57-home scheme proposed at Ashe Road, Mullingar R394, Co. Westmeath

In context

It is one of 36 housing scheme applications Westmeath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

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

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