19 Oliver Plunkett Street, Mullingar, Co.Westmeath
Conversion of a retail and residential building in Mullingar into a restaurant, two apartments, and an office.
196237 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 23 August 2019
- Reference
- 196237
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing a ground floor retail unit into a family restaurant with a takeaway. The upper floors will be converted from a 7-bedroom dwelling into a 2-bedroom duplex, a 1-bedroom apartment, and an office, alongside the demolition of a rear garage.
- Residential units
- 2
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
Change of use from retail to family restaurant use with ancillary take away use on the ground floor (floor area 194sqm) with new shopfront, change of use of large 7 bedroom dwelling located over first and second floor to 1 no. 2 bed duplex apartment at first and second floor (102sqm) with 8.4sqm balcony at first floor and 1 no. Commercial office (59.8sqm) at first floor and 1 no. 1 bed apartment located on the first floor (69.7sqm) with 5.1sqm balcony, replace existing roof over rear two storey element with new flat roof new external stairs and access to rear garden area, internal alterations to layout, lobbies and fire safety works. Demolition of existing rear garage and new pedestrian and vehicular access and boundary wall to blackhall street, 1 no. Parking space, bin store, cycle parking spaces and open space to rear garden and associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of town centres, through consolidating development, encouraging a mix of uses and maximising the use of land.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oliver Plunkett St, Mullingar, Plunkett St | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 27 m |
| 1 St. John's Terrace, Blackhall Street, Mullingar | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 71 m |
| Ballinafid, Multyfarnham, Mullingar | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 90 m |
| Timode, Streete, Mullingar | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 90 m |
| Leney, Ballinalack, Mullingar | May 2025 | €385,000 | 90 m |
| Baronstown, Ballynacargy, Mullingar | May 2025 | €260,000 | 90 m |
| Mornington, Multyfarnham, Mullingar | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 90 m |
| Apartment 1, 2 Careys Lane, Mullingar | Feb 2025 | €60,000 | 156 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 received23 August 2019
- Further information requested16 October 2019
- Further information received3 March 2020
- Decision due30 March 2020
- Decision issued27 March 2020
- Grant issued1 May 2020
- Permission expiry30 April 2025
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