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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.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 95137fef1491e04a454733fd030ce091d2bcb75a206c1b762e4e9edd1c987130 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 95137fef1491e04a454733fd030ce091d2bcb75a206c1b762e4e9edd1c987130 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 95137fef1491e04a454733fd030ce091d2bcb75a206c1b762e4e9edd1c987130 · field: GrantDate

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.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

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.

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: 95137fef1491e04a454733fd030ce091d2bcb75a206c1b762e4e9edd1c987130

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:06.169186+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
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
Application details
Reference
2660297
Applicant
DA Property Development Contractors Ltd.
Site address
No. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
June 05, 2026
Decision due
July 30, 2026
Council decision date
July 28, 2026
Authority
Westmeath County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 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...
  2. 2026-07-29
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...
    • Council outcome: → Decided...
  3. 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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