RefusedRetentionDecided 12 October 2020

Apartment 5 Flynn Complex, Roscommon Road, Bogganfinn

Retention of a change of use from an office to a one-bedroom ground floor apartment in Athlone.

207123 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 18 August 2020

Reference: 207123
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 18 August 2020

Summary

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Retention permission is sought to keep a ground floor space as a one-bedroom apartment. The space was previously designated for office use under planning reference 99813860 but has since been modified.

Retentionapartmentchange of useoffice conversion

Residential unit: 1

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Official record

Development description

The retention of a change of use from an office to a one-bedroom apartment. The previous planning permission (reference 99813860) designated the floorspace as office use and it has since been modified to a one bedroomed apartment on the ground floor. The address is apartment 5 flynn complex, roscommon road, bogganfinn, athlone, co westmeath

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

CommercialLC

“Provide for appropriately scaled commercial development that compliments the town centre.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Villa St John, Roscommon Rd, Athlone	Oct 2025	€530,000	45 m
9 St. Joseph's Villas, Athlone, County Westmeath	Jan 2026	€265,000	105 m
24 Meadowlane, Roscommon Road, Athlone	Mar 2026	€285,000	131 m
23 Meadow Lane, Roscommon Road, Athlone	Nov 2025	€246,000	131 m
7 Springwell Court, Athlone, Co. Westmeathprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€370,044	148 m
6 Springwell Court, Baylough, Athloneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€334,802	151 m
44 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone	Mar 2026	€295,000	153 m
33 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone	Oct 2025	€350,000	156 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

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Application received18 August 2020
Decision due12 October 2020
Decision issued12 October 2020

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