Maintenance Centre, Southern Station Road, Athlone
Construction of a new single-storey bus wash facility and plant room in Athlone.
2428 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 24 April 2024
- Reference
- 2428
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a free-standing, single-storey bus wash facility of approximately 162.6 square metres. It will also include a small plant room, a water storage tank, and associated site works at the Maintenance Centre on Southern Station Road.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 163 m²
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Official record
Development description
Construction of a free standing single storey bus wash facility, c. 162.6m2, plant room c. 2m2, water storage tank c. 4.37m2 together with associated siteworks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenina, Southern Station Rd, Athlone | Aug 2025 | €364,000 | 103 m |
| 20 Roslevin Lawn, Athlone, Westmeathnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €132,000 | 105 m |
| 12 St Brigids Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €272,500 | 128 m |
| 45 St Francis Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €268,250 | 185 m |
| 34 Roslevin Lawn, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Mar 2026 | €304,000 | 219 m |
| 7 Newtown Terrace, Athlone Town, Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €298,000 | 236 m |
| The Manse, Northgate St, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €425,000 | 256 m |
| Coosan Point, Athlone, Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €526,000 | 268 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 received24 April 2024
- Further information requested18 June 2024
- Further information received19 September 2024
- Decision due16 October 2024
- Decision issued11 October 2024
- Grant issued21 November 2024
- Permission expiry20 November 2029
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