Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660147
Permission which is sought for the construction of two agricultural sheds (300 sqm)…
Balgarrett , Rathconrath , Co. Westmeath
Permission granted with conditions
Council decision recorded: August 26, 2026
- Applicant
- Enda McGauran
- Proposed use
- See council description
The story so far
Application timeline
Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.
- Application received
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
a681a2636b2bca09· field: ReceivedDate4b340ef51fb560ec 9ebd6da95d0ac697 22359d1c4fe71512 - Further information requested
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
a681a2636b2bca09· field: FIRequestDate4b340ef51fb560ec 9ebd6da95d0ac697 22359d1c4fe71512 - Further information received
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
a681a2636b2bca09· field: FIRecDate4b340ef51fb560ec 9ebd6da95d0ac697 22359d1c4fe71512 - Council decisionGranted with conditions
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
a681a2636b2bca09· field: DecisionDate4b340ef51fb560ec 9ebd6da95d0ac697 22359d1c4fe71512
What changed
Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.
Compare the previous and updated values
Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-26
Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 29 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.
Why it matters locally
The proposal concerns Balgarrett , Rathconrath , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “Permission which is sought for the construction of two agricultural sheds (300 sqm) & (125 sqm), located approximately 110m from the existing dwellings to the west of the site and approximately 200m from the existing rin…”
The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.
Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.
Location & nearby applications
Balgarrett , Rathconrath , 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.
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Documents & sources
Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660147
View council file →- Acknowledgement / Validation Letter
- Application Form - Part A
- Chief Executives Order
- F.I. Receipt Ack. Letter
- F.I. Received Doc.
- F.I. Received Doc.
- F.I. Received Doc.
- F.I. Request Letter
- Newspaper Notice
- Notification of Decision
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Other Assessments
- Planners Report
- Planners Report
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Report Received from External Body
- Report Received from External Body
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Representation
- Representation
- Site layout plan
- Site location map
- Site Notice
- Submission Acknowledgment
- Submission Acknowledgment
- Visual Assessment Report
Source records and verification details
Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: a681a2636b2bca09
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:02.569596+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.
Full description from the council file
Application details
All recorded updates to this application
Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.
- 2026-08-29
- Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE
- Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL
- Council decision: → 2026-08-26
Source differences
- Proposal description: {"ePlan": "Permission which is sought for the construction of two agricultural sheds (300 sqm) & (125 sqm), loc...", "NPAD": "Permission which is sought for the construction of two agricultural sheds (300 sqm) & (125 sqm), located approximately 110m from the existing dwellings to the west of the site and approximately 200m from the existing ringfort.\r\nPermission is also sought for the widening of the existing vehicular entrance onto the adjoining public road to the north of the site, together with all associated site development works at the above address.\r\nThis planning application falls within the curtilage of a Recorded Monument WM018-060 and WH018-060001."}
- Site address: {"ePlan": "Balgarrett Rathconrath Co. Westmeath", "NPAD": "Balgarrett , Rathconrath , Co. Westmeath"}
- detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660147/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660147/0"}
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