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Planning report · Westmeath County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 16:21

49 Route 101

53.54193, -7.34427

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 81 homes approved 446 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.

53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m81homes approved nearby, not startednearest 446 m · 21680

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
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

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

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

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

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

On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
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 not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings1graveyard/cemetery
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: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 2 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · 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
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, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 2

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 53 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 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=15)53 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off29% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated20 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 49 Route 101 with 5 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yet
    1. 1Robinstown and Robinstown 21680Approved, no sign building has started · 446 m
    2. 23.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 386 m
    3. 3Harlockstown, Dunboyne 2661061No decision yet · 438 m
    4. 4Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL), commencing within Blundelstown in the townland of Harlockstown Co. Meath 2660445No decision yet · 438 m
    5. 5Site 39 Lough Sheever Corporate Park, Ballyglass Mullingar 2560566No decision yet · 464 m
    Figure 3

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 14 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    14 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 14 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 14 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 10 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT14: lodged → approved14: approved → approved10: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out14 lodged14 lodged14 approved14 approved14 approved14 approved10 no start notice found10 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 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.

    Measured14 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 4

    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

      Figure 5

      Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

      81 homes 446 m away were approved Feb 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2029.

      Robinstown and Robinstown · 81 homes: 81 homes approved Feb 2023, not started20232024202520262027202820292030Robinstown and Robinstown · 81 homes446 m · 2168081 homes approved Feb 2023, not started81 homes approved Feb 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 2 within 500 m

      Approved, not started 1

      Empty land zoned for homes 1

      • 23.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 386 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, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 4 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 3, 2022: 4, 2024: 4, 2025: 305102021: 3 approved3’21*2022: 4 approved4’222024: 4 approved4’242025: 3 approved3’25
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Homes coming 81 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here97
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 7

      This street block against the council

      56% owner-occupied (council 68%).

      Homes built before 1971
      31% · council 26%
      Homes built since 2001
      12% · council 34%
      Owner-occupied
      56% · council 68%
      Rented
      41% · council 26%
      Children under 15
      14% · council 21%
      Aged 65 and over
      38% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      37% · council 44%
      Work mainly from home
      4% · council 9%
      This small area (285 people)Westmeath

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237079021

      Bus
      211 m
      Lough Sheever CP · MU1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      682 m
      Sacred Heart School, 46 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Sacred Heart School · primary · 46 pupils · 682 m
      • St Finian's College · postprimary · 891 pupils · 799 m

      Stops 6

      • Lough Sheever CP · MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 211 m
      • Sherwood Park · 818, MU1 · 3/hour at peak · 299 m
      • Sherwood Park · 818, MU1 · 2/hour at peak · 323 m
      • Ballyglass · 816 · 1/hour at peak · 670 m

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

      • Sacred Heart School · 682 m+15% pupils (46)
      • St Finian's College · 799 m+1.6% pupils (891)
      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, 05:02
      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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      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. 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
      Robinstown (Levinge)
      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.
      • 2 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
      • 81 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 81 at Robinstown and Robinstown.
      • Sherwood Park (bus 818, MU1) 298 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 7 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 56% owner-occupied (council 68%); 13% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1991–2000; 71% drive to work (council 63%); population up 8% since 2016.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • 97 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
      What the terms mean 3 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.
      • 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 24
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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)Public1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 licence1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
      gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
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      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 1 Nov 2026, 16:21 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.