Apartments 5 & 6, 20 O'Connell Street, Athlone
Retention of the conversion of two ground floor retail units into two one-bedroom apartments.
2439 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 6 June 2024
- Reference
- 2439
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of two ground floor retail units into two single-storey, one-bedroom apartments. The development includes all associated site works.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storey
- 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
Change of use of two ground floor retail units to two single storey one bed apartments and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, 20 O'connell Street, Athlone | Jan 2026 | €360,000 | 6 m |
| 44 Pearse Court, Athlone, Westmeath | Jul 2025 | €107,500 | 45 m |
| 7b, Connaught Street, Bastion Court | Dec 2025 | €167,500 | 47 m |
| 7a, Connaught Street, Bastion Court | Dec 2025 | €167,500 | 47 m |
| 22 The Parade, Bastion Court, Connaught St | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 73 m |
| 29 The Parade, Bastion Court, Athlone | Mar 2025 | €205,000 | 73 m |
| 15 Bastion Court, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 73 m |
| 27 The Parade, Bastion Court, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €271,000 | 73 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 received6 June 2024
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