Tubbrit Fardrum , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
N/APlanning application 2660479
Westmeath - Westmeath County Council
Proposed Development
development which consists of :
- (1)Retention permission for private use equestrian sand arena, of overall area: 3,200 sq m, surrounded by a timber post and rail fence, 1.6m high with 4 rails and a gate,
- (2)Retention permission for completed demolitions of agricultural sheds, of total floor area: 459 sq m, including all associated site works
Application Timeline
Application received
9 Sept 2026
Decision due (upcoming)
3 Nov 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Tubbrit Fardrum , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- RETENTION
- Planning Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Site Area
- 1.725 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 9 September 2026
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Decision
- N/A
- Decision Due
- 3 November 2026
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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development which consists of (1) Retention permission for private equestrian sand arena, of overall area: 3,200 sq m, complete with 8 No. 6m high floodlights, surrounded by a timber post and rail fence, 1.6m high with 4 rails and a gate, and (2) Retention permission for completed demolitions of agricultural sheds, of total floor area: 459 sq m, including all associated site works.
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Retention of conversion of part of existing domestic dwelling for use as pre-school ancillary to the use of previously granted pre-school at the same property (planning reference 14/7066) and all associated site works
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Fardrum , Athlone , County Westmeath
1. for change of use of a single storey domestic storage building for use as a home office and store ancillary to the adjacent dwelling (68m2) 2. Permission sought to affirm the use of a single storey building (29m2) as a domestic store and disassociate any previous unauthorised use. 3. Retention permission for a single storey steel framed and cladded domestic garage (60m2) together with ancillary site development works
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1. Permission for change of use of a single storey domestic storage building for use as a home office and store ancillary to the adjacent dwelling (68m2) 2. Permission for change of use of unauthorised structure from residential to a domestic storage building ancillary to the use of the adjacent dwelling (29M2) 3. Retention permission for a single storey steel framed and cladded domestic garage (60m2) together with ancillary site development works
Glenwood , Ballydonagh , Athlone Co. Westmeath
Development on a 4.77 ha. site. The proposed development will comprise of an inert waste facility designed for (a) reception and utilisation of clean subsoil, soil, stone and rubble, for the purpose of improving low-lying wet and poorly drained agricultural land at the site, and (b) reception and upcycling (crushing and grading) of inert construction and demolition (C&D) waste material and its subsequent export to construction sites in the midlands region for use as secondary aggregate (replacing natural aggregates). The proposed site will have a new entrance road and gates off the existing Dublin Road (R446, old N6) with onsite parking, yards, wheel wash, weighbridge, portacabin office/admin hut, boundary fencing, and all associated site works. The development is for the purposes of an activity requiring a waste facility permit.
Knockanea , Ballydonagh , Dublin Road
development which will consist of a new playing pitch with floodlights, 2 No. goal ballstops, perimeter pitch netting, 2 No. dugouts, groundskeepers shed, walking track with public lighting, works to the existing site entrance, signage and carparking with all associated site works
Knockanea , Ballydonagh , Athlone Co Westmeath
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