Planning application · Westmeath County Council

Extension to the existing glazed atrium by 430m2 to accommodate additional

Fernhill Garden Centre, Ballymahon Road (with frontage on Garnafaile Road), Athlone

2460495 · WestmeathGranted

3.42 ha · Granted · permission to Jun 2030

Planning application 2460495 to Westmeath County Council: Extension to the existing glazed atrium by 430m2 to accommodate additional plant display and seasonal planting, at Fernhill Garden Centre, Ballymahon Road. Granted by the council on 26 May 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 26 June 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2460495
Planning authority
Westmeath County Council
Received
20 Dec 2024
Decided
26 May 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Mixed_use
Floor area (estimated)
2,031 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
3.42 ha
Further information requested
18 Feb 2025
Further information received
29 Apr 2025

Proposed development

extension to the existing glazed atrium by 430m2 to accommodate additional plant display and seasonal planting, construct an extension of 905m2 adjoining north side of existing atrium to be used for additional houseplants, silk plant, dry and fresh flower display and outdoor furniture display and provision for demonstrations and training, construct a 325m2 retractable – roofed outdoor heavily planted seating and kids play area at east end of existing café area, construct a 376m2 timber clad pavilion for expansion of garden care, fertilizers, seeds and bulbs, retention permission for existing roofed area at west end of existing café and associated staff / back of house spaces and the change to originally permitted roof profile, retention permission for the 10 no display log cabins at north-west corner of the site, to demolish part of the old stores at stone administration building and to construct 135m2 admin/office extension to same, together with proposed new open yard area at north part of site, plus all associated site works, landscaping, underground services connections and extension to existing public car park at front part of site and the repositioning of existing lightweight canopy structures to make way for the proposed extensions, removal of existing storage building near existing house and sundry adjustments to existing site roads and landscape features

Planning status

Permission was granted on 26 May 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 26 Jun 2030.

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