Custume Pier, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Conversion of part of an Athlone restaurant into a micro-brewery and artisan stall area.
187058 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 29 March 2018
- Reference
- 187058
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use of approximately 70 square metres of an existing restaurant to a micro-brewery, alongside a small 20-square-metre artisan stall area for occasional use.
- Floor area
- 90 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
Change of use of part of existing restaurant, bar & delicatessen at river level (granted under pprr 98813747) to micro-brewery compromising of 70.0sqm approx brewing local beers (under the dead centre brewing logo) with small artisan stall area for occasional use (2-3 stalls) compromising of 20.0 sqm approx. With both the above generating a tourist/visitor attraction for the locale within the confines of the existing "ritz" restaurant & bar
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 14, Custume Pier Apartments, Custume Place | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 9 m |
| Apt.9, 9 Custume Place, Athlone | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 39 m |
| Tully, Ballydangan, Athlone | May 2025 | €245,000 | 41 m |
| Kilkenny West, Athlone, Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 41 m |
| Ballydangan, Athlone, County Roscommon | May 2025 | €15,000 | 41 m |
| 18 The Walk, Esker, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €371,950 | 41 m |
| Hoylake, Garden Vale, Athlone | Feb 2025 | €375,000 | 41 m |
| No 3 Springwell Court, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €333,040 | 41 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.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 March 2018
- Decision due23 May 2018
- Decision issued22 May 2018
- Grant issued3 August 2018
- Permission expiry2 August 2023
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