Planning applications · Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Planning applications in Mullingar: 180 in three years, 7 large schemes
180 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Mullingar in the last three years, 7 of them for ten homes or more (812 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
180
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
7
of them for 10 homes or more
812
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Mullingar
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 20 units, lodged 2026-07, decision made (Westmeath County Council): the change of house type on sites 8, 21, 22 and 77 (4 no. units), from a B Type house( a 4 bed 3 storey semi-detached dwelling ), to an A1 Type house ( a 4 bed 2 storey semi-detached dwelling ) and the change of house ty
- 278 units, lodged 2026-04, decision made (Westmeath County Council): the following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of 278 no. residential units, 1 no. childcare facility and all ancillary development works including 3 no. ESB substations, footpaths, cycle lanes, car a
- 14 units, lodged 2026-03, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): proposed development and change of use within its curtilage (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 019-216). The proposed overall development will comprise of 14 no. new residential units as follows: • 6 no. two-bedroom, two-
- 73 units, lodged 2025-10, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): development comprising 93 no. residential units and a childcare facility at Saunders Bridge, Ardmore Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, on a site of 4.48 Ha. The proposed development will consist of: 81 no. 2-storey housing
- 100 units, lodged 2025-05, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): the development of 104 no. residential units (a Large-scale Residential Development - LRD) and supporting infrastructure at Ardmore Road, Ballinderry Td., Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, a site of circa 3.3 hectares. The propo
- 117 units, lodged 2025-03, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): development to amend a permitted SHD An Bord Pleánala Ref. No. 313099-22 comprising 130 no. residential dwellings. The proposed development will consist of a reduction in the overall number of dwellings permitted from 13
A count for the whole town says how busy the planning office is. What matters for a purchase is the 300 m around the house: the field behind it, the corner site, the neighbour’s attic conversion. That is what the report lists, with the decision and the appeal status for each file.
What to check before you bid
Three things. First, permissions granted but not yet built near the house: the register shows them, the street does not. Second, whether the house itself has a planning file: an extension without permission is a title problem your solicitor has to fix before closing. Third, the zoning in the development plan for the fields around it. The report covers all three for one Eircode.
Check one house in Mullingar
The area tells you the odds. The report tells you about the house.
Enter the Eircode. The free snapshot shows which of the twenty-nine checks flag up. The full report (€24.99, one house, no account) lists every planning application within 300 m of the house with status, decision and appeal, checks the property's own planning and building-control file, and shows the zoning of the land around it.
Or read the sample report first: a real house, 16 pages.
Also for Mullingar
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Mullingar?
- The national planning register (nationalplanningapplications.ie) maps every application since about 2010. Search the address, then look at the streets around it, not only the plot. Applications within 300 m are the ones that change your view, your light and your parking. The report lists them for the exact Eircode with status and decision.
- Is a lot being built in Mullingar?
- 180 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 7 of them for ten or more homes (812 units in total). That is an active pipeline: expect construction traffic and new estates on the edge of town.
- Does a planning application nearby affect the price?
- A granted permission for a large scheme next door can cut what a house is worth and can also mean two years of noise. It can also raise prices if it brings a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status. The report gives you that for everything within 300 m.
Sources
Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.