Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 13 February 2025

Lands at Lakepoint Retail & Business Park Delvin Road, Petitswood Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

Construction of a new single-storey drive-thru restaurant with parking and EV charging at Lakepoint Retail Park.

2460475 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 12 December 2024

Reference
2460475
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
12 December 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of a new single-storey drive-thru restaurant in Mullingar. The project includes outdoor seating, car parking with EV charging spaces, bicycle parking, digital menu boards, a height restrictor, and an ESB substation.

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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

Development which will consist of a single storey drive-thru restaurant including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises with an associated corral area, elevational signage, car parking including accessible parking spaces, grill bays, ev charging spaces, bicycle parking, a height restrictor, customer order points with associated canopies, totem signage, free-standing signage, banner frames and digital menu boards, esb substation and kiosk, landscaping including outdoor furniture/seating area with parasols, boundary treatments, lighting, reconfiguration of part of the existing car park to facilitate the development including new pedestrian crossings, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Retail WarehousingRW
To provide for retail warehousing in appropriate locations on edge of town centre sites, which do not detract from the town centre’s retailing function.

National zoning type: Retail warehouse

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
29 The Close, Lakepoint, MullingarJan 2026€360,000138 m
31 The Close, Lakepoint, MullingarJan 2025€335,000151 m
33 The Close Lakepoint, Mullingar, WestmeathOct 2025€315,000165 m
22 The Close, Lakepoint Park, MullingarApr 2025€327,500181 m
21 The Close, Lakepoint Park, MullingarDec 2025€495,000192 m
19 The Close, Lakepoint, MullingarSept 2025€370,000195 m
18 The Close, Lakepoint Park, MullingarJun 2026€407,000205 m
49 The Close, Lakepoint, MullingarApr 2025€310,000277 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

  1. Application received12 December 2024
  2. Decision due14 February 2025
  3. Decision issued13 February 2025
  4. Appeal submitted11 March 2025
  5. Appeal decided24 June 2025
  6. Permission expiry23 June 2030

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