The Crescent, Station Road, Ballymahon Road
Conversion of an existing building into hostel accommodation with internal alterations and facade changes.
197072 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 21 March 2019
- Reference
- 197072
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will provide hostel accommodation within an existing building. Works include ground and first-floor alterations, installing a lift, developing a second floor, adding an external escape stairs, and making facade and window changes.
- Storeys
- 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
Hostel accommodation in existing building to include: material alteration to the ground floor to provide access to higher floors, including lift; material alteration to first floor; development of a second floor within the existing structure; changes to façade on southern station road to include additional windows, revised elevational treatment and signage; changes to façade on ballymahon road to include additional windows and revised elevational treatment; addition of external escape stairs on northern side elevation 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 11 October 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 February 2023.
Notified floor area: 741 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenina, Southern Station Rd, Athlone | Aug 2025 | €364,000 | 42 m |
| 7 Newtown Terrace, Athlone Town, Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €298,000 | 119 m |
| 20 Roslevin Lawn, Athlone, Westmeathnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €132,000 | 176 m |
| Emmanuel, 1 Ashley Crescent, Ballymahon Rd | Jan 2025 | €265,000 | 192 m |
| 12 St Brigids Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €272,500 | 210 m |
| 6 Roslevin Hall Apts, Ballymahon Rd, Athlone | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 218 m |
| 2 Grovelands, Ballymahon Rd, Athlone | Apr 2025 | €420,000 | 225 m |
| 4 Grovelands, Ballymahon Rd, Athlone | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 233 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 received21 March 2019
- Further information requested15 May 2019
- Further information received31 May 2019
- Decision due27 June 2019
- Decision issued21 June 2019
- Grant issued23 July 2019
- Permission expiry22 July 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted90 m away
Retention of minor internal alterations and permission for the construction of an extension to the rear of an…
Saint Paul's , Garden Vale , Athlone
21571WestmeathLodged 27 Oct 2021Extension
- Granted90 m away
The development will consist of the following: New two storey extension to the side of existing dwelling…
3A Newtown Terrace , Cloghanboy West , Athlone
177093WestmeathLodged 25 May 2017Extension
- Granted110 m away
To a Protected Structure (RPS NO 139) as contained in the Athlone Development Plan 2014-2020. The material…
Grainne Og , Ballymahon Road , Garden Vale Terrace
177172WestmeathLodged 15 Sept 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decision120 m away
Permission is sought to close the existing vehicular entrance from Ballymahon Road and open a separate new…
Lillyput , Ballymahon Road , Athlone
177202WestmeathLodged 10 Nov 2017Alterations
- Awaiting decision120 m away
Permission is sought to close the existing vehicular entrance from Ballymahon Road and open a separate new…
Lillyput , Ballymahon Road , Athlone
187059WestmeathLodged 3 Apr 2018Alterations
- Granted120 m away
Permission is sought to close the existing vehicular entrance from Ballymahon road and open a separate new…
Lillyput , Ballymahon Road , Athlone
187074WestmeathLodged 23 Apr 2018Infrastructure
- Granted120 m away
Internal and external alterations and single-storey extension within enclosed yard to provide enhanced staff…
Athlone Railway Station , Southern Station Road , Athlone Co.Westmeath
2360311WestmeathLodged 20 Sept 2023Alterations
- Granted130 m away
Construction of a free standing single storey bus wash facility, c.162.6m2, plant room c.2m2, water storage…
Maintenance Centre , Southern Station Road , Athlone
2428WestmeathLodged 24 Apr 2024Infrastructure
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedCommercial
Permission for development which will consist of (1) Ground Floor extension to kitchen (2) First floor…
Woodquay Hostel , 24 Woodquay , Galway
18416Galway CityLodged 18 Dec 2018
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
The development for permission will consist of — Change of use of the entire ground floor of the property…
41 Flower Hill , Navan , Co. Meath
2561154MeathLodged 27 Oct 2025
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for change of use from existing Ground Floor Apartment and First Floor Apartment (No.4) and…
No. 4 – F52FK80 (Abbeyview) and No. 5 – F52EC85 , Abbey Terrace (Knocknashee Townland) , Sligo Road Boyle Co. Roscommon.
2360218RoscommonLodged 16 Nov 2023
- RefusedCommercial
The development will consist of modifications to the permitted 125-bedroom tourist hostel granted under…
6-12 (inclusive) Sackville Place and 107a Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
4887/23Dublin CityLodged 30 Nov 2023
- GrantedChange of use
To change the use of the existing Hostel Building to 2 no. individual Apartments, with resulting alterations…
Corofin Village Hostel , Main St , Corofin Co Clare
211123ClareLodged 26 Oct 2021
- GrantedApartments
The development is for alteration, renovation and extension to the existing hostel (Register Reference —…
3 Lyons Terrace , Finsklin Road , Sligo
2660178SligoLodged 11 May 2026
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.