Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660515

Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention…

“Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

Pre Validation

Applicant: Xia Jiang
Proposed use: See council description

View council file →Timeline ↓Map & nearby Documents & full proposal

The story so far

Application timeline

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

25 Sep 2026Application received
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256: 82ac346940edfaf05e74f5066d5a1bf90a48ef853e93e8f63e1f78c5e2a5bd08 · field: ReceivedDate

What changed

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

Observed: 30 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns “Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of her existing hairdressers at “Fashion Lady”, Brideswell Street, …”

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

“Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

The marker is the source location, not the site boundary. Open larger map · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Retention Permission is being sought for a stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of her existing hairdressers. The applicati…Under 100 m · “Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. WestmeathRef 2660454 · Incompleted Application
Change of use from class 2 (financial services) to class (medical centre/doctors surgery) together with minor interior altera…Under 100 m · 15 Castlemaine St , Athlone , Co. WestmeathRef 2660468 · New Application
development at this site: Our Lady’s Bower Convent, a Protected Structure RPS No. 224 & 223, in the townlands of Aghacocara a…About 200 m · Our Lady's Bower , Aghacocara and Loughanaskin Lower Road Athlone , County WestmeathRef 2660236 · Permission granted with conditions
development which will consist of the installation of a single-storey café unit comprising two connected modular structures (…About 200 m · The Diskin Centre , Golden Island , AthloneRef 2660227 · Refused
internal alterations to an existing retail shop to accommodate an off-licence area for the sale of alcohol products and assoc…About 300 m · Unit 1 Kenna Centre , Dublin Road Athlone , Co. WestmeathRef 2660211 · Publication Required

Documents & sources

Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660515

View council file →

Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 82ac346940edfaf05e74f5066d5a1bf90a48ef853e93e8f63e1f78c5e2a5bd08

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 82ac346940edfaf05e74f5066d5a1bf90a48ef853e93e8f63e1f78c5e2a5bd08

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-30T08:18:52.282301+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file

Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of her existing hairdressers at “Fashion Lady”, Brideswell Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The application will also include retention permission for an extension to the rear of her existing hairdressers and retention permission for two number apartments on the first floor. Also included in this application is planning permission for the following: (a) Alteration to the first floor apartments which will include the reduction of one bedroom in each of the apartments. (b) An extension to the ground floor hairdressers which will connect the existing hairdressers to the stand alone beauty parlour at the rear.(c) The inclusion of private open space to the rear of the site for the use of the first floor apartments

Application details

Reference: 2660515
Applicant: Xia Jiang
Site address: “Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: RETENTION
Latest reported outcome: Pre Validation
Date received: September 25, 2026
Decision due: November 19, 2026
Authority: Westmeath County Council

Source differences

Source status: {"NPAD": "PRE_VALIDATION", "ePlan": "PRE-VALIDATION"}
Proposal description: {"NPAD": "Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of her existing hairdressers at “Fashion Lady”, Brideswell Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The application will also include retention permission for an extension to the rear of her existing hairdressers and retention permission for two number apartments on the first floor. Also included in this application is planning permission for the following: (a) Alteration to the first floor apartments which will include the reduction of one bedroom in each of the apartments. (b) An extension to the ground floor hairdressers which will connect the existing hairdressers to the stand alone beauty parlour at the rear.(c) The inclusion of private open space to the rear of the site for the use of the first floor apartments", "ePlan": "Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being..."}
Site address: {"NPAD": "“Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath", "ePlan": "“Fashion Lady”, Brideswell Street Athlone Co. Westmeath"}
detail_url: {"NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660515/0", "ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660515/0"}

Source: local authorities / National Planning Applications. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0 where supplied by NPAD. Linked documents may have separate reuse terms.

→ More from Athlone