Our Ladys Bower Secondary School, Retreat Road, Aghacocara
New outdoor sports, recreational, and wellbeing facilities at a secondary school.
21572 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 27 October 2021
- Reference
- 21572
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Our Lady's Bower Secondary School will feature a changing room and storage building, two artificial grass multi-sport pitches with fencing and lighting, a synthetic sprint track, walkways, and biodiversity mitigation works.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of outdoor sports, recreational and wellbeing facilities: a building to provide changing rooms and storage facilities, two artificial grass multi-sport playing surfaces with surround fencing and lighting, a synthetic sprint track with lighting, recreational facilities and outdoor exercise equipment, walkways, boundary fencing, nature trail and seating. Biodiversity mitigation works to include creation of calcareous grassland areas, planting of native trees and shrubs, together with all associated site development and ancillary works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide and improve community, civic and educational facilities and to preserve the open character of institutional lands and the setting of heritage buildings contained within such lands.”
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Wellmount Student Village, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €190,000 | 103 m |
| Apt 24 Wellmount, Student Accommodation, Athlone | Apr 2026 | €190,000 | 125 m |
| 15 Wellmount, Student Village, Athlone | May 2025 | €170,000 | 136 m |
| 19 Wellmount Village, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Apr 2026 | €190,000 | 143 m |
| 44 Retreat Heights, Athlone, Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 199 m |
| Curry, Brideswell, Athlone | Aug 2025 | €62,500 | 202 m |
| 35 Retreat Heights, Athlone, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €320,000 | 234 m |
| Lia Fail, Moor View, Athlone | Jun 2025 | €375,000 | 250 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 received27 October 2021
- Further information requested21 December 2021
- Further information received14 January 2022
- Decision due10 February 2022
- Decision issued9 February 2022
- Grant issued8 April 2022
- Permission expiry7 April 2027
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