GrantedInfrastructureDecided 24 February 2021

Mullingar Road, Tyrrellspass, Co Westmeath

Major sports and recreational development adjacent to an existing GAA pitch.

206180 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 14 July 2020

Reference: 206180
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 July 2020

Summary

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The development consists of a full-size and an underage gaelic football pitch, training areas, a hurling wall, and a new dressing room building. It also includes 16 LED floodlights, a 108-space car park, 4 bus bays, and 1400 metres of walkways.

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of the following: permission for a proposed sports and recreational development adjacent to existing gaa pitch and clubhouse. The construction of a full size gaelic football pitch, an underage gaelic football pitch, two training areas, hurling wall area with astroturf surface finish, a dressing room building adjoining the existing gym building consisting of 2 no. Dressing rooms with referee room, kitchen and toilet facilities all connecting to existing sewerage pipework on site together with associated drainage works and for the installation of 16 led pitch flood lighting with supporting masts extending to a maximum height of 21 meters around pitches. Permission is also sought to construct the following (a) a new car-parking area finished with tarmacadam with a total number of 108 spaces and 4 no. Bus parking bays with associated kerbing and to erect safety signage, to install street furniture, bins and safety bollards together with landscaping soft areas (b) to construct new walkways around pitches varying in width from 4.5 metres to 7.5 metres and measuring approximately 1400 metres with associated safety lighting for the walkways and carpark and to erect a 2 meter high security fence around main boundaries with pitch railing around the perimeter of the proposed playing pitches and (c) to retain and complete a new site entrance as constructed on site. Permission is also sought to (d) install a new surface drainage system with road gullies, attenuation tank and petrol interceptors with outlet pipe connected to existing stream adjacent to the site and for permission to connect to all on site ancillary services together with all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sporting RecreationalOS

“Provide for, protect and enhance the provision, attractiveness, accessibility and amenity of public open space.”

National zoning type: Active open space

Objective set by the WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Tyrrellspass (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Mayfield, Tyrrellspass, Westmeath	Jul 2025	€151,411	257 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received14 July 2020
Further information requested3 September 2020
Further information received29 January 2021
Decision due25 February 2021
Decision issued24 February 2021
Grant issued31 March 2021
Permission expiry30 March 2026

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