Battery Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Retention of a Baptist church, extensions, a new apartment, and demolition of a mobile home in Athlone.
2560224 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 9 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560224
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of a rear building as a Baptist church. It also requests permission to extend the church, convert part of it to a Sunday school, subdivide the parochial house with a new extension to create a one-bedroom apartment, and demolish an existing mobile home.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Permission and retention for development at this site. The development will consist of: i. Retention of the building located to the rear of the site as a baptist church including a chapel, creche, office and associated uses. Ii. Permission for a change of use of part of the existing baptist church building to a sunday school and for renovations and a proposed extension to the existing baptist church to form a new chapel and associated uses. Iii. Permission for a single storey side and rear extension onto the existing parochial house to accommodate the subdivision of the house to provide a one-bedroom self-contained apartment and all associated site works. Iv. Demolition of existing mobile home.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Support high quality residential consolidation and sustainable intensification at appropriate locations in a manner that does not impact negatively on the amenities or character of an area.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lissadell, Battery Road, Athlone | Jun 2025 | €145,000 | 64 m |
| 15 Saint Annes Terrace, Athlone, County Westmeath | May 2026 | €60,000 | 152 m |
| 60 Connaught St, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2026 | €135,000 | 229 m |
| 1 Connaught Gardens, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €245,000 | 243 m |
| 51 Connaught St, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 249 m |
| 18 College Park, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €219,000 | 268 m |
| 44 Connaught Street, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €776,667 | 271 m |
| 46-48 Connaught Street, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €1,553,333 | 271 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 received9 May 2025
- Further information requested30 June 2025
- Further information received1 October 2025
- Decision due28 October 2025
- Decision issued28 October 2025
- Grant issued8 December 2025
- Permission expiry7 December 2030
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197128WestmeathLodged 21 Jun 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decision130 m away
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