IDA Business & Technology Park, Dublin Road, Garrycastle
Extension of an existing car park to add 35 new parking spaces.
167043 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 19 April 2016
- Reference
- 167043
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of expanding an existing car park within the IDA Business & Technology Park to add 35 new parking spaces. The works will also involve relocating existing services, road markings, signage, and landscaping.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Extension of an existing car park within the ida business & technology park. The works consist of the creation of an additional 35 parking spaces within the car park above the 209 spaces which were previously granted under planning reference 00/681. The works also consist of relocation/diversion of existing services and plant,provision of road markings and signage including all associated site works, landscaping and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for high value high tech knowledge, R&D and SMART industries in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
Objective set by the ATLAP 2014-2020 (2014–2025). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Brookview Apts, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Apr 2026 | €215,000 | 360 m |
| 3 Brookview Apts, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Jan 2026 | €227,000 | 360 m |
| 1 Brookview Apts, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Oct 2025 | €206,000 | 360 m |
| 19 Brookview, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Jan 2025 | €125,000 | 370 m |
| 17 Brookview, Dublin Rd, Athone | Mar 2025 | €170,000 | 370 m |
| 2 Baylough, Dublin Road, Athlonenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €336,238 | 389 m |
| 1 Baylough, Dublin Road, Athlonenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €336,238 | 448 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 April 2016
- Decision due13 June 2016
- Decision issued8 June 2016
- Grant issued28 July 2016
- Permission expiry27 July 2021
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