St. Colmans National School, Belview, Mullingar
Creation of a new entrance and playing pitch for St. Colmans National School.
176035 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 10 February 2017
- Reference
- 176035
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 February 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to break through an existing stone wall to create an entrance to an adjacent field for use as a school playing pitch. The works will involve levelling the pitch, removing trees, installing a soakaway with a French drain, and erecting new boundary fencing.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Break through existing stone wall to the south of the existing school yard to create an entrance to existing field, construction of proposed entrance gates with stone piers to allow for access to playing pitch area, in part of existing field, proposed playing pitch to be levelled to create a level playing area for school children, existing trees to be removed, soakway to be installed with french drain along the new southern boundary of the playing area to bre digest 365, new southern boundary to be defined with a timber & post d-rail fence with chain link wire and bare-root green beech hedgerow and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for high quality residential development and associated services in line with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
Objective set by the MLAP 2014-2021 (2014–2025). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Beech Grove, Mullingar, Co Westmeath | May 2026 | €370,000 | 73 m |
| 7 Bellview Grove, Davenish Gardens, Delvin Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €308,370 | 155 m |
| 8 Bellview Grove, Delvin Road, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €308,370 | 155 m |
| 6 Assumption Villas, Mullingar, Co Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €358,000 | 180 m |
| Ardeevin, Mullingar, Westmeath | Mar 2026 | €560,000 | 231 m |
| 23 Ard Na Greine, Mullingar, Westmeathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €343,147 | 242 m |
| 21 Ard Na Greine, Mullingar, Westmeathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €343,047 | 242 m |
| 22 Ard Na Greine, Mullingar, Westmeathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €343,047 | 242 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received10 February 2017
- Decision due6 April 2017
- Decision issued5 April 2017
- Grant issued8 May 2017
- Permission expiry7 May 2022
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