Farranshock Park · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 260 m
- Farranshock Park · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 264 m
- Ashefield · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 415 m
- Ashefield · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 450 m
- Rathgowan Park · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 465 m
- Rathgowan Park · MU2 · 2/hour at peak · 485 m
- Regional Hospital · 816, 819, MB01, MU1, MU2 · 4/hour at peak · 684 m
- Regional Hospital · 816, 819, 837, MB01, MU1, MU2 · 5/hour at peak · 686 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil An Mhuilinn · 99 m-2.2% pupils (179)
- Mullingar Educate Together NS · 608 m+0.5% pupils (381)
- Colaiste Mhuire, · 688 m+4.6% pupils (873)
- Loreto College · 716 m-1.7% pupils (825)
- Scoil na mBraithre · 727 m-4% pupils (409)
- St Brigids Spec Sch · 843 m+8.1% pupils (93)
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 25 Oct 2026, 01:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 25 Oct 2026, 01:52 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 25 Oct 2026, 01:51 | 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
- Stalled build 26 m away (Ashe Road, Mullingar): what happens next?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 19/6121.
- Application 188 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- 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.
- 9 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 8 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
- Farranshock Park (bus MU2) 260 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 54% owner-occupied (council 68%); 2% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1991–2000; 55% drive to work (council 63%); population up 5% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 8 in the last year, 222 three years before.
- 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
What the terms mean 5 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.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
- 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 26
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 25 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 24 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 25 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 25 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 21 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |