GrantedDecision recorded

Commercial fit-out, Townland of Creggan Upper, Fardrum Athlone, Co. Westmeath...

Westmeath N37 Tbp5, Westmeath · Westmeath County Council · Plan 2560260 · PB ref PB-10000434416

to demolish existing non-habitable dwelling and associated buildings, and the construction of the following: Building ‘A’, a standalone single storey motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 1,780 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zone on...

Indicative value €3m–10m PB indicative band
Units applied for Not listed public application record
Floor area 3,401 m² published reliable figure
Decision 23 Jul 2025 public planning date
Commenced 22 Jun 2026 public commencement index
Decision-stage scope

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Application scope

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Not procurement evidence

No tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or procurement timetable is inferred.

Opportunity & supplier intelligence

What is known, and what may happen next

Source-linked

Timing is a planning-stage outlook, not a tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or guaranteed procurement date.

Likely procurement timing Site activity evidenced

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22 Jun 2026 / CN0143700WH / Confidence: Medium
Decision CONDITIONAL

Decision date 23 Jul 2025.

Commencement activity Official activity indexed

22 Jun 2026 / CN0143700WH

High for recorded activity
Drawings availability Drawing availability not indexed

No drawing entry is available in this lead's bounded document evidence.

Source limited

Confirmed application scope

to demolish existing non-habitable dwelling and associated buildings, and the construction of the following: Building ‘A’, a standalone single storey motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 1,780 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zone on north-west elevation (c. 3.75 sq.m) and an illuminated sign on the north-east elevation (c. 3.8 sq m); Building ‘B’, a standalone one storey with Mezzanine level motor vehicle service and sales...

Ref 2560260 Source-linked Official application description for exact planning reference 2560260

Public source roles

Michael Moore Car Sales Ltd
Applicant / promoter on the public planning record
Application role only; current development or appointment status is not confirmed.

Explicit source signals only

0 packages

No work package meets the explicit source, reference and locator threshold. PlanningBrief does not pad this list with generic trades.

Confidence & provenance 0 official sources
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Exact reference
2560260
Evidence reviewed
2 Jun 2026
Confidence
Source-linked

Facts come from the indexed public planning record and any bounded structured document evidence. No request-time official fetch, tender, award or appointment inference is used.

Application-stage scope

What the public record evidences

3 source-supported signals
Commercial fit-out

Commercial fit-out

The public application record identifies commercial fit-out in the submitted planning scope.

2560260Explicit application record
Site works

Roads and site-development scope

The public application description explicitly references roads and site-development scope.

2560260Explicit description signal
Services

Services / drainage scope

The public application description explicitly references services / drainage scope.

2560260Explicit description signal

Only source-supported scope signals are shown; generic trade padding is omitted.

Project facts

Named source parties

Promoter
Michael Moore Car Sales Ltd
Planning agent
Tom Phillips + Associates Planning Consultants
Agent address
Tom Phillips + Associates 80 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 D02 F449
Official description

Application text

to demolish existing non-habitable dwelling and associated buildings, and the construction of the following: Building ‘A’, a standalone single storey motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 1,780 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zone on north-west elevation (c. 3.75 sq.m) and an illuminated sign on the north-east elevation (c. 3.8 sq m); Building ‘B’, a standalone one storey with Mezzanine level motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 952 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zones on north, south and west elevations (c. 16.2 sq.m in total); Building ‘C’, a standalone single storey valet and car wash building (with water recycling unit), (c. 310 sq.m.); and Building ‘D’, a standalone single storey valet and car wash building (with water recycling unit), (c. 326 sq.m.). Both Building ‘C’ and ‘D’ will be used for valeting and washing vehicles solely for the operation of Building ‘A’ and ‘B’. The development also includes the construction of an access road off the N62; 2 no. free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon signs (with signage zone of c. 9 sq.m in total); flag poles; customer and staff car parking; bicycle parking; new and used vehicle display parking; vehicle storage area and service parking; electric vehicle charging points; associated lighting; hard and soft landscaping including the provision of boundary treatments, gates, fencing, walls and bollards; SUDs measures; partial green roof to Building A; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); ancillary plant; and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application

Source-aware chronology

Application to site progress

Empty lanes explain their state.
AppealsAn Coimisiún Pleanála
  1. Appeal No appeal indexed No public appeal record is indexed against this application.
CommencementPublic commencement index
  1. Commenced 22 Jun 2026 CN0143700WH
CompletionPublic completion projection
  1. Completed Completion not recorded No privacy-cleared exact completion certificate is linked to this permission. Absence is not evidence that the project is incomplete.
Evidence register

Source, scope and limits

Public planning record
Application description and scale 2560260

to demolish existing non-habitable dwelling and associated buildings, and the construction of the following: Building ‘A’, a standalone single storey motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 1,780 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zone on north-west elevation (c. 3.75 sq.m) and an illuminated sign on the north-east elevation (c. 3.8 sq m); Building ‘B’, a standalone one storey with Mezzanine level motor vehicle service and sales facility (with ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces), (c. 952 sq.m.) with illuminated signage zones on north, south and west elevations (c. 16.2 sq.m in total); Building ‘C’, a standalone single storey valet and car wash building (with water recycling unit), (c. 310 sq.m.); and Building ‘D’, a standalone single storey valet and car wash building (with water recycling unit), (c. 326 sq.m.). Both Building ‘C’ and ‘D’ will be used for valeting and washing vehicles solely for the operation of Building ‘A’ and ‘B’. The development also includes the construction of an access road off the N62; 2 no. free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon signs (with signage zone of c. 9 sq.m in total); flag poles; customer and staff car parking; bicycle parking; new and used vehicle display parking; vehicle storage area and service parking; electric vehicle charging points; associated lighting; hard and soft landscaping including the provision of boundary treatments, gates, fencing, walls and bollards; SUDs measures; partial green roof to Building A; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); ancillary plant; and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application

AuthorityWestmeath County Council
Reference2560260
StatusChecked 2 Jun 2026
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