Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660354
Change of use to restaurant
23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
Refused
Council decision recorded: August 19, 2026
- Applicant
- Muhammad Riaz
- Proposed works
- Change of use
- Proposed use
- Restaurant
The story so far
Application timeline
Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.
What changed
Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.
Compare the previous and updated values
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: not supplied → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-19
Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 22 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.
Why it matters locally
The proposal concerns 23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permission is also south for external signage to existing shop front”
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Location & nearby applications
23 Mardyke St , 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.
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- the refurbishment and change of use of an existing 2 storey mixed use commercial and residential property into a new café/res…
- 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…
- development which will consist of the construction of a new detached two storey dwelling house, connection to public services…
Documents & sources
Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660354
View council file →- Acknowledgement / Validation Letter
- Application Form - Part A
- Chief Executives Order
- Drawings - General
- Elevations
- Elevations
- Floor Plans
- Floor Plans
- Newspaper Notice
- Notification of Decision
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Planners Report
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Report Received from External Body
- Report Received from External Body
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Site assessment report
- Site layout plan
- Site location map
- Site location map
- Site location map
- Site Notice
- Submission Acknowledgment
- Submission Acknowledgment
Source records and verification details
Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:17:40.418381+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.
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.
- 2026-08-22
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
- Council outcome: → REFUSED
- Council decision: → 2026-08-19
Source differences
- Proposal description: {"ePlan": "change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permiss...", "NPAD": "change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permission is also south for external signage to existing shop front"}
- Site address: {"ePlan": "23 Mardyke St Athlone Co. Westmeath N37 R5V9", "NPAD": "23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath"}
- detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660354/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660354/0"}
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