Office 2 First Floor, Arcadia Plaza, Arcadia Athlone Retail Park
Change of use of a first-floor office to public information and advice services in Athlone.
207082 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 9 June 2020
- Reference
- 207082
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a 433 sqm first-floor office from a hairdressing training facility to offices providing public information, money advice, and advocacy services. The services will be provided principally to visiting members of the public.
- Floor area
- 433 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 office 2 (433sqm) at first floor, arcadia plaza, from permitted use of hairdressing training accommodation with associated offices and studio, to offices for the provision of information on public services, money advice services and advocacy, where the services are provided principally to visiting members of the public (class 2, classes of use, part 4 of the planning and development regulations)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for appropriately scaled commercial development that compliments the town centre.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 2 December 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 June 2021.
Notified floor area: 433 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Arcadin, Arcadia, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €485,000 | 201 m |
| Coosan Rd, Athlone, Westmeath | May 2025 | €270,000 | 267 m |
| 5 Beechpark West, Athlone, Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 270 m |
| 24 Churchwood, Coosan, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 292 m |
| 76 Assumption Rd, Athlone, Westmeath | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 302 m |
| 23 Assumption Rd, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 317 m |
| 36 Churchwood, Coosan, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €425,000 | 340 m |
| 26 Caislean Riada, Coosan, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €361,000 | 347 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 June 2020
- Decision due3 August 2020
- Decision issued29 July 2020
- Grant issued3 September 2020
- Permission expiry2 September 2025
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