Westmeath County Council grants permission for 129-home scheme at Boreen Bradach, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath

In context

It is one of 36 housing scheme applications Westmeath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 3 October 2025. 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.

a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site of c.4.279 ha (gross) at Boreen Bradach, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath. The main development site is bounded by Boreen Bradach Road (L-5014)/Bun Daire estate to the east/north-east, St Etchen’s National School to the west and St Etchen’s Court to the south. The proposed development will comprise a residential scheme of 129 no. houses along with childcare facility (c.261.3 sq.m). The development will include 2 no. 1-bed houses, 11 no. 2-bed houses, 97 no. 3-bed houses and 19 no. 4-bed houses, ranging in height from one to two storey and including detached, semi-detached and terraced units. Provision of vehicular, pedestrian/cyclist access from the L-5014 (Boreen Bradach Road) and associated upgrades to the local road. All associated site development works, including 263 no. car parking spaces (including 30 no. EV spaces), 330 no. cycle parking spaces. Provision of public and private open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, waste management areas, and services provision (including 2 no. ESB substations). All associated works required to enable this development including connection to the Uisce Eireann network