Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 8 April 2025

Athlone Business Park Kilmacuagh (Castlemaine) TD., and Bunnahinly TD., Athlone

Construction of a new warehouse and garage unit with office space for vehicle servicing and maintenance in Athlone.

2460473 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 12 December 2024

Reference
2460473
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
12 December 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of a new 1,054 sqm warehouse, garage, and office unit designed for servicing and maintaining trucks and vans. The project includes drainage infrastructure, landscaping, security fencing, and parking spaces for cars, trucks, and bicycles.

Commercialwarehousegaragecommercial
Floor area
1,054 m²

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

Construction of a new warehouse / garage unit and associated office space (1,054 sqm total) for the servicing / maintenance of vehicles, primarily trucks and vans. The proposed development will include all earthworks, drainage infrastructure and attenuation, landscaping, security fencing / boundary treatment, car parking spaces, truck parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, and all other associated site development works above and below ground level. The proposed development will include all associated site development works with connections to existing services previously permitted and constructed

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Retail WarehousingRW
To provide for retail warehousing in appropriate locations on edge of town centre sites, which do not detract from the town centre’s retailing function.

National zoning type: Retail warehouse

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.

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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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
143 Meadowbrook Est, Athlone, WestmeathMar 2025€165,000353 m
145 Meadowbrook, Willow Park, AthloneJun 2025€309,654356 m
146 Meadowbrook, Willow Park, AthloneJun 2025€154,827360 m
56 Thornbury Drive, Athlone, Co WestmeathNov 2025€228,000422 m
71 Thornberry Drive, Athlone, Co WestmeathSept 2025€198,000444 m
36 Alverno Dr, Willow Park, AthloneMay 2026€200,000475 m
116 Meadowbrook, Athlone, WestmeathFeb 2025€40,000495 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 received12 December 2024
  2. Further information requested13 February 2025
  3. Further information received27 March 2025
  4. Decision due23 April 2025
  5. Decision issued8 April 2025
  6. Grant issued12 May 2025
  7. Permission expiry11 May 2030

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