GrantedChange of useDecided 25 August 2023

Charter Medical Private Hospital, Ballinderry, Mullingar Co. Westmeath

Retention of a new first floor in a chapel and permission to convert the building into day wards.

2360202 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 5 July 2023

Reference: 2360202
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 5 July 2023

Summary

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This application seeks retention permission for a new first floor within the existing Chapel building. It also seeks planning permission to change the use of the chapel to ground and first floor day wards, including a new escape stairs and elevation alterations.

Change of usehospitalchapelmedical

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Development description

Development which will consist of retention permission of new first floor within existing chapel building and planning permission for the change of use of chapel to ground floor and first floor day wards. To also include construction of new escape stairs and alterations to existing elevations and all associated parking, siteworks and services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community, Educational & InstitutionalCI

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
172 Belvedere Hills, Mullingar	Sept 2025	€348,000	159 m
39 Oakcrest, Mullingar, Westmeath	Feb 2026	€347,000	182 m
18 Belvedere Hills, Ballinderry, Westmeath	Nov 2025	€345,000	200 m
36 Oakcrest, Ballinderry, Mullingar	Aug 2025	€270,000	210 m
204 Cuan Mhuire, Belvedere Hills, Mullingar	Jul 2026	€255,500	215 m
179 Belvedere Hills, Mullingar, Westmeath	Jun 2025	€330,000	216 m
189 Chuain Mhuire, Ballinderry, Mullingar	Jul 2025	€280,000	222 m
194 Cuan Mhuire, Belvedere Hills, Mullingar	Oct 2025	€208,000	222 m

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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 received5 July 2023
Decision due29 August 2023
Decision issued25 August 2023
Grant issued28 September 2023
Permission expiry27 September 2028

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