Castlemaine Street and Bower Road, Athlone, Co.Westmeath
Demolition of a disused off-licence to build eight apartments across two buildings in Athlone.
22254 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 16 May 2022
- Reference
- 22254
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 May 2022
- Residential units
- 8
- Floor area
- 727.9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing a disused off-licence and rear storage. It will be replaced by a new residential development comprising a five-apartment building and a three-storey building containing three apartments.
- 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
To demolish existing disused off licence premises and rear storage and to construct new residential development comprising two buildings, one at castlemaine street containing 5 no. Apartments together with associated private open space, access stairs and pedestrian areas, the other being a 3-storey building at the bower road end of the site containing 3 no. Apartments and associated private amenity space. The application also includes all associated pedestrian areas, cycle parking, shared open courtyard, waste management and new boundaries/services connections, all as per application documents
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 Sean Costello St, Athlone, Westmeath | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 88 m |
| Apartment 19 Inish House, Golden Island, Athlone | Apr 2025 | €205,000 | 177 m |
| 20 Inish House, Athlone, Westmeath | May 2026 | €255,000 | 177 m |
| 1 St Marys Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 178 m |
| 16 Carberry House, Ard Ri, Dublin Rd Athlone | May 2025 | €212,000 | 266 m |
| Apartment 14 Rinardo House, Ard R�, Athlone | Nov 2025 | €244,000 | 281 m |
| 7 Carnagh House, Ardri, Dublin Rd Athlone | Jul 2026 | €242,000 | 303 m |
| 16 Carnagh House, Ardri, Dublin Rd | Jan 2026 | €242,000 | 303 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 received16 May 2022
- Further information requested8 July 2022
- Further information received28 October 2022
- Decision due24 November 2022
- Decision issued23 November 2022
- Grant issued29 December 2022
- Permission expiry28 December 2027
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