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Lower Rd , (Bounding Lower Rd & Bower Lane) , Athlone

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 187159

Westmeath - Westmeath County Council

Proposed Development

Planning permission for a development of 55no. residential units with public open space and associated site works including attenuation area for surface water drainage at this site of circa 1.45 hectares at Lower Rd, (Bounding Lower Rd & Bower Lane), Athlone. The proposed development comprises of the construction of 1no 2/3 storey block (facing Lower Road) comprising of 5no 2 bed duplexes, 1 no 2 bed apartment, 1no 2 bed terrace house; 3 no 4 bed terrace houses and 5 no 1bed apartments (with vehicular access through archway to this block to car parking, bin storage & bicycle enclosures to rear); 5no 2/3 storey blocks comprising of 15 no 3bed & 1 no 2bed terraced houses and 12 no 2/3 storey semi-detached blocks comprising of 16 no 3bed, 6 No 4bed & 2 no 2bed houses. Pedestrian access to duplexes & apartments from the Lower Road. Primary vehicular access off Lower Road with pedestrian accesses from both Lower Road & Bower Lane; 2150 sqm of public open space areas including a centralised landscaped area; all hard & soft landscaping, associated car parking, boundary treatments, footpaths and associated site works.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    24 Aug 2018

  2. Further information requested

    17 Oct 2018

  3. Further information received

    17 Jul 2019

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    12 Aug 2019

  5. Decision due

    13 Aug 2019

  6. Grant issued

    30 Sept 2019

Application Details

Location
Lower Rd , (Bounding Lower Rd & Bower Lane) , Athlone
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Westmeath County Council
Floor Area
315474.50000000006 sq m
Residential Units
55

Timeline

Registration Date
24 August 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
12 August 2019
Grant Date
30 September 2019
Permission Expires
29 September 2024

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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177079REFUSED21 Apr 2017

The development of 69 no residential units with public open space and associated site works including attenuation area for surface water drainage at this site of circa 1.45 hectares. The proposed development comprises of the construction of 5 no blocks of 23 no two storey duplexes (2 bed units) over 18 no single storey apartments(8 no 1 bed units & 10 no 2 bed units) and 5 no terraced blocks comprising of 28 no 3 bed houses; pedestrian access to apartments from the Lower Road & the site with access to duplexes from the site; Pedestrian access to Terraced houses from Lower Road , Bower Lane & Site. Primary vehicular access of Lower Road with secondary vehicular access off Bower Lane (serving 4 no units only); 2539 sqm of public open space areas including a centralised landscaped area with stepped access to Lower Road and pedestrian access to Bower Lane; all hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment; footpaths and ancillary works to ground level

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187133N/A18 Jul 2018

The development of 51no. residential units with public open space & associated site works including attenuation area for surface water drainage at this site of circa 1.45hectares at lower road (bounding lower road & bower land) Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The proposed development comprises of the construction of 1no. 2/3storey block (facing lower road) comprising of 5no. 2 bed duplexes, 4no. 2 bed apartments, 1no. 2 bed terrace house, 1no. 4 bed terrace house 1 no. 2 bed apartment and 1no. 1 bed apartment (with vehicular access through archway to this block to car parking to rear) 5 no. 2/3 storey blocks comprising of 19 no. 3 bed & 3no. 2 bed terraced houses, 1no. 2 storey block of 4no. 2 bed apartments and 8no 3 bed & 8 no 4 bed houses. Pedestrian access to duplexes and apartments frm the lower road. Primary vehicular access of lower road with pedestrian accesses from both lower road 7 bower lane: 2200sq, of public open space areas including a centralised landscaped area, all hard and soft landscaping, associated car parking, boundary treatments footpaths and associated site works

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2212N/A19 Jan 2022

amendments to the previous application granted under 18/7159. Retention permission relating to Block 06 consisting of minor adjustments to the location of Velux windows at the front of the property (facing Lower road), relocation of dormer roof windows of units 26, 27 and 28 to the rear of the properties, the addition of opaque windows to the ground floor WC of units 28 & 26 and an increase of the private open space of unit 28 by 35m2.

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2245N/A9 Feb 2022

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2284CONDITIONAL23 Feb 2022

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