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Mullingar (Ardmore) Business & Technology Park, Marlinstown Ardmore, Mullingar Co. Westmeath

Development at the site at ardmore business & technology park. The site is c. 1.307 hectares in size. It is made up of greenfield lands together with sections of existing road,…

2660324 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 20 June 2026

Reference
2660324
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
20 June 2026

Official record

Development description

Development at the site at ardmore business & technology park. The site is c. 1.307 hectares in size. It is made up of greenfield lands together with sections of existing road, footpath and cycleway. It is bound to the north, east and west by estate roads within mullingar business park (with access from the n52), and to the south by an existing hedgerow. The development will consist of: [1] the construction of an advanced building solution (abs) building ranging from one to three storeys (6.2 meters (m) to 14.2 m in height), with a gross floor area of 2,500 square meters (sq. M) to accommodate light industrial / manufacturing and office uses. The building will comprise: (a) a three-storey reception and support office block (12.7 m to 14.2 m in height, 700 sq. M in area) providing covered entrance, reception, administration, staff welfare facilities, ancillary office space and plant rooms; (b) a light industrial / manufacturing production space (10 m clear internal height, 12.7 m to 14 m externally, 1,725 sq. M in area); (c) a single-storey services block (6.2 m in height, 75 sq. M in area) accommodating a substation, switchroom and waste storage area, together with an associated external services yard; and (d) the provision of c. 300 sq. M of photovoltaic panels at roof level. [2] the modification of two existing vehicular access points to provide one point of vehicular and pedestrian access and one point of articulated lorry access; the creation of a new shared pedestrian / cycle entrance point and path. [3] the construction of 41 no. Car parking spaces (including 3 no. Accessible spaces and 7 no. Ev charging spaces) and 42 no. Bicycle parking spaces (6 no. Sheffield bicycle stands and 15 no. Bicycle stands under shelters, each stand accommodating 2 no. Bicycles). [4] the provision of a new uncontrolled pedestrian and cycle crossing in the mullingar business park estate road and the northern part of the site, together with associated vehicular and pedestrian signage and ancillary works. [5] all associated and ancillary site development works, site and landscape clearance, the installation of hard and soft landscape planting; drainage infrastructure; fencing and boundary treatments; building, vehicular and pedestrian signage; utilities and site services; and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Innovation TechnologyCOE
“To provide for high value high tech knowledge, R&D and SMART industries in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
210 Ardmore Hills, Mullingarprice excludes VATMay 2026€528,634401 m
174 Ardmore Hills, Mullingar, WestmeathAug 2025€495,000420 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

  1. Application received20 June 2026
  2. Decision due14 August 2026

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