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Charlestown, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

Demolition of a house and construction of 58 houses and 16 duplex units.

2560563 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 14 November 2025

Reference: 2560563
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 November 2025

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing 169 sq.m house and the construction of 58 two-storey houses and 16 three-storey duplex units. The development will also provide public open space, car parking, and future pedestrian/cyclist connections to the Royal Canal.

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Residential units: 74
Storeys: 3
Floor area: 169 m²

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of an existing residential dwelling house (169 sq. M); construction of 58 no. Two-storey dwelling house units, consisting of; o 43 no. 3 bed dwellings, o 15 no. 4 bed dwellings. Construction of 16 no. Three-storey duplex units, consisting of; o 6 no. 1 bed dwellings, o 10 no. 2 bed dwellings. Provision of ancillary facilities for the duplex units including communal amenity space, secure bicycle parking and bin storage facilities; provision of car parking arrangements (104 no. On curtilage parking spaces for 52 no. Dwellings; 32 no. Grouped parking and 6 no. Visitor spaces for 22 no. Dwellings; 2 no. Accessible spaces); provision of new vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access provided from/to the existing r-390; provision of vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist connections to the eastern and western boundaries of the site for future connections to adjoining landholdings to be facilitated; provision of pedestrian and cyclist pathways to the southern boundary of the site to facilitate future connections to the royal canal; provision of public open space (3,828.02 sq. M or 17.1%) located in the central and southern portions of the site including landscaped elements (children’s play areas, landscaped vegetation, associated boundary treatments, footpaths and pathways, public lighting, bin stores, car and bicycle parking and site services); provision of all associated surface water, foul drainage services and connections with associated site works and ancillary services to include the provision of sustainable drainage systems (suds) features; all ancillary and associated site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Proposed ResidentialR1

“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

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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
Charlestown, Mullingar, Westmeath	Sept 2025	€750,000	121 m
7cloon Lara, Athlone Road, Mullingar	Jun 2026	€400,000	339 m
44 Cloon Lara, Mullingar, Westmeath	Aug 2025	€353,000	347 m
24 Carra Grove, Mullingar, Westmeath	Apr 2025	€340,000	379 m
38 Greenpark, Greenparkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€348,018	385 m
31 Green Park Close, Mullingar, Westmeath	Dec 2025	€375,000	393 m
11b Coill Rua, Greenpark West, Mullingar	Jan 2026	€410,000	484 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 received14 November 2025
Further information requested16 January 2026
Further information received6 July 2026
Decision due30 August 2026

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