Greatdown The Downs, Mullingar, Westmeath
Proposed development
Construction of a new part single storey/ part two storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site services
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Decision due
- 8 Jan 2026
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 219.4 m²
Timeline
Application received
5 Nov 2025
Decision due
8 Jan 2026
Decision: conditional
22 Dec 2025
Grant issued
6 Feb 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
to construct a new storey and a half type dwelling, domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, septic tank and percolation area and all associated ancillary site services
Retention permission which is sought for the change of use to the garage to the southwest of the site, from previously use domestic storage shed/garage, to domestic (habitable) use, consisting of a playroom, W/C and utility. Retention permission is sought to retain the existing extension (31.6sq m) to the rear (southeast) of the existing dwelling. The extension consists of a bedroom, kitchen and dining area and all associated site works
RED III planning permission for a period of 10 years for development on a site of 4.63 hectares within the “Flynn Renewable Energy Park”. The proposed development is a “renewable energy development” for the purposes of the Renewable Energy Directive III and will consist of: i. Buildings and Associated Structures: administration building (395sq.m GFA and approx. 5.4m high (h); main process building (5,573sq.m GFA and approx. 14.74m-15.3m h) and an attached biofilter building (1,066sq.m GFA and approx. 9.9m h) with odour control system and associated emission stack 30m h; and a control building (22sq.m GFA and approx. 4.4m h). ii. Bunded Tank Farm: including 4 no. digester tanks and a digestate storage tank (each approx. 17m h); a sludge buffer tank (approx. 12m h); 3 no. liquid feedstock tanks (approx. 12.6-13.8m h), a desulphurisation unit (approx. 14m h) and 4 no. lightning rods (23m h). iii. Associated Plant: a carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant (approx. 11.5m h); a biogas upgrade plant (approx. 6.41m h); 4 no. fan coolers (approx. 2.2m h); 2 no. enclosed combined heat and power (CHP) units (approx. 7.5m h), an enclosed boiler unit (approx. 5.44m h) with a shared stack 30m h; a gas flare stack unit (approx. 10.1m h); a fuel storage tank (approx. 1.83m h); a gas grid entry unit (approx. 5.1m h); a firewater tank (approx. 10.1m h); 3 no. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage (propane) tanks (approx. 3.8m h); and a backup generator (approx. 2.6m h). iv. Provision of 21 car parking spaces (including 2 EV charging spaces and 2 accessible parking spaces), 2 motorcycle parking spaces and a covered bicycle store providing 5 no. bicycle parking spaces. v. Upgrading and widening to approx. 7.0m width of the existing access road together with works to improve visibility sightlines at the existing junction with R156 Road. vi. All ancillary site development works and services, including connection to water supply, security gates, a freshwater storage tank (approx. 5.1m overall h), a wheel wash, two weighbridges, landscaping, boundary fencing, 2 no. headwalls with associated pipework for extension of the existing surface water culvert drainage to accommodate the access lane, site lighting, surface water drainage and underground attenuation tanks, a foul effluent collection system, one entrance sign and one directional sign, a service yard, internal circulation routes, pipe bridges, access stairs and footpaths and all associated site development and i
construction of a new dormer bungalow type dwelling house, domestic garage, upgrade an existing agricultural entrance to a new domestic vehicular entrance, install a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter and all associated ancillary site services
construction and relocation of a previously approved agricultural shed (Planning Ref. 20/6317), to be constructed on the northern portion of the site instead of the originally approved location. Permission is also sought for the demolition of an existing agricultural shed measuring 152 sq.m and its replacement with a new agricultural shed measuring 459.2 sq.m, to be constructed on the footprint of the demolished structure located to the east of the site, together with all associated ancillary site development works
construction of dwelling, domestic Garage, installation of septic and percolation area, construction of entrance vehicular entrance off the public road, and to carry out all ancillary site works