Planning application · Westmeath County Council

New roof mounted automatic opening vent over stairwell at McGorisks Pharmacy, 19 Mardyke St

McGorisks Pharmacy, 19 Mardyke St, Athlone

2560094 · WestmeathGranted

0.04 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031

Planning application 2560094 to Westmeath County Council: New roof mounted automatic opening vent over stairwell., New internal fire protected escape lobby, at McGorisks Pharmacy, 19 Mardyke St, Athlone. Granted by the council on 25 November 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 5 January 2031.

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
2560094
Planning authority
Westmeath County Council
Received
8 Mar 2025
Decided
25 Nov 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Mixed_use
Floor area (estimated)
468 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
0.04 ha
Further information requested
17 Apr 2025
Further information received
3 Nov 2025

Proposed development

development which will consist of Planning Permission for (i) New roof mounted automatic opening vent over stairwell. (ii) New internal fire protected escape lobby with minor alterations to fire escape door at basement level. Retention Planning Permission for (iii) Change of use of the existing financial service building (formerly Ulster Bank) to a retail pharmacy at ground floor level (234 sq. m) and doctor’s clinic at first floor level (234 sq. m). (iv) Revised retail signage to the ground floor front elevation consisting of high-level surface mounted signage. (v) New pharmacy shopfront to the ground floor front elevation consisting of a glazed facade including entrance door and removal of ATM and wall section

Planning status

Permission was granted on 25 Nov 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 5 Jan 2031.

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