The Cottage, Main Street Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath.
Subdivision of a restaurant into retail and restaurant units, and conversion of a rear residential unit into four apartments.
2460090 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 27 March 2024
- Reference
- 2460090
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe existing restaurant on Main Street will be split into two separate commercial units. Additionally, the rear residential unit will be converted into four one-bedroom apartments across the ground and first floors, with associated parking and site works.
- Residential units
- 4
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
(a) subdivide existing restaurant into 2 units (restaurant unit & retail unit) accessed off the main street, (b) subdivide existing rear residential unit into 4 no. 1 bed apartments (3 at ground floor level & 1 at 1st floor level) including all internal & external alterations (c) including all associated site development works & onsite car parking area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Farbill House, Athlone Rd, Kinnegad | Sept 2025 | €160,000 | 105 m |
| 2 Farbill House, Athlone Rd, Kinnegad | Feb 2026 | €173,000 | 105 m |
| Apartment 1 Main Street, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €125,000 | 134 m |
| 16 St Echens Court, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €282,500 | 153 m |
| 9 St Etchens Court, Kinnegad, Westmeathnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 199 m |
| 44 Heathfield, Kinnegad, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 209 m |
| Yellow House, Main St, Kinnegad | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 210 m |
| 36 Heathfield, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 255 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 received27 March 2024
- Further information requested21 May 2024
- Further information received3 June 2024
- Decision due25 September 2024
- Decision issued25 September 2024
- Grant issued4 November 2024
- Permission expiry3 November 2029
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