Canal Banks, Athlone, Co.Westmeath
Demolition of a shop and warehouse to build eight apartments in Athlone.
22459 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 16 September 2022
- Reference
- 22459
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to demolish an existing shop, shed, and warehouse. In their place, a new development of eight apartments will be built, consisting of three 1-bed units and five 2-bed units, with parking and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 8
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
(1) demolition of an existing shop, shed and warehousing and for (2) the construction of 8 no. Apartments consisting of 3 no. 1 bed units and 5 no. 2 bed units, ancillary bin and bicycle storage, carparking and landscaping, connection onto mains sewer and water services and all ancillary site works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Connaught St, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2026 | €135,000 | 36 m |
| 51 Connaught St, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 60 m |
| 46-48 Connaught Street, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €1,553,333 | 66 m |
| 44 Connaught Street, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €776,667 | 66 m |
| 1 Connaught Gardens, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €245,000 | 80 m |
| Apartment 35 Bastion Court, Connaught Street, Athlone | Mar 2025 | €115,000 | 89 m |
| 33 Connaught St, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €145,000 | 93 m |
| 18 College Park, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €219,000 | 107 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 September 2022
- Further information requested9 November 2022
- Further information received12 May 2023
- Decision due8 June 2023
- Decision issued8 June 2023
- Grant issued24 July 2023
- Permission expiry23 July 2028
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