B&Q Unit RW1, Arcadia Retail Park Athlone, Co. Westmeath
New external signage and elevational changes at B&Q in Athlone.
2560515 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 21 October 2025
- Reference
- 2560515
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of removing existing external signage and replacing it with new signage on all elevations. It also includes window graphics, trolley safety signage, and updated parking space signage.
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 at b&q unit rw1, arcadia retail park, athlone, co. Westmeath. The development will consist of the removal of existing external signage on all external elevations and replacement with new external elevational signage on all external elevations, changes to elevational treatment including window graphics on the front/southern elevation, trolley safety signage at the existing trolley bays, disabled and parent & child parking signage at the existing parking spaces, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for retail warehousing in appropriate locations on edge of town centre sites, which do not detract from the town centre’s retailing function.”
National zoning type: Retail warehouse
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Churchwood, Coosan, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 190 m |
| 11 Arcadin, Arcadia, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €485,000 | 195 m |
| Coosan Rd, Athlone, Westmeath | May 2025 | €270,000 | 237 m |
| 36 Churchwood, Coosan, Athlone | Jul 2025 | €425,000 | 240 m |
| 26 Caislean Riada, Coosan, Westmeath | Jun 2025 | €361,000 | 284 m |
| 5 Beechpark West, Athlone, Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 300 m |
| 19 Caislean Riada, Coosan, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €345,000 | 321 m |
| 2 Coosan Point Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath | Dec 2025 | €110,000 | 334 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 received21 October 2025
- Decision due15 December 2025
- Decision issued12 December 2025
- Grant issued3 February 2026
- Permission expiry2 February 2031
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
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- Granted110 m away
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207180WestmeathLodged 16 Nov 2020Commercial
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