GrantedHousing estateDecided 2 December 2024

Dublin Road, Petitswood Townland, Mullingar

Large-scale residential development of 245 homes, including houses, duplexes, an apartment block, and a creche.

2460376 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 8 October 2024

Reference: 2460376
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 October 2024
Residential units: 210
Floor area: 30507.2 m²

Summary

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This Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprises 202 houses, 8 duplex units, and a four-storey apartment block containing 35 apartments. The scheme also includes a two-storey creche, 442 car parking spaces, and 550 bicycle spaces on a 9.72-hectare site.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Development of 245 no. Residential units (a large-scale residential development - lrd) and supporting infrastructure at dublin road, petitswood td. , mullingar, co. Westmeath, a site of circa 9.72 hectares. The proposed development will comprise the construction of 245 no. Residential units as comprises: 70 no. 4-bedroom semi-detached houses all at two-storey height with attic accommodation; 132 no. 3-bedroom houses comprising terraced, semi-detached and detached, all at two-storey height; 8 no. 2-bedroom duplex units in 4 no. Three-storey corner units; 1 no. Four-storey apartment block (circa. 3,370 sqm) comprising, 14 no. 1-bedroom units; 15 no. 2-bedroom apartment units; and 6 no. 3-bedroom apartment units, with roof mounted solar panels. The proposed development will also provide; 1 no. Two-storey creche/childcare facility (circa. 824 sqm), 442 no. Car parking spaces across the entire site, in the form of, in curtilage and out of curtilage residential parking, creche and apartment dedicated parking, visitor and accessibility parking spaces, 550 no. Secure bicycle parking spaces, communal open space totalling 1.78 hectares, private garden / amenity areas as incorporates a ‘biodiversity corridor’ via shared communal open spaces, all associated hard and soft-landscaping, boundary treatments, roads, footpaths, cycle lanes, bin storage, 3 no. Esb sub-stations and all other ancillary works above and below ground. Access will be provided via the r392 dublin road and the l1133 ardmore road. The proposed development is a large-scale residential development and can be viewed at www. Petitswood-infill-lrd. Ie

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
28 The Close, Pettitswood Manor, Mullingar	Apr 2026	€565,000	200 m
Apt 4, Pettitswood View, Mullingar	Jun 2026	€178,000	249 m
Apt 11, Petitswood View, Dublin Rd	Nov 2025	€235,000	249 m
16 The Close, Petiswood Manor, Mullingar	May 2025	€577,000	254 m
104 The Walk, Petiswood Manor, Mullingar	Apr 2026	€385,000	290 m
103 Petitswood Manor, Mullingar, Westmeath	Jan 2026	€374,000	294 m
93 Petitswood Manor, Dublin Rd, Mullingar	Mar 2025	€350,000	307 m
222 The Grove, Petiswood Manor, Mullingar	Oct 2025	€355,000	331 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 received8 October 2024
Decision due2 December 2024
Decision issued2 December 2024
Appeal submitted18 December 2024
Appeal decided16 June 2025
Permission expiry15 June 2030

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