Mixed use · Co. Westmeath

Auburn Dublin Road, Kilmacaugh (Cooke), Athlone Co. Westmeath

Granted 5 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 7 Oct 2025)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2460476 at Auburn Dublin Road, Kilmacaugh (Cooke), Athlone Co. Westmeath: ~21 homes.
  • It was received by Westmeath County Council on 12 Dec 2024.
  • Status: Granted 5 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 7 Oct 2025).
  • Permission was granted on 5 Sep 2025 and the final grant issued on 7 Oct 2025. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Westmeath County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~21 homes

development which consists of the following: the demolition of 2 no. existing two storey buildings on site which consists of a vacant residential building and a retail building, currently functioning as; The Good Cafe, Unit 1 & 2, Auburn, Dublin Rd, Kilmacuagh (Cooke), Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 F2P3, Ireland; Asian Food Store - Retail Unit 3, Auburn, Dublin Rd, Kilmacuagh (Cooke), Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 F2P3, Ireland; Pat Smith Craft Butcher – Retail Unit 4, Auburn, Dublin Rd, Kilmacuagh (Cooke), Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 F2P3, Ireland, on the ground floor and with vacant apartments on the first floor; and Construction of a part 3, part 4 and part 5 storey mixed-use building containing 6 no. retail units at ground floor with dedicated bin storage and associated 6 no. bicycle parking spaces. 21 no. apartments on the upper floors, containing 2 no. one-bedroom, 16 no. two-bedroom and 3 no. three-bedroom. Open garden spaces at first floor podium level are accessed via a staircase at the west end of the site for the public and future residents, with 18 no. undercroft car parking spaces, 40 no. bicycle parking spaces and dedicated bin storage are located at the rear of the site at ground level. The proposed development will comprise of all associated site works, loading bay for deliveries to front of the commercial units, off street car park, drainage, boundary treatments and landscaping works

Location
Kilmacaugh (cooke), Co. Westmeath Map
Planning reference
2460476
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~21estimated from the application
Estimated construction value
€4.0m to €5.7mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Mixed use
Received
12 Dec 2024
Decision to grant
5 Sep 2025
Final grant
7 Oct 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 5 Sep 2025 and the final grant issued on 7 Oct 2025. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2460476 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Westmeath County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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