Smith's Apartments (rear) Killucan, Killucan, Co. Westmeath
Proposed development
To renovate existing derelict house and a commercial premises on site to habitable accommodation. Building 01: Located on the north side of the site, this existing commercial storage structure (79.1 sqm) proposed to be renovated and converted into a one-bedroom apartment. The apartment will include a kitchen/dining area (19.1 sqm), a living room (14.6 sqm), a bedroom (13.6 sqm), a bathroom, and a utility room and connect to main sewage water on site. Building 02: Situated on the east side of the site, this derelict dwelling structure proposed to be renovated and converted into a one-bedroom apartment. The layout will consist of an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area (23.5 sqm), a bedroom (12.6 sqm), a bathroom, and a utility room and will also include connections to existing sewer and all associated site works
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- Westmeath County Council
- Decision due
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Timeline
Application received
22 Sept 2025
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development which will consist of the proposed refurbishment and change of use of the existing derelict market house currently used for storage to provide retail use at the ground floor and office use at first and second floors. The ground floor retail to incorporate market sales, coffee shop, outdoor seating area and sanitary provisions and the upper floors to provide e-working/co-working facilities and associated amenities, sanitary provisions, etc. The proposed change of use and refurbishment works include rebuilding the roofs of the attached single-storey outbuilding and two-storey external stair enclosure, new window and door units to the ground floor arcade, new timber-sash windows at first and second floors, restoring existing historic fabric (structure and boundaries), removing non-historic materials, full electrical and plumbing provisions and changes to the internal layouts to facilitate the new uses. The development will also provide parking to the rear of the site accessed via the public road, bin storage, bicycle parking, hard landscaping, connections to the public sewer and all associated site works and service connections. The property is a Protected Structure recorded in the Westmeath County Development Plan 2021-2027, RPS reference number 020-013
development which will consist of the conversion of the existing attic space for ancillary use, including the construction of dormer style windows to the northeast and northwest elevations, the installation of rooflights to the southeast elevation, and all associated site works
to: (1) Construct a Timber Truss Fabrication building (overall height of 11.8m), (2) Construct a staff facility building height of 3.2m, (3) remove 2no. prefab staff buildings, (4) demolish a storage shed, (5) erect signage, (6) install site lighting and, (7) Carry out all ancillary site works
The construction of a new dormer style attic extension to the rear of the existing dwelling with 2 No. new rooflights to the side (southeast) elevation plus all associated site works.
the 1) The construction of a new two storey extension (with part single storey) of approx. 3155sqm to the back (south east) side of the existing school building consisting of 11no. new mainstream classrooms, music room, DCG room, textiles room, construction studies room, construction studies prep room, SET room, GP hall, 2no. classroom base SEN suite, administration spaces, staff room, student toilets, staff toilets, accessible toilet, locker spaces, lift and associated ancillary spaces. The extension will be connected to the existing school building via a new single storey link corridor. 2) External site works consist of a new vehicle entrance to the site from the east off the Raharney Road, new landscaping works, 30no. new car parking spaces including 2no. accessible spaces and EV charging provision, approx. 40no. bicycle parking spaces, bus set-down area, external soft play areas and drainage works including foul water pumping station, attenuation tank & SuDS measures, site works will include for new ESB substation, Gas tank enclosure and PV panels on roof of extension 3) Works to existing school building include reconfiguring 3 no mainstream classrooms to provide a science classroom and science prep room and the construction of new stair and lift. 4) Demolition and removal of approx. 330sqm of existing prefab classrooms. 5) The application also includes a Stage 2: Natura Impact Assessment
a two storey extension to the rear of their existing house consisting of a kitchen, sitting room and toilet on the ground floor (42.0sqm) and an additional bedroom & bathroom on the first floor (30.0sqm) and all associated site works, 2no sun roof canopies to west-facing elevation of existing house