Planning application · Westmeath County Council

Construction of a new 40m x 70m all-weather surface pitch at Joristown Upper, Raharney

Joristown Upper, Raharney, Co. Westmeath.

2560472 · WestmeathGranted

5.061 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031

Planning application 2560472 to Westmeath County Council: Construction of a new 40m x 70m all-weather surface pitch with ball rebound fence surround and 6 no. 12m high light columns, at Joristown Upper, Raharney. Granted by the council on 19 November 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 4 January 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560472
Planning authority
Westmeath County Council
Received
25 Sept 2025
Decided
19 Nov 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Civic or community
Site area
5.061 ha

Homes and mix

  • 162 car parking spaces

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

(1) construction of a new 40m x 70m all-weather surface pitch with ball rebound fence surround and 6 no. 12m high light columns, (2) construct a new 33m long x 5m high hurling wall, (3). include an extension of the site boundaries/curtilage of the existing GAA grounds to the west to facilitate the proposed provision of 162 no. car parking spaces with 3 no. 6m high light columns and all associated ancillary site services

Planning status

Permission was granted on 19 Nov 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 4 Jan 2031.

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