New single-storey house with wastewater treatment system

Joy Judge has applied to build a single‑storey detached house on the Whispering Woods site in Galmoylestown, Knockdrin, just outside Mullingar in Co Westmeath. The proposal includes a wastewater treatment system with an ecoflo coco filter gravel distribution bed, a new entrance off the public road and all ancillary site works.

The application was submitted to Westmeath County Council on 24 April 2026. The council’s decision deadline was set for 18 June 2026, at which point the proposal was formally refused. The decision code recorded in the council file is REFUSED (reference 2660206).

No further details have been released by the council regarding the reasons for refusal or any potential appeal process.

For full information consult the Westmeath County Council planning file and the localnews.ie coverage of the application.

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