Awaiting decisionChange of use

Woodfit, Garrycastle, Moydrum Road

Conversion of a former wholesale warehouse to a manufacturing facility in Garrycastle.

167189 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 23 December 2016

Reference: 167189
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 December 2016

Summary

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This application seeks to change the use of a former wholesale warehouse to a manufacturing facility. The works involve partial demolition of internal walls and mezzanine floors, external elevation changes, a new standalone welfare building, and a new external saw-dust extraction unit.

Change of usemanufacturingindustrialdemolition

Floor area: 794 m²

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Official record

Development description

(1) change of use of entire building (former sba building)from wholesale warehouse to manufacturing (proposed floor area = 794.30m2). (2) demolition:remove existing internal partition walls, part demolition of existing mezzanine floors including internal stairs (approx 448m2). Removal of existing external escape stairs on east & south elevations. (3) proposed works including changes to external elevations including removal of existing escape doors at first floor level, screening off existing low level glazing to front elevation (internally) installation of 2 no roller shutter doors, provision of new standalone building for toilet/welfare facilities and erection of new external saw-dust extraction unit/pipework to rear, together with all associated works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise & EmploymentSI

“Provide for Enterprise & Employment and related uses including industrial and service uses including compatible uses such as office and distribution.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
34 Altown, Garrycastle, Athlone	Mar 2026	€265,000	338 m
20 Altown, Garrycastle, Athlone	Sept 2025	€201,000	414 m
8 Garrycastle, Athlone, Westmeath	Jan 2025	€275,000	441 m

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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.

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Application received23 December 2016

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