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Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660344

41 no. 2-storey housing units, comprising 36 no. 3 bed semi-detached units and 5 no. 4 bed…

Castlelost Road, Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath

Under appeal

Council decision recorded: August 18, 2026

Applicant
Strongly Ltd.
Proposed use
Residential
Homes in source
41
Reported floor area
3992.6 m²
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Appeal submitted
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2 · field: AppealSubmittedDate

Record history

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Appeal ref.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: APPLICATION FINALISED → APPEALED; Appeal ref: not supplied → PL-502090-WH-26

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Castlelost Road , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath. The source lists 41 proposed homes. This is a proposal count, not evidence of completed or occupied housing.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Castlelost Road , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660344

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:17:40.418381+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
development which will consist of: 41 no. 2-storey housing units, comprising 36 no. 3 bed semi-detached units and 5 no. 4 bed detached units; the formation of a new vehicular access point and a separate pedestrian / cycle access both directly off the Castlelost Road; 56 no. car parking spaces, 41 no. in curtilage ( 5 no. EV and 2 no. accessible) and 15 no. visitor (1 no. EV and 2 no. accessible) and 22 no. visitor cycle parking spaces. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths, a wastewater pumping station and all other ancillary works above and below ground
Application details
Reference
2660344
Applicant
Strongly Ltd.
Site address
Castlelost Road, Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
Homes in source field
41 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
3992.6
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Under appeal
Date received
June 26, 2026
Decision due
August 20, 2026
Council decision date
August 18, 2026
Authority
Westmeath County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-07-20
    • Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
  2. 2026-08-22
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-08-18
  3. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: APPLICATION FINALISED → APPEALED
    • appeal ref: → PL-502090-WH-26
Source differences
  • Source status: {"ePlan": "APPLICATION FINALISED", "NPAD": "APPEALED"}
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "development which will consist of: 41 no. 2-storey housing units, comprising 36 no. 3 bed semi-detac...", "NPAD": "development which will consist of: 41 no. 2-storey housing units, comprising 36 no. 3 bed semi-detached units and 5 no. 4 bed detached units; the formation of a new vehicular access point and a separate pedestrian / cycle access both directly off the Castlelost Road; 56 no. car parking spaces, 41 no. in curtilage ( 5 no. EV and 2 no. accessible) and 15 no. visitor (1 no. EV and 2 no. accessible) and 22 no. visitor cycle parking spaces. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths, a wastewater pumping station and all other ancillary works above and below ground"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Castlelost Road Rochfortbridge Co. Westmeath", "NPAD": "Castlelost Road , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660344/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660344/0"}

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