Auburn Dublin Road, Kilmacaugh (Cooke), Athlone Co. Westmeath
Demolition of two buildings to construct a mixed-use building up to five storeys with six retail units and 21 apartments.
2460476 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 12 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460476
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis development in Athlone involves the demolition of a vacant residential building and a retail building containing a cafe, food store, and butcher. In their place, a part 3, part 4, and part 5-storey mixed-use building will be built, containing six ground-floor retail units and 21 apartments on the upper floors.
- Residential units
- 21
- Storeys
- 5
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 following: the demolition of 2 no. Existing two storey buildings on site which consists of a vacant residential building and a retail building, currently functioning as; the good cafe, unit 1 & 2, auburn, dublin rd, kilmacuagh (cooke), athlone, co. Westmeath, n37 f2p3, ireland ; asian food store - retail unit 3, auburn, dublin rd, kilmacuagh (cooke), athlone, co. Westmeath, n37 f2p3, ireland ; pat smith craft butcher – retail unit 4, auburn, dublin rd, kilmacuagh (cooke), athlone, co. Westmeath, n37 f2p3, ireland, on the ground floor and with vacant apartments on the first floor; and construction of a part 3, part 4 and part 5 storey mixed-use building containing 6 no. Retail units at ground floor with dedicated bin storage and associated 6 no. Bicycle parking spaces. 21 no. Apartments on the upper floors, containing 2 no. One-bedroom, 16 no. Two-bedroom and 3 no. Three-bedroom. Open garden spaces at first floor podium level are accessed via a staircase at the west end of the site for the public and future residents, with 18 no. Undercroft car parking spaces, 40 no. Bicycle parking spaces and dedicated bin storage are located at the rear of the site at ground level. The proposed development will comprise of all associated site works, loading bay for deliveries to front of the commercial units, off street car park, drainage, boundary treatments and landscaping works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynaun, Ferbane, Offaly | Jun 2026 | €115,000 | 120 m |
| 19 Willow Crescent, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Apr 2026 | €255,000 | 149 m |
| 16 Willow Park View, Athlone, Park View | Mar 2025 | €277,000 | 149 m |
| 18 Willow Crescent, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Apr 2026 | €270,000 | 150 m |
| 11 Willow Crescent, Willow Park, Athlone | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 170 m |
| 15 Willow Place, Athlone, Westmeath | Oct 2025 | €267,000 | 227 m |
| 75 Willow Park, Athlone, Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 252 m |
| 56 Willow Park, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 281 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 received12 December 2024
- Further information requested13 February 2025
- Further information received25 June 2025
- Decision due8 September 2025
- Decision issued5 September 2025
- Grant issued7 October 2025
- Permission expiry6 October 2030
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