Westmeath County Council grants permission for 181-home scheme at Rathgowan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

In context

It is one of 36 housing scheme applications Westmeath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 20 December 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Westmeath County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

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