Planning application · Co. Westmeath
St Mary Square & Link Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Refused 14 Nov 2025
Key facts
- Planning application 2560464 at St Mary Square & Link Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath: To alter existing house on St. Mary’s Square.
- It was received by Westmeath County Council on 22 Sep 2025.
- Status: Refused 14 Nov 2025.
Source: the Westmeath County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
To alter existing house on St. Mary’s Square
to alter existing house on St. Mary’s Square including the removal of its existing link garage and the part of the kitchen behind same and associated changes to elevations, to form an archway and pedestrian laneway to serve a comprehensively revised proposed development of 2 no duplex two bedroom units with 2 no studio apartments below same plus 3 no studio apartments in separate block, all in the area to the south of the existing adjoining buildings on St. Mary’s Square. The proposed development combines 1-storey, 2-storey and 3-storey parts organised around a large landscaped courtyard linked directly to St. Mary’s Square via the proposed archway and laneway and via access for emergency vehicles and waste trucks etc to the link road at east end of site. The development includes boundary modifications, demolition of small rear shed, drainage and underground services connections to St. Mary’s Square services, associated new small sheds/bike stores, plus associated landscaping and siteworks
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath Map
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Planning reference
- 2560464
Numbers and dates
- Estimated construction value
- €570k to €810kOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Refused
- 14 Nov 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Refused
- Appeal lodged
- Appeal decidedGrant permission
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560464 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
- AppealGrant permission · 500372 / 20 May 2026View the appeal record
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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