IDA Athlone Business & Technology Park, Garrycastle, Dublin Road
Construction of a three-storey administration and laboratory building in Athlone.
187021 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 29 January 2018
- Reference
- 187021
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the IDA Athlone Business & Technology Park includes a new 3-storey administration and laboratory building, a service yard, a sprinkler tank, a pumphouse, and an ESB switch room. The building will feature roof-level fume hood flues and air handling units.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 3,966 m²
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
The development will include the construction of a new 3 storey (3,966m2)administration and laboratory building and service yard. It also includes a new single storey sprinkler tank and pumphouse, esb switch room building and car parking provision within the plot demise. The proposed administration & laboratory building will have a proposed parapet height of 21.2m above grade generally but will incorporate stair & lift access to roof also. The proposal will include 3m high fume hood flues and air handling units at roof level.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Altown, Garrycastle, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 171 m |
| 34 Altown, Garrycastle, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €265,000 | 249 m |
| 8 Garrycastle, Athlone, Westmeath | Jan 2025 | €275,000 | 409 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 received29 January 2018
- Decision due25 March 2018
- Decision issued22 March 2018
- Grant issued25 April 2018
- Permission expiry24 April 2023
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