GrantedHousing estateDecided 23 October 2020

Baylough (Bellaugh)/Bogganfin, Galway Road, Athlone

Construction of three three-storey townhouses as an extension to an existing housing development.

207088 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 19 June 2020

Reference: 207088
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 June 2020
Residential units: 3
Floor area: 548.1 m²

Summary

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The development consists of three four-bedroom townhouses over three floors, designed to tie into an adjacent permitted housing scheme. The project includes car parking, landscaping, a new hammerhead turning area, a retaining wall, and the removal of a boundary wall to join the two sites.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Construction of three townhouses (each 4 bedrooms over three floors similar to that permitted under pa ref: 18/7226) car parking and hard and soft landscaping and a new hammerhead turning area. The proposed housing is an extension of, and tie-in to the levels and access road associated with the housing development permitted under pa ref: 18/7226. This application includes all drainage works. The development includes a new retaining wall which ties into that permitted under pa ref: 18/7226 and the removal of the boundary wall, to the west of the application site, permitted under pa ref: 18/7226, to allow the two sites to be joined. The development includes all other ancillary development including underground development to service the project.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Proposed ResidentialR1

“Provide for high quality residential development and associated services in line with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Springwell Court, Athlone, Co. Westmeathprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€370,044	21 m
6 Springwell Court, Baylough, Athloneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€334,802	30 m
9 St. Joseph's Villas, Athlone, County Westmeath	Jan 2026	€265,000	70 m
13 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone	Mar 2025	€275,000	83 m
17 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone	Jun 2025	€215,000	87 m
27 Annesfield Woods, Athlone, Co Westmeath	Sept 2025	€293,000	139 m
33 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone	Oct 2025	€350,000	160 m
Villa St John, Roscommon Rd, Athlone	Oct 2025	€530,000	165 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 received19 June 2020
Further information requested7 August 2020
Further information received29 September 2020
Decision due26 October 2020
Decision issued23 October 2020
Grant issued26 November 2020
Permission expiry25 November 2025

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