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Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660222

Proposal for 278 homes

Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: September 10, 2026

Applicant
Glenveagh Homes Ltd
Proposed use
Residential
Homes in source
278
Reported floor area
23743 m²

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 09c0a3aaa2c19a240f86ee8dcf23fa5575194170f385a93d04d25e7e7065f1e9 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 09c0a3aaa2c19a240f86ee8dcf23fa5575194170f385a93d04d25e7e7065f1e9 · field: FIRequestDate

  3. Further information received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 09c0a3aaa2c19a240f86ee8dcf23fa5575194170f385a93d04d25e7e7065f1e9 · field: FIRecDate

  4. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 09c0a3aaa2c19a240f86ee8dcf23fa5575194170f385a93d04d25e7e7065f1e9 · field: DecisionDate

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath. The source lists 278 proposed homes. This is a proposal count, not evidence of completed or occupied housing.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath

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Nearby applications

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Documents & sources

Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660222

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 09c0a3aaa2c19a240f86ee8dcf23fa5575194170f385a93d04d25e7e7065f1e9

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 09c0a3aaa2c19a240f86ee8dcf23fa5575194170f385a93d04d25e7e7065f1e9

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:03.638490+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
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.
Application details
Reference
2660222
Applicant
Glenveagh Homes Ltd
Site address
Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath
Homes in source field
278 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
23742.989999999878
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
April 30, 2026
Decision due
September 10, 2026
Council decision date
September 10, 2026
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "the following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of 278 no. residential units, 1 n...", "NPAD": "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."}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) Mullingar Co. Westmeath", "NPAD": "Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland) , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660222/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660222/0"}

Source: local authorities / National Planning Applications. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0 where supplied by NPAD. Linked documents may have separate reuse terms.

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