Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland), Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Proposed development
The following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of 278 no. residential units, 1 no. childcare facility and all ancillary development works including 3 no. ESB substations, footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bin storage, public lighting, landscaping/amenity areas and boundary treatments. Access will be via Rathgowan Park from the existing roundabout on the R394 (C-Link Road) to the south and the R393 Ashe Road to the north. Site development works include the decommissioning and relocation of existing underground surface water attenuation tanks and the diversion of 2 no. existing foul sewer lines. The 2-no. existing foul lines will outfall to a new single foul pipe proposed as part of the new drainage network.
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Decision due
- 10 Sept 2026
- Residential units
- 278
- Floor area
- 23742.989999999878 m²
Timeline
Application received
30 Apr 2026
Council asked for further information
23 Jun 2026
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
17 Jul 2026
Decision due
10 Sept 2026
Decision: conditional
10 Sept 2026
Grant issued
12 Oct 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
development at on lands at Ashe Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath Planning Application sought by MELA Homes, following pre-planning consultation with Westmeath County Council under reference PP6826. The proposed development consists of works to a protected structure (Rps 019-020 NIAH 15310002), the demolition of two vacant agricultural sheds, and the construction of 55 no. residential units, resulting in a total of 57 no. units. The residential development comprises: 16 no. four-bedroom, two-storey terraced houses; 18 no. three-bedroom, two-storey terraced houses; 17 no. two-bedroom, two-storey terraced houses; 4 no. one-bedroom apartments; and 2 no. three-bedroom, two-storey semi-detached houses as part of the proposed works to the protected structure (Rps 019-020 NIAH 15310002). The development also includes all associated site development works, including surface water and foul drainage infrastructure, utility services, boundary treatments, internal roads, landscaped open spaces, footpaths, and all ancillary site works
Planning Application sought by MELA Homes, following pre-planning consultation with Westmeath County Council under reference PP6826. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of two vacant agricultural sheds, the refurbishment of the existing dwelling, a Protected Structure Ref. 15310002, and the construction of 55 no. residential units, resulting in a total of 57 no. units. The residential development comprises: 16 no. four-bedroom, two-storey terraced houses; 18 no. three-bedroom, two-storey terraced houses; 17 no. two-bedroom, two-storey terraced houses; 2 no. three-bedroom, two-storey semi-detached houses through the refurbishment of the existing Protected Structure Ref. 15310002; and 4 no. one-bedroom apartments. The development also includes all associated site development works, including surface water and foul drainage infrastructure, utility services, boundary treatments, internal roads, landscaped open spaces, footpaths, and all ancillary site works
development which will consist of the construction of a single-storey side extension to existing commercial building to accommodate a Class 1 Commercial Unit, construction of a single-storey rear storage room and fire escape, external material finish alterations to elevations, new totem signage, and all associated and ancillary site works
construction of a new 45.4 sq.m extension consisting of a single storey extension to rear elevation and a first floor extension to the side elevation of our existing semi-detached dwelling and all associated ancillary site services
the following Large-Scale Residential Development comprising of the construction of 181 no. residential units and all associated ancillary development works including 3 no. ESB substations, footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bin storage, landscaping/amenity areas and the undergrounding of existing 38KV overhead electricity lines at Rathgowan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Access will be via the existing roundabout on the R394 (C-Link road). Pedestrian access will also be provided on to Ashe Road. This development will form two phases of a larger (three-phase) residential development at this location. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application
development consisting of a) extension to the rear of the existing house, b) conversion of garage into bedroom and c) extension above the current garage to form additional bedroom