Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 21 December 2022

Athlone Road, Charlestown, Mullingar

Construction of 60 residential units including houses, duplexes, and apartments with parking and open space.

22531 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 28 October 2022

Reference
22531
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 October 2022

Summary

AI-generated

The development on a 3-hectare site consists of 60 residential units, comprising 24 three-bedroom houses, 18 duplex units, and 18 two-bedroom apartments. The plans also feature 1.39 hectares of open space, 81 car parking spaces, 60 cycle spaces, and a new access point off the R390.

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Residential units
60

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Official record

Development description

Development of 60 no. New residential units on a site of 3.00 hectares. The planning application comprises the provision of 60 no. Residential units of which 24 no. 3 bed housing units, 17 no. 3 bed duplex units, 1 no. 4 bed duplex units, 18 no. 2 bed apartments, the formation of 1.39 hectares of open space areas, as incorporates boundary tree and hedgerow retention; 81 no. Dedicated car parking spaces (60 no. Residential, 21 no. Visitor); 60 no. Cycle parking spaces, and a new primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development off the r390. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths and all other ancillary works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Proposed ResidentialR1
Provide for high quality residential development and associated services in line with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Charlestown, Mullingar, WestmeathSept 2025€750,000150 m
7cloon Lara, Athlone Road, MullingarJun 2026€400,000361 m
44 Cloon Lara, Mullingar, WestmeathAug 2025€353,000373 m
24 Carra Grove, Mullingar, WestmeathApr 2025€340,000403 m
38 Greenpark, Greenparkprice excludes VATFeb 2025€348,018414 m
31 Green Park Close, Mullingar, WestmeathDec 2025€375,000422 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

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  1. Application received28 October 2022
  2. Decision due22 December 2022
  3. Decision issued21 December 2022

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