Planning Permission Ireland
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Site 39 Lough Sheever Corporate Park, Ballyglass Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Construction of a new Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing (CVRT) Centre.

2560566 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 17 November 2025

Reference
2560566
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
17 November 2025

Summary

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The project consists of building a new 780 square metre CVRT Centre. The facility will feature two testing lanes, offices, waiting areas, EV charging points, and alterations to the existing site entrance.

Commercialcvrtcommercialev charging
Storeys
2
Floor area
780 m²

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Development description

The construction of a new cvrt centre (commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing centre) with a total floor area of 780m2. The building will consist of 600m2 ground floor area with 2 testing lanes, reception, offices, waiting areas and toilets together with 180m2 of first floor area with additional waiting areas, toilets, offices and storage together with site landscaping, covered bicycle shelter and all associated site works including carparking with 1 no. Ev charging space, 2 no. Bus ev charging points and 1 no. Accessible ev charging space. The works will also include for alterations of existing site entrance – enlargement of existing automatic gate system, a new pedestrian gate and new 7m wide exit only gate from the site onto existing estate road. An aa screening report and nis (natura impact statement) have been submitted as part of the application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise & EmploymentSI
“Provide for Enterprise & Employment and related uses including industrial and service uses including compatible uses such as office and distribution.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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  1. Application received17 November 2025
  2. Further information requested20 January 2026
  3. Further information received8 June 2026

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