Rathgowan or Farranshock, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Retention and completion of a school extension to include five classrooms and new signage in Mullingar.
176260 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 14 September 2017
- Reference
- 176260
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for a partially completed two-storey school extension originally granted under planning reference 12/5043. Permission is also sought to complete the development with a fifth classroom on the first floor and to erect new signage facing the main road.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Partly completed development, to be retained has been granted permission under planning ref 12/5043, and consists a two storey extension containing four new classrooms and associated facilities. Permission is being sought to complete this development with an additional fifth classroom with en-suite shower room, added on the first floor of the new extension. In additional to above permission is also being sought for new signage that will face the main road.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide and improve community, civic and educational facilities and to preserve the open character of institutional lands and the setting of heritage buildings contained within such lands.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 Ardleigh Vale, Mullingar, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €257,000 | 27 m |
| 122 Ardleigh Vale, Mullingar, Westmeath | Oct 2025 | €290,000 | 86 m |
| 116 Ardleigh Vale, Mullingar, Co Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 124 m |
| 1 Rathgowan Park, Mullingar, Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 157 m |
| 136 Ardleigh Vale, Mullingar, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €309,950 | 177 m |
| 86 Ardilaun Heights, Mullingar, Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €265,000 | 229 m |
| 33 Ardilaun Heights, Mullingar, Westmeath | Apr 2026 | €333,000 | 229 m |
| 31 Ardilaun Heights, Mullingar, Co Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 249 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 received14 September 2017
- Decision due8 November 2017
- Decision issued6 November 2017
- Grant issued18 December 2017
- Permission expiry17 December 2022
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