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Planning permission in Mullingar

Planning permission in Mullingar is decided by Westmeath County Council. Search Mullingar planning applications, see recent decisions and notices, and check how often projects are granted. Here is how planning applications have gone in Mullingar over the last 5 years.

Granted in Mullingar

220 granted, 31 refused in the last 5 years. That is 2 points above the Westmeath average.

Applications
366

Received in the last 5 years

Decided
251

Granted or refused

Typical wait
8weeks

Without a request for more information

More info asked
33%

Of decided applications

Recent planning decisions in Mullingar

The latest granted and refused applications decided by Westmeath County Council. Wording is trimmed and never includes applicant names.

Granted
Retention permission for replacement of garage door with window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary site works
109 GREENPARK MEADOWS, MULINGAR, CO. WESTMEATH, reference 2660459
21 Oct 2026
Granted
Retention permission for replacement of garage door with window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary site works
288 GREENPARK MEADOWS, MULINGAR, CO. WESTMEATH, reference 2660458
21 Oct 2026
Refused
EXTENSION of DURATION for development consisting of the following works, warehouse and process hall with offices and welfare facilities (circa...
Zone C, Mullingar Business Park, Mullingar, reference 2620
16 Oct 2026
Granted
The change of house type on sites 8, 21, 22 and 77 (4 no.
Dublin Road, Petitswood Townland, Mullingar Co. Westmeath, reference 2660379
9 Sept 2026
Granted
Demolition of an existing residential dwelling house (169 sq.m);
Charlestown, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, reference 2560563
28 Aug 2026
Granted
Construction of an extension to existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
7 Carra Vale, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, reference 2660279
27 Aug 2026
Granted
The Installation of a new mezzanine floor including internal stairs within the existing warehouse/light industrial unit, demolition of suspended...
Zone A, Mullingar Business Park, Mullingar, reference 2660293
28 Jul 2026
Granted
RETENTION for demolition of existing shed store/boiler house and replacement with new domestic garage/store with amendments to existing domestic...
Old Dublin Rd, Marlinstown, Mullingar, reference 2660290
23 Jul 2026

Mullingar planning applications per year

Applications received each year. The coloured part of each bar is the share granted. The outlined bar is the year so far.

Mullingar approval rates by project type

How often each kind of project was granted in Mullingar over the last 5 years. Types with fewer than 15 decisions are left out.

House extension111 decided
89%
Apartments and housing schemes33 decided
79%
Change of use22 decided
82%

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Common questions about Mullingar planning

Do I need planning permission in Mullingar?

The rules are national, so the same exemptions apply in Mullingar as everywhere else. Many small projects, such as some single-storey rear extensions, are exempt under S.I. 600/2001. Westmeath County Council decides applications here, and a site in a protected area or a protected structure has fewer exemptions.

Who decides planning applications in Mullingar?

Westmeath County Council is the planning authority for Mullingar. It must decide within eight weeks of a valid application, unless it asks for further information.

How many planning applications are granted in Mullingar?

88 in 100 decided applications in Mullingar were granted over the last 5 years, from 251 decisions.

Source: National Planning Application Database and council planning registers, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data is a guide and may be out of date, so check with the council. Applicant names are never published.