Apartment 5 Flynn Complex, Roscommon Road Bogganfin, Athlone Co Westmeath
Retention of a ground floor office conversion into a one-bedroom apartment in Athlone.
2360301 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 13 September 2023
- Reference
- 2360301
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a ground floor office space into a one-bedroom apartment at the Flynn Complex, Roscommon Road, Athlone.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
Retention permission for change of use from a ground floor office to a ground floor 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
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 147 m |
| 6 Springwell Court, Baylough, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €334,802 | 150 m |
| 44 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €295,000 | 153 m |
| 33 Annsfield Woods, Baylough, Athlone | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 156 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 received13 September 2023
- Decision due7 November 2023
- Decision issued2 November 2023
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