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Large residential · Co. Westmeath

Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Granted 7 Aug 2026

Key facts

  • Planning application 2660165 at Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath: ~56 homes.
  • It was received by Westmeath County Council on 10 Apr 2026.
  • Status: Granted 7 Aug 2026.
  • Work started on site on 7 Oct 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Westmeath County Council planning register, as last seen on 25 Aug 2026. Open the council's file

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Council register

The council's register shows: Granted on 7 Aug 2026.

Application details as we last saw them in the national register on 25 Aug 2026.

What and where

~56 homes

to construct 49 no. residential units (comprising of 12 no. 1 bed apartments and 37 no. 2, 3 and 4 bed semi-detached and terraced houses) and a creche, and all associated site development works including 1 no. substation, footpaths, car and bicycle parking, bicycle and bin stores, drainage, public lighting and landscaping/amenity areas at Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The proposed 49 no. residential units will replace 56 no. units previously permitted under planning ref. 22/253, and the proposed creche will replace a creche previously permitted under planning ref. 22/340. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Athlone, Co. Westmeath Map
Planning reference
2660165
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~56estimated from the application
Floor area
3,823 m²
Estimated construction value
€5.8m to €11mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Large residential
Received
10 Apr 2026
Granted
7 Aug 2026
Site start
7 Oct 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 22253 for this site: granted 26 Oct 2022, work started 13 Dec 2024.

    The development will consist of the following: • Construction of 75 no. residential units comprising: 51 no. 2 storey semi-detached and… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 7 Oct 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description

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

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660165 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Westmeath County Council planning register, as last seen on 25 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 7 Oct 2026Work started · Construction of 47 no. 2-storey residential units and a creche (shell and core only) at...

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