21646
CONDITIONALWestmeath - Westmeath County Council
Proposed Development
The development will consist of the following: (A) Demolition of 2 No. single storey dwelling houses and 1 No. domestic garage. (B) Construction of a 4 storey block of 20 No. apartments to accommodate 4 No. 1 bedroom and 16 No. 2 bedroom units along with the construction of a semi basement car park with provision of 19 car parking spaces, amenity space, communal open space, bicycle parking, bin storage and all ancillary site works. (C) Construction of a stand-alone 3 storey block of 6 No. 1 bedroom apartments and all ancillary site works
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Application received
6 Dec 2021
Further information requested
8 Feb 2022
Further information received
11 Aug 2022
Decision: CONDITIONAL
6 Sept 2022
Decision due
7 Sept 2022
Appeal submitted
30 Sept 2022
Appeal decided: MODIFIED
16 Jan 2024
Application Details
- Location
- Brideswell Street , Dublin Road , Athlone
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Westmeath County Council
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 6 December 2021
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 6 September 2022
- Permission Expires
- 15 January 2029
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-314726-22
- Decision
- MODIFIED
- Submitted
- 30 September 2022
- Decided
- 16 January 2024
Location
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