Plans for development of 21 houses at Athboy Rd, Delvin

Westmeath County Council planners have approved an application for a significant housing development on the Athboy Road in Delvin. The proposed development is located along Athboy Road, Castletowndelvin, Delvin, Westmeath.

The local authority permission is subject to 22 conditions. The approved housing plan is for a development arranged in six terrace-style blocks with a mix of three-and four-bedroom units, designed to integrate with the surrounding rural environment.

Melvin Properties Limited made the application for the development, which consists of 21 two-storey dwellings in six terraced blocks.

Block A consists of one four-bedroom and two three-bedroom houses, Block B consists of three three-bedroom houses, Block C consists of one four-bedroom house and two three-bedroom houses, Block D consists of one four-bedroom house and three three-bedroom houses, Block E consists of four three-bedroom houses and Block F consists of four three-bedroom houses (total three four-bedroom houses and 18 three-bedroom houses).

Permission was also sought for new site entrance, on-site car parking and all associated site works.

The site has a total area of 0.7427 hectares, and some 23% designated as communal open spaces, which will be landscaped and maintained. The construction phase will include site preparation, earthworks, infrastructure installation, and house construction.

The application was received in February of last year and the decision was reached on January 7, 2026.