Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 21 February 2025

Fearmore, Coole, Co. Westmeath

A mixed-use development in Coole featuring an 80-bed nursing home, 44 residential units, and a shop.

2460491 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 19 December 2024

Reference
2460491
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
19 December 2024

Summary

AI-generated

This large mixed-use development includes a two-storey 80-bed nursing home and 44 residential units of various sizes. It also features the change of use of a derelict chapel into a convenience store, a lawn bowls green, allotments, and park areas.

Housing estatenursing homemixed usechapel
Residential units
44
Storeys
2

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Development description

Mixed use development. The development comprises of the following: (a) 2 storey 80-bed nursing home complete with all necessary roof mounted plant and a service yard to accommodate additional plant and equipment including a sprinkler tank, an esb sub-station with switch room and bin stores; (b) change of use for from an existing derelict chapel to a convenience store. Permission is also sought for the internal and external modifications to the existing derelict chapel and an outdoor seating area 18.6m2; (c) 44 no. Residential units including (i) 22 no. 1 storey 2 bed semi-detached bungalow units; (ii) 17 no. 1 storey 1 bed detached units; (iii) 2 no. 2 storey 3 bed semi-detached units; (iv) 2 no. 2 storey 4 bed semi-detached units; (v) 1 no. 2 storey 3 bed detached unit; (d) lawn bowls green (466m2), allotments (110m2) and park areas (5,668m2); (e) all associated site works including (i) foul and surface water drainage, and water mains; (ii) vehicular/pedestrian entrance and access roads from the existing r395 road to the north and the existing laneway off the r395 road to the east of the site; (iii) bicycle parking (iv) landscaping (v) building signage; and (vi) all other associated site development works. The development is within the curtilage of a protected structure, rps no. : 003-047, st. Joseph's orthopaedic hospital complex as recorded in the westmeath county development plan 2021-2027

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Self Sustaining Rural Consolidation UC
“Provide for self-sustaining development which seeks to support and improve the rural fabric of the settlement and its surrounding area.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Coole (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received19 December 2024
  2. Decision due21 February 2025
  3. Decision issued21 February 2025

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