Mixed use · Co. Westmeath
Auburn Dublin Road, Kilmacaugh (Cooke), Athlone Co. Westmeath
Granted 5 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 7 Oct 2025)
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
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Planning reference
- 2460476
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
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- 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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