Lake View, Galway Road, Athlone
Changes to a previously permitted bodywork repair workshop development.
2560192 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 22 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560192
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking to modify a previously approved development (Ref 23/60452). The changes include re-orienting and re-positioning the proposed 630sqm workshop building on the site, along with modifying the site layout, services, and simplifying the roof shape.
- Floor area
- 630 m²
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Official record
Development description
To make changes to the development already permitted under permission register ref number 23/60452 (demolition and removal of 2 no existing bodywork repair/workshop/ancillary buildings and to construct new 630sqm bodywork repair workshop together with associated siteworks, changes to parking layout, drainage and services connections and re-surfacing of the areas vacated by the demolished buildings). The said changes are: the re-orientation of the proposed building on the site and the re-positioning of the proposed building on the site together with associated modifications of site layout and site services and simplification of roof shape.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 St Columbas Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €85,000 | 184 m |
| 16 St Colombas Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | May 2026 | €226,000 | 194 m |
| 23 Meadow Lane, Roscommon Road, Athlone | Nov 2025 | €246,000 | 195 m |
| 24 Meadowlane, Roscommon Road, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €285,000 | 202 m |
| 10 St Columba's Terrace, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €116,000 | 202 m |
| 3 Riverside Place, Athlone, Westmeathnot full market price | May 2025 | €190,000 | 217 m |
| 9 St. Joseph's Villas, Athlone, County Westmeath | Jan 2026 | €265,000 | 222 m |
| Villa St John, Roscommon Rd, Athlone | Oct 2025 | €530,000 | 242 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 received22 April 2025
- Decision due16 June 2025
- Decision issued6 June 2025
- Grant issued10 July 2025
- Permission expiry9 July 2030
In the area
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