Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 30 September 2024

Main Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath

Merging of two Main Street properties for a retail unit, a duplex, and a rear apartment in Moate.

2460174 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 21 May 2024

Reference
2460174
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
21 May 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves merging two attached properties to create one ground-floor retail unit with a new shopfront. It includes the demolition of a rear extension to build a new two-storey extension, converting the upper floors into a duplex apartment, and rebuilding a derelict outbuilding into a self-contained apartment.

Change of useretailapartmentstown centredemolition
Residential units
2

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

  • Development which consists of
  • The merging of two attached properties along main street to incorporate one ground floor retail unit, the merging of two shop fronts into one single shopfront and associated signage and associated internal amendments
  • The demolition of existing two storey extension and construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the property
  • The change of use on the first and second floors from commercial to residential and merging in to a single duplex apartment
  • The demolition, rebuilding and extension of existing derelict outbuilding (forge building), to the rear of the property, to self-contained apartment unit
  • The partial demolition and rebuilding of existing stone boundary wall to the rear of the property and all ancillary site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseUC
Provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of town centres, through consolidating development, encouraging a mix of uses and maximising the use of land.

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Moate (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Bo Allens Bar, Main St, MoateMay 2026€300,000100 m
The Village, Mount Temple, Moateprice excludes VATMar 2025€754,229186 m
35 Gort An Locha, Moatenot full market price · price excludes VATJul 2025€290,436186 m
15 Gort An Locha, Moatenot full market price · price excludes VATApr 2025€290,436186 m
Carn Park, Mount Temple, MoateMay 2025€235,000186 m
1 Gort An Locha, Moatenot full market price · price excludes VATJun 2025€290,436186 m
5 Carraig Oir, Turnpike Coner, MoateApr 2025€165,000186 m
24 Gort An Locha, Moate, Co. Westmeathprice excludes VATFeb 2025€292,511186 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

  1. Application received21 May 2024
  2. Further information requested26 June 2024
  3. Further information received27 August 2024
  4. Decision due3 October 2024
  5. Decision issued30 September 2024
  6. Grant issued4 November 2024
  7. Permission expiry3 November 2029

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