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Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2560448

Development which consists of: i) Partial demolition of No.6, Abbey Road Cottages,…

No. 6 and No.7 Abbey Road Cottages Coosan Road , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

New Application

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Proposed use
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: cb6856ced0339534cee06836e416534f669f30b4882f54cd04c21f7672108958 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: cb6856ced0339534cee06836e416534f669f30b4882f54cd04c21f7672108958 · field: FIRequestDate

  3. Further information received
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: cb6856ced0339534cee06836e416534f669f30b4882f54cd04c21f7672108958 · field: FIRecDate

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns No. 6 and No.7 Abbey Road Cottages Coosan Road , Athlone , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “development which consists of: i) Partial demolition of No.6, Abbey Road Cottages, an existing, vacant bungalow. The remaining element will be renovated and incorporated into Block B (described in Item iii(b) below) ii) …” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Location & nearby applications

No. 6 and No.7 Abbey Road Cottages Coosan Road , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

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Nearby applications

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Documents & sources

Westmeath County Council · Reference 2560448

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: cb6856ced0339534cee06836e416534f669f30b4882f54cd04c21f7672108958

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: cb6856ced0339534cee06836e416534f669f30b4882f54cd04c21f7672108958

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:17:39.579347+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
development which consists of: i) Partial demolition of No.6, Abbey Road Cottages, an existing, vacant bungalow. The remaining element will be renovated and incorporated into Block B (described in Item iii(b) below) ii) Partial demolition of No.7, Abbey Road Cottages, an existing, vacant bungalow. The remaining element will be renovated and incorporated into Block A (described in Item iii(a) below) iii) Development of 36no. own-door access residential units split over 4no. blocks: a) Block A is part two storey, part single storey, incorporating the remaining structure of No.7 Abbey Road and consists of a total of 5no. units; 3no. 1-bed apartments, located at ground floor level and 2no. apartments, located at first floor level (1no 1-bed apartment & 1no. 2-bed apartment); b) Block B is part two storey, part single storey, incorporating the remaining structure of No. 6 Abbey Road and consists of a total of 7 no. units; 4 no. apartments located at ground floor level (3 no. 1-bed apartments and 1n o. 2-bed apartment) and 3 no. apartments, located at first floor level (2 no. 1-bed apartments & 1 no. 2-bed apartment); c) Block C is three-storey high and consists of 4 no. 1-bed apartments, located at ground floor level, 2 no. 2-bed apartments, located on the first floor level and 2 no. 2-bed apartments, located on the second floor; d) Block D is three-storey high and consists of 8 no. 1-bed apartments, located at ground floor level, 4no. 2-bed apartments, located on the first floor level and 4no. 2-bed apartments, located on the second floor iv) Car parking, bicycle parking and bin storage provision v) Provision of public amenity spaces and public lighting; vi) Installation of a pumping station vii) Connection to public sewer, watermain and surface water viii) Proposed access roads from the public carriageway and all works necessary to facilitate the development inclusive of road/footpath revisions, boundary treatments and retaining structures, vehicular parking arrangements, SuDS drainage and landscaping; ix) All ancillary site works
Application details
Reference
2560448
Site address
No. 6 and No.7 Abbey Road Cottages Coosan Road , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
September 05, 2025
Decision due
November 10, 2026
Authority
Westmeath County Council

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