The former J.C. Donnelly Public House, Main Street, Kinnegad
Change of use of a former public house in Kinnegad to a restaurant and bed and breakfast.
21148 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 25 March 2021
- Reference
- 21148
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a former public house, which is a protected structure, into a restaurant and bed and breakfast. The plans include a ground floor restaurant and reception, five first-floor en-suite bedrooms, and repairs to the external facades.
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
Permission for the change of use from a public house to a restaurant and bed and breakfast. The development includes a proposed new restaurant to the ground floor, proposed reception, office, lounge and dining area to the ground floor as part of the bed and breakfast offering. 5 new proposed bedroom suites with en-suite bathrooms to the first floor, support services areas for the bedroom suites, minor non-structural alterations, amendments and renovations to the existing ground floor and first floor, all external facades, windows and doors will be repaired, renovated and made good where possible and all associated site works. This is a protected structure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Clos An Blinn, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €219,000 | 25 m |
| 13 Clos Na Blinn, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €202,000 | 55 m |
| 7 Clos An Blinn, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 70 m |
| 7 Clos An Blinn, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €203,000 | 70 m |
| The Laurels, Trim Road, Kinnegad | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 94 m |
| Yellow House, Main St, Kinnegad | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 106 m |
| Apartment 1 Main Street, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €125,000 | 182 m |
| 8 Riverside Lawns, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 229 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 received25 March 2021
- Decision due19 May 2021
- Decision issued18 May 2021
- Grant issued24 June 2021
- Permission expiry23 June 2026
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