[Former] Manny's Pub Rathnamuddagh, Dysart, Co. Westmeath
Retention of five apartments converted from a former pub, including a two-storey extension.
2560576 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 21 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560576
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the conversion of a former vacant public house into five apartment units (one 3-bed, three 2-bed, and one 1-bed). The development includes retention of a 107 sqm two-storey side and rear extension, facade alterations, storage space, 12 car parking spaces, and a wastewater treatment system.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 107 m²
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
- Retention of 5 no. Apartment units and change of use from commercial (class
- Public house. The development consists of the retention of the intended productive re-use for housing and the formation of 5 no. Apartments [ 1 no. 3 bed, 3 no. 2 bed and 1 no. 1 bed] associated with the conversion of a qualifying vacant commercial premises, the former public house. The proposed retention development includes; alterations to the respective façades of the former commercial premises, as presents more domestic scaled window and door opes; two storey extended premises to side and rear as measures 107 sqm additional floor area to the former 317 sqm commercial (pub/residence) premises. The retention works includes the repurposing of part of the ground floor of an existing two-storey commercial store to provide storage space ancillary to the proposed retained residential units; as includes 15 no. Secure cycle spaces, secure waste bin storage for 15 bins (5 x 3 no. Waste bin system), 12 no. Car parking spaces, 41 sqm of communal amenity space area to the rear courtyard area of the residential scheme and a maintained and improved wastewater treatment system (17 p. E. Biocycle plant) and associated polishing filter percolation area, all above and below ground ancillary works, boundary and landscaping scheme
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old School House, Dysart, Mullingar | Aug 2025 | €395,000 | 195 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 received21 November 2025
- Further information requested22 January 2026
- Further information received2 June 2026
- Decision due29 June 2026
- Decision issued26 June 2026
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