Ground Floor Bastion Court, Connaught Street, Athlone
Change of use from a management office and creche to three apartments in Athlone.
187190 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 9 October 2018
- Reference
- 187190
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting a ground-floor management office and creche into residential use. This will create one two-bedroom apartment and two one-bedroom apartments.
- Residential units
- 3
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 consist of a change of use of management office and crèche to
- No. Two bedroom apartments and 2 no. One bedroom apartment, all at ground level, and all associated site works
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 16 September 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 February 2021.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Church Walk, Bastion Court, Connaught St | Jun 2025 | €170,000 | 3 m |
| 30 The Parade, Bastion Court, Connaught St | Nov 2025 | €235,000 | 12 m |
| 23 Connaught Street, Bastion Court, Athlone | Jun 2026 | €235,000 | 20 m |
| 21 Connaught St, Bastion Court, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €220,000 | 20 m |
| 29 The Parade, Bastion Court, Athlone | Mar 2025 | €205,000 | 29 m |
| 15 Bastion Court, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 29 m |
| 22 The Parade, Bastion Court, Connaught St | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 29 m |
| 27 The Parade, Bastion Court, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €271,000 | 29 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 received9 October 2018
- Decision due3 December 2018
- Decision issued29 November 2018
- Grant issued31 December 2018
- Permission expiry30 December 2023
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