Harbour Street Car Park, Harbour Street, Mullingar
Construction of a new single-storey five-screen cinema in Mullingar.
196195 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 17 July 2019
- Reference
- 196195
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new single-storey, five-screen cinema at the Harbour Street Car Park. The building will have a gross plan area of approximately 875 square metres and a height of about 8.6 metres.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 875 m²
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
To construct a new single storey 5 screen cinema, of gross plan area approx. 875sqm and approx. 8.625m high and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for appropriately scaled commercial development that compliments the town centre.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Harbour Meadows, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €356,828 | 66 m |
| 37 Harbour Meadows, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €405,286 | 88 m |
| 63 Harbour Meadows, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €295,154 | 88 m |
| 49 Harbour Meadows, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €343,612 | 88 m |
| 47 Harbour Meadows, Harbour Road, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €337,350 | 113 m |
| 39 Harbour Meadows, Harbour Road, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €343,612 | 126 m |
| 41 Harbour Meadows, Harbour Road, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €343,612 | 126 m |
| 31 Harbour Meadows, Harbour Road, Mullingarprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €350,325 | 126 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 received17 July 2019
- Further information requested9 September 2019
- Further information received5 February 2020
- Decision due7 April 2020
- Decision issued2 April 2020
- Appeal submitted17 April 2020
- Appeal decided17 April 2020
- Permission expiry16 April 2025
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