Certa Fuel Depot, Castlemaine St Ankers Bower Athlone, Co. Westmeath .
Retention of fuel sales, advertising signage, and services at an existing fuel depot.
2560453 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 16 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560453
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for fuel sales from an existing office and storage structure in Athlone. The application also covers multiple advertising and signage structures, an air and water services unit, and a gas cylinder forecourt display.
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
Retention permission for fuel sales from existing office/storage structure, 1no main i. D price advertising structure, 1no freestanding advertising signage structure, 4no other signage structures, 1no air/water services unit, and gas cylinder forecourt display/storage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for Enterprise & Employment and related uses including industrial and service uses including compatible uses such as office and distribution.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Carberry House, Ard Ri, Dublin Rd Athlone | May 2025 | €212,000 | 95 m |
| Apartment 14 Rinardo House, Ard R�, Athlone | Nov 2025 | €244,000 | 108 m |
| 16 Carnagh House, Ardri, Dublin Rd | Jan 2026 | €242,000 | 133 m |
| 7 Carnagh House, Ardri, Dublin Rd Athlone | Jul 2026 | €242,000 | 133 m |
| 10 Portanure House, Ard Ri, Old Dublin Rd | May 2025 | €232,000 | 162 m |
| 8 Portanure House, Ardri, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 162 m |
| 12 Portanure House Adri, Brideswell St, Athlone | Jun 2025 | €261,000 | 162 m |
| 9 Ankers Court, Dublin Rd, Athlone | Jan 2026 | €180,000 | 172 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 received16 September 2025
- Further information requested10 November 2025
- Further information received5 May 2026
- Decision due25 June 2026
- Decision issued17 June 2026
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