Galway Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Partial demolition of a showroom to construct a new unmanned petrol station with a drive-thru carwash in Athlone.
177046 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 16 March 2017
- Reference
- 177046
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of an existing showroom, offices, and store to facilitate a new unmanned petrol station. It will feature a forecourt canopy with three pump islands, underground fuel tanks, a drive-thru carwash, and associated services.
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
Partial demolition of existing showroom, offices and store and the decommissioning and removal of existing underground fuel storage tanks to provide a new unmanned petrol station including the erection of a new forecourt canopy with three pump islands, communication kiosk,site equipment stores, drive thru carwash and screens,illuminated site pole sign, above ground adblue tank, above ground cold water storage tank, site compound, the erection of five no. Lightning columns and security cameras, services island including a carvac and air point, the installation of 4 no underground fuel storage tanks, a 10,000 litre petrol interceptor, the diversion of the existing underground 300 dia combined sewer and a 5,000 litre carwash interceptor,the installation of an underground attenuation tank,the erection of corporate hoarding,alterations to exsiting access to public road and a landscaped strip.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for appropriately scaled commercial development that compliments the town centre.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 St Columbas Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €85,000 | 160 m |
| 16 St Colombas Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | May 2026 | €226,000 | 169 m |
| 10 St Columba's Terrace, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €116,000 | 180 m |
| 3 Riverside Place, Athlone, Westmeathnot full market price | May 2025 | €190,000 | 182 m |
| 23 Meadow Lane, Roscommon Road, Athlone | Nov 2025 | €246,000 | 237 m |
| 24 Meadowlane, Roscommon Road, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €285,000 | 243 m |
| 175 Battery Heights, Athlone, Westmeath | Apr 2026 | €105,000 | 251 m |
| 9 St. Joseph's Villas, Athlone, County Westmeath | Jan 2026 | €265,000 | 261 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 received16 March 2017
- Decision due10 May 2017
- Decision issued8 May 2017
- Grant issued28 June 2017
- Permission expiry27 June 2022
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