Athlone Railway Station, Southern Station Road, Athlone Co.Westmeath
Internal and external alterations and a single-storey extension to Athlone Railway Station.
2360311 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 20 September 2023
- Reference
- 2360311
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves internal and external alterations and a single-storey extension within an enclosed yard to provide enhanced staff welfare facilities and improved public toilets, including a 'Changing Places' facility. Athlone Railway Station is a protected structure, and the works will also include fire safety and escape route improvements.
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Official record
Development description
Internal and external alterations and single-storey extension within enclosed yard to provide enhanced staff welfare facilities, improved public toilets including a new ‘changing places’ facility for the disabled, additional fire safety measures and better means of escape at athlone railway station which is a protected structure, rps ref. 147
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Roslevin Lawn, Athlone, Westmeathnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €132,000 | 61 m |
| Glenina, Southern Station Rd, Athlone | Aug 2025 | €364,000 | 78 m |
| 34 Roslevin Lawn, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Mar 2026 | €304,000 | 160 m |
| 12 St Brigids Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €272,500 | 190 m |
| 7 Newtown Terrace, Athlone Town, Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €298,000 | 201 m |
| 6 Roslevin Hall Apts, Ballymahon Rd, Athlone | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 210 m |
| Emmanuel, 1 Ashley Crescent, Ballymahon Rd | Jan 2025 | €265,000 | 226 m |
| 2 Grovelands, Ballymahon Rd, Athlone | Apr 2025 | €420,000 | 240 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 received20 September 2023
- Further information requested13 November 2023
- Further information received5 December 2023
- Decision due10 January 2024
- Decision issued10 January 2024
- Grant issued12 February 2024
- Permission expiry11 February 2029
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