Charlestown, Mullingar, Co.Westmeath
Construction of 98 residential units, a creche, and a community facility.
196159 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 19 June 2019
- Reference
- 196159
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 June 2019
- Residential units
- 99
- Floor area
- 99 m²
Summary
AI-generatedA large residential development consisting of 44 houses and 54 duplex units. The proposal also includes a 418 sqm creche, a 221 sqm community facility, 142 car parking spaces, and associated access infrastructure.
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
Construction of 98 no. Residential units consisting of 14 no. 2 bed terraced houses, 10 no. 3 bed end-terraced houses, 12 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses, 8 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses and 54 no. Duplex units (comprising 27 no. 1 bed units and 27 no. 3 bed units). Provision of a creche (c. 418sqm) and community facility (c. 221sqm), 142 no. Car parking spaces, 8 no. Motorcycle spaces and 102 no. Bicycle spaces. Access from the r390 (with provision for potential access via future roundabout to replace junction of r390 and r392). All site development and servicing works, bin stores, esb substation, pumping station, open space, landscaping and boundary treatments
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown, Mullingar, Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €750,000 | 176 m |
| 24 Carra Grove, Mullingar, Westmeath | Apr 2025 | €340,000 | 245 m |
| 38 Greenpark, Greenparkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €348,018 | 320 m |
| 31 Green Park Close, Mullingar, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €375,000 | 328 m |
| 7 Carra Vale, Ballymahon Rd, Mullingar | Apr 2026 | €315,000 | 385 m |
| 44 Cloon Lara, Mullingar, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €353,000 | 400 m |
| 216 Greenpark Meadows, Ballymahon Road, Mullingar | Jun 2026 | €367,000 | 426 m |
| 7cloon Lara, Athlone Road, Mullingar | Jun 2026 | €400,000 | 426 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 received19 June 2019
- Further information requested13 August 2019
- Further information received20 May 2020
- Decision due21 June 2020
- Decision issued19 June 2020
- Grant issued30 July 2020
- Permission expiry29 July 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retention Permission sought for the re-location of one Bin/Bicycle store and the addition of one new…
Charlestown , Balnamona , Mullingar
2460113WestmeathLodged 15 Apr 2024Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
RETENTION for the completion of partially completed buildings: 4nr two storey houses, 19nr duplex units, 5nr…
Balnamona Charlestown , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath
2660307WestmeathLodged 10 Jun 2026Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
The development consists of RETENTION of and Permission to complete partially constructed, 4nr two storey…
Balnamona Charlestown , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath
2660337WestmeathLodged 24 Jun 2026
- Granted160 m away
Demolition of the existing dwelling house on the site and includes details of siting and layout of the 54 no.…
Athlone Road , Charlestown , Mullingar
186201WestmeathLodged 20 Jun 2018Housing estate
- Awaiting decision180 m away
Demolition of an existing residential dwelling house (169 sq.m); Construction of 58 no. two-storey dwelling…
Charlestown , Mullingar , Co. Westmeath
2560563WestmeathLodged 14 Nov 2025Housing estate
- Awaiting decision180 m away
Development of 88 no. new residential units and a creche facility (105 sqm). The planning comprises the…
Athlone Road , Charlestown , Mullingar
21644WestmeathLodged 3 Dec 2021Housing estate
- Refused190 m away
Development of 60 no. new residential units on a site of 3.00 hectares. The planning application comprises…
Athlone Road , Charlestown , Mullingar
22531WestmeathLodged 28 Oct 2022Housing estate
- Awaiting decision210 m away
Two storey extension to the side (north-east) of existing single storey nursing home which will contain 36…
Newbrook Nursing Home , Farranfolliot and Grange , Mullingar
166200WestmeathLodged 10 Aug 2016Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- RefusedHousing estate
The construction of 91 No. residential units and a new single storey crèche building. The residential units…
Crobally Upper , Tramore , Co. Waterford
20270WaterfordLodged 12 May 2020
- GrantedHousing estate
The construction of 98 no. residential units & crèche to be completed in two phases and all associated…
Drinan , Ballymahon , Co. Longford
19202LongfordLodged 29 Jul 2019
- RefusedHousing estate
Construction of 143 no. dwelling units comprising of 86 no. three or four bed semi-detached dwellings (types…
Lackanalooha, Mallow, ,
064529corkLodged 3 Feb 2006
- GrantedHousing estate
Construction of 87 No. residential units (20 No. 1-bed, 12 No. 2-bed, 50 No. 3-bed and 5 No. 4-bed) as houses…
Broomhall Rathnew Co. Wicklow , The site is generally bounded: to the north by Kirvin Hill and Waverley Drive residential estates to the east by a water storage reservoir and an existing road with a residential development currently under constructio
2560554WicklowLodged 21 Jul 2025
- RefusedHousing estate
Residential development of 132 no. dwelling units comprising of 21 no. detached dwellings, 42 no.…
Mogeely, , ,
0713374corkLodged 21 Dec 2007
- Awaiting decisionHousing estate
The development will comprise a Residential Development of 44 no. units ranging in height up to 3 storeys and…
Site at Love Lane (also known as Blind Lane), Upper Dargle Road, Bray, Co. Dublin
D25A/0673/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Aug 2025
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.