44 Connaught Street, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Retention of office use and permission to convert a dental surgery into a two-bedroom apartment in Athlone.
187009 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 17 January 2018
- Reference
- 187009
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for changing part of the ground floor to an office. It also requests permission to modify the shopfront, and to convert a former dental surgery into a two-bedroom apartment across the ground and first floors.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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
1)retention of the change of use of part ground floor to office including signage, (2) permission to change existing shop front on ground floor to provide a separate entrance to proposed office unit (3) permission to change the use of dental surgery to residential use on the remainder of ground floor and on the first floor to provide a 2 bedroom apartment on the ground and first floor which will be accessed via the existing entrance, and (4) all associated site services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of town centres, through consolidating development, encouraging a mix of uses and maximising the use of land.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46-48 Connaught Street, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €1,553,333 | 16 m |
| 44 Connaught Street, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €776,667 | 16 m |
| Apartment 35 Bastion Court, Connaught Street, Athlone | Mar 2025 | €115,000 | 25 m |
| 33 Connaught St, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €145,000 | 26 m |
| 21 Connaught St, Bastion Court, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €220,000 | 40 m |
| 23 Connaught Street, Bastion Court, Athlone | Jun 2026 | €235,000 | 40 m |
| 51 Connaught St, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 59 m |
| 60 Connaught St, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2026 | €135,000 | 61 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 received17 January 2018
- Further information requested5 March 2018
- Further information received13 April 2018
- Decision due10 May 2018
- Decision issued9 May 2018
- Grant issued11 June 2018
- Permission expiry10 June 2023
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