3-5 Oliver Plunkett Street and Blackhall Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Conversion and extension of a commercial property in Mullingar to create seven apartments.
2560113 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 19 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560113
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves alterations and a first-floor extension to a property in Mullingar to create seven one-bedroom apartments, replacing disused residential units and part of a retail unit. The site is within the curtilage of a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 7
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) alterations to the external facades to include a new entrance to first and second floor levels from street level on oliver plunkett street, (b) convert the rear part of retail unit 2 to a one-bedroom apartment, (c) construct extension at first floor level to the rear of the property, (d) provide 4 no. One-bedroom apartments at first floor level to replace existing disused 4 no. One-bedroom and 1 no. Studio apartments at first floor level, (e) provide 2 no. One-bedroom apartments at second floor level to replace existing disused 3 no. One-bedroom apartments at second floor level, (f) construct replacement boundary wall along part of east boundary of property,(g) construct new boundary wall and entrance gates along south boundary of the property facing blackhall street and (h) carry out all associated site works. 5 oliver plunkett street is within the curtilage of 3 oliver plunkett street which is included in the record of protected structures in the westmeath county council development plan 2021-2027- rps no. 019-077 and niah no. 15310066
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 MLAP 2014-2021 (2014–2025). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timode, Streete, Mullingar | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 52 m |
| Ballinafid, Multyfarnham, Mullingar | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 52 m |
| Mornington, Multyfarnham, Mullingar | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 52 m |
| Baronstown, Ballynacargy, Mullingar | May 2025 | €260,000 | 52 m |
| Leney, Ballinalack, Mullingar | May 2025 | €385,000 | 52 m |
| 19 Oliver Plunkett St, Mullingar, Plunkett St | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 57 m |
| 1 St. John's Terrace, Blackhall Street, Mullingar | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 59 m |
| Apartment 1, 2 Careys Lane, Mullingar | Feb 2025 | €60,000 | 165 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 received19 March 2025
- Further information requested12 May 2025
- Further information received22 August 2025
- Decision due18 September 2025
- Decision issued18 September 2025
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