Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660297
The refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and…
No. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
Permission granted with conditions
Council decision recorded: July 28, 2026
- Applicant
- DA Property Development Contractors Ltd.
- Proposed use
- See council description
The story so far
Application timeline
Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.
- Application received
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NPAD · source SHA-256:
95137fef1491e04a· field: ReceivedDate454733fd030ce091 d2bcb75a206c1b76 2e4e9edd1c987130 - Council decisionGranted with conditions
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NPAD · source SHA-256:
95137fef1491e04a· field: DecisionDate454733fd030ce091 d2bcb75a206c1b76 2e4e9edd1c987130 - Grant recorded
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NPAD · source SHA-256:
95137fef1491e04a· field: GrantDate454733fd030ce091 d2bcb75a206c1b76 2e4e9edd1c987130
What changed
Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.
Compare the previous and updated values
Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-07-28
Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 12 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.
Why it matters locally
The proposal concerns No. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “the refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and residential property into a new café/restaurant over two floors. Works to include the construction of a new single-storey extension to …”
The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.
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Location & nearby applications
No. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
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Nearby applications
Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.
- The Building is a Protected Structure, RPS No. 164 & NIAH Ref: 15009181. The development which will consist of the change of…
- development which will consist of: Alterations to the previously approved application granted under Reg. Ref. 21/93 for the f…
- change of use from ground floor retail to restaurant use (180 sq.m.) (including extract flue to rear)
- development which will consist of the installation of a single-storey café unit comprising two connected modular structures (…
- retention permission for a single storey flat roof extension to an existing dwelling including the conversion of existing out…
Documents & sources
Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660297
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Source records and verification details
Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 95137fef1491e04a
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:06.169186+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.
Full description from the council file
Application details
All recorded updates to this application
Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.
- 2026-06-24
- Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
- Proposal description: The refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and residential pro... → the refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and residential pro...
- 2026-07-29
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...
- Council outcome: → Decided...
- 2026-08-12
- Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE
- Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL
- Council decision: → 2026-07-28
Source differences
- Source status: {"ePlan": "DECISION MADE", "NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED"}
- Proposal description: {"ePlan": "the refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and residential pro...", "NPAD": "the refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and residential property into a new café/restaurant over two floors. Works to include the construction of a new single-storey extension to the rear; all associated internal and external alterations to provide new servery, seating areas, kitchen, toilets, associated ancillary accommodation, and new shopfront to the front façade; external landscaping; and all ancillary site development works"}
- Site address: {"ePlan": "No. 1 Sean Costello Street Athlone Co. Westmeath N37 F2N5", "NPAD": "No. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath"}
- detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660297/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660297/0"}
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