Main Street, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath
Retention of a glazed door and permission for a new private roof garden with screening and escape stairs.
206262 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 30 September 2020
- Reference
- 206262
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 September 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 136.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing a window to a glazed door. Permission is also sought to convert a flat roof into a private roof garden, install a 1.8m high screening fence with false windows, and add an external emergency escape staircase.
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
Retention permission for change from a glazed window to a glazed door, permission for change of use of the flat roof area to a private roof garden area, permission to replace the safety railing with 1.8m high screening fence with zinc finish and with false windows around the perimeter of the flat roof, for external emergency escape/rescue stairs from the first floor level area and all associated site works located at the rear of the property.
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 WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kinnegad (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1 Main Street, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €125,000 | 14 m |
| Yellow House, Main St, Kinnegad | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 79 m |
| 2 Farbill House, Athlone Rd, Kinnegad | Feb 2026 | €173,000 | 200 m |
| 7 Farbill House, Athlone Rd, Kinnegad | Sept 2025 | €160,000 | 200 m |
| 10 Clos An Blinn, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €219,000 | 209 m |
| 16 St Echens Court, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €282,500 | 221 m |
| 13 Clos Na Blinn, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €202,000 | 234 m |
| 7 Clos An Blinn, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 248 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 received30 September 2020
- Decision due24 November 2020
- Decision issued19 November 2020
- Appeal submitted14 December 2020
- Appeal decided18 March 2021
- Permission expiry17 March 2026
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