Sean Doolin Park, Milltown Rathconrath, Co. Westmeath
Major sports facility upgrades including new pitches, floodlights, a viewing stand, a hurling wall, and a 69-space car park.
2560174 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 11 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560174
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes installing floodlights on the existing pitch, constructing a new training pitch with floodlights, and building an astro turf pitch with floodlights. It also features a new viewing stand with a storeroom, a hurling wall, walkways, and a 69-space tarmac car park.
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
- Construction of 8 number light posts 24-meter-high (achieving 500 lux) on the existing playing pitch
- Construction of the proposed (146.5m x 58.3m) training playing pitch with 8 number light posts 20-meter-high (achieving 300 lux) to the south west of the site
- Construction of the proposed (60m x 40m) astro turf pitch with 4 number light posts 12- meter-high (achieving 300 lux) to the east of the site
- Construction of the proposed 25m x 9.6m viewing stand including a storeroom to the northwest of the site
- Construction of (5m high x 20m in length) hurling wall located on the south-east side on site
- Construction of 3m wide walkways (360m length) to be constructed around the proposed training and astro turf pitches
- Proposed carpark consisting 69 no carparking spaces to be finished with tarmac finish and all associated ancillary site works
Built & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miltown, Rathconrath, Mullingar | Sept 2025 | €160,000 | 276 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 April 2025
- Further information requested5 June 2025
- Further information received15 July 2025
- Decision due11 August 2025
- Decision issued7 August 2025
- Grant issued10 September 2025
- Permission expiry9 September 2030
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