Our Lady's Bower, Aghacocara and Loughanaskin Lower Road Athlone, County Westmeath
Proposed development
Development at this site: Our Lady’s Bower Convent, a Protected Structure RPS No. 224 & 223, in the townlands of Aghacocara and Loughanaskin. Lower Road, Athlone. The development consists of an amendment to the previously permitted development (Reg. Ref. 20/7079 and Reg. Ref. 25/39), Part d), from a new residential apartment block on the old tennis courtyards at the south east part of the site, consisting of 22 no. 2-bed, 32 parking spaces and ancillary site works to 10 no. 4-bed detached 2-storey + attic houses and ancillary site works. The area of the site relating to this amendment is c. 0.3 hectares
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Decision due
- 3 Jul 2026
- Residential units
- 10
- Floor area
- 1507.4099999999996 m²
Timeline
Application received
9 May 2026
Decision due
3 Jul 2026
Decision: conditional
3 Jul 2026
Grant issued
5 Aug 2026
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development which comprises of the following proposed items: • Demolition of existing overhead gantry and non-commercial jetwash/shed structures and installation of new Automatic brush car wash and plant room structures. • Relocation of existing gas cylinder forecourt display/storage, air/water services, and installation of a freestanding vending machine unit. • Forecourt alterations comprising of 2no fuel islands, dispensers, canopy structure, and a 40,000ltr underground fuel tank. • Various advertising signage elements. • Electronic sliding gate and fence around existing tank farm. • All associated drainage, lighting, line marking, and other site development works.
to demolish existing garage and to construct an annex to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site works
Retention planning permission and planning permission. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of her existing hairdressers at “Fashion Lady”, Brideswell Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The application will also include retention permission for an extension to the rear of her existing hairdressers and retention permission for two number apartments on the first floor. Also included in this application is planning permission for the following: (a) Alteration to the first floor apartments which will include the reduction of one bedroom in each of the apartments. (b) An extension to the ground floor hairdressers which will connect the existing hairdressers to the stand alone beauty parlour at the rear.(c) The inclusion of private open space to the rear of the site for the use of the first floor apartments
construction of new housing development consisting of 1 Terrace, 3 No Bed, two storeys (3 houses)& 4 Blocks of Semi Detached two storeys 3No Beds (8 houses), together with all boundary treatments- alterations /new access road and to connect to all road services and all ancillary site development works and connection to all public services
construction of new housing development consisting of 1 Terrace, 3 No Bed, two storeys (3 houses) and 4 Blocks of Semi Detached two storeys 3No Beds (8 houses), together with all boundary treatments- alterations /new access road and to connect to all road services and all ancillary site development works and connection to all public services
Change of use from class 2 (financial services) to class (medical centre/doctors surgery) together with minor interior alterations and replacement external signage at ground floor