St Hilda's, Grace Park Road, Athlone Co. Westmeath
Construction of a new single-storey Day Services Building, sensory walkway, and car park extension.
2560307 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 18 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560307
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of building a new single-storey Day Services Building and a sensory walkway for service users through existing trees. It also includes creating a new pedestrian entrance, a footpath, and extending the existing car park.
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Official record
Development description
Development which will consist of the construction of a new single-storey day services building, a sensory walkway for service users through existing trees, the creation of a new pedestrian entrance and footpath, the extension of the existing car park, and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide and improve community, civic and educational facilities and to preserve the open character of institutional lands and the setting of heritage buildings contained within such lands.”
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sarsfield Square, Athlone, County Westmeath | Nov 2025 | €155,000 | 95 m |
| 16 Sarsfield Sq, Athlone, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 106 m |
| 98 Sarsfield Sq, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Oct 2025 | €182,000 | 144 m |
| 92 Sarsfield Sq, Athlone, Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €210,000 | 179 m |
| 1 St Marys Terrace, Athlone, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 184 m |
| 7 Newtown Terrace, Athlone Town, Westmeath | Mar 2025 | €298,000 | 214 m |
| Emmanuel, 1 Ashley Crescent, Ballymahon Rd | Jan 2025 | €265,000 | 238 m |
| 76 Sarsfield Sq, Athlone, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €191,000 | 253 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 received18 June 2025
- Decision due12 August 2025
- Decision issued28 July 2025
- Grant issued2 September 2025
- Permission expiry1 September 2030
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