Bethany House Nursing Home, Main Street, Tyrrellspass
Retention and completion of alterations and a three-bedroom extension at a nursing home.
21543 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 4 October 2021
- Reference
- 21543
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 4 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention and completion permission is sought for works at an existing nursing home. This includes internal and external alterations, and an extension consisting of three en-suite bedrooms and a plant room.
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 development works carried out, in so far as they have been completed, to part of the existing nursing home including (i) alterations to the existing building layout and interior and associated alterations to the relevant external elevations and (ii) extension to the existing nursing home consisting of 3no. En-suite bedrooms and a plant/boiler room
- Permission is also sought to allow for the completion of said alterations and extension and all ancillary site development works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide and improve community, civic and educational facilities and to preserve the open character of institutional lands and the setting of heritage buildings contained within such lands.”
National zoning type: Health and related
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Tyrellpass, Co Westmeath | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 153 m |
| 1 The Crescent, Tyrells Pass, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €550,000 | 240 m |
| Tore Tyrrellspass, Tyrrellspass, Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 282 m |
| Tyrrellspass, Westmeath | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 304 m |
| The Green, Tyrellspass, Westmeath | Oct 2025 | €439,000 | 396 m |
| 27 Shermount Court, Tyrrelsspassprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €294,100 | 430 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 received4 October 2021
- Decision due28 November 2021
- Decision issued26 November 2021
- Grant issued6 January 2022
- Permission expiry5 January 2027
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