GrantedCommercialDecided 11 August 2022

Cloghanboy(Homan and Cloghanboy (Strain) Townlands), Athlone, Co Westmeath

Construction of a major office building up to 9 storeys high with a 3-storey parking deck in Athlone.

22337 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 22 June 2022

Reference: 22337
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 June 2022

Summary

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The development consists of a part 7-storey and part 9-storey office building of over 10,000 square meters. It includes the demolition of an ESB substation, construction of a new substation, a 3-storey parking deck, and photovoltaic panels.

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Storeys: 9
Floor area: 10,137 m²

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a part 7 and part 9-storey office building providing office space, meeting room, staff welfare, reception, service areas and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development includes (1) demolition of existing esb substation kiosk and construction of new substation at eastern end of site; (2) construction of office building (10,137 square meters) comprising block a (7 storeys) and block b (9 storeys) with interconnecting link bridge between first and sixth floor levels and outdoor terrace at sixth floor in block a and eight floor in block b; (3) construction of 3 storey parking deck; (4) ancillary site development works including new entrances and internal access road, car and bicycle parking, water/wastewater services, surface water drainage, hard and soft landscaping, signage, rooftop plant and photovoltaic panels and all other site development works. The proposed development will be accessed from the brawny road.

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

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.

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Built & sold

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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
14 Cloghanboy, Athlone, Co Westmeath	Jun 2026	€325,000	142 m
2 Cloghanboy Close, Cloghanboy, Athlone	Jan 2025	€437,000	155 m
1 Cloghanboy Park, Athlone, Westmeath	Sept 2025	€385,000	254 m
Ballymahon Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath	Sept 2025	€300,000	259 m
Unit 5, Sonas Village, Cloghanboy	Mar 2025	€145,000	275 m
Carra Maple Court, Clonbrusk, Athlone	Dec 2025	€345,000	283 m
3 Cloghanboy, Athlone, Co Westmeath	Mar 2026	€320,000	304 m
12 Whitebeam Ave, Clonbrusk, Athlone	Aug 2025	€445,000	309 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 received22 June 2022
Decision due16 August 2022
Decision issued11 August 2022
Grant issued26 September 2022
Permission expiry25 September 2027

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