Planning application · Westmeath County Council

Permission and Retention for development at this site at Battery Road, Athlone

Battery Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

2560224 · WestmeathGranted

0.177 ha · Granted · permission to Dec 2030

Planning application 2560224 to Westmeath County Council: Permission and Retention for development at this site, at Battery Road, Athlone. Granted by the council on 28 October 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 7 December 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
2560224
Planning authority
Westmeath County Council
Received
9 May 2025
Decided
28 Oct 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Civic or community
Bedrooms
1
Site area
0.177 ha
Further information requested
30 Jun 2025
Further information received
1 Oct 2025

Homes and mix

  • Creche

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

Permission and Retention for development at this site. The development will consist of: i. Retention of the building located to the rear of the site as a Baptist church including a chapel, creche, office and associated uses. ii. Permission for a change of use of part of the existing Baptist church building to a Sunday school and for renovations and a proposed extension to the existing Baptist Church to form a new chapel and associated uses. iii. Permission for a single storey side and rear extension onto the existing parochial house to accommodate the subdivision of the house to provide a one-bedroom self-contained apartment and all associated site works. iv. Demolition of existing mobile home.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 28 Oct 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 7 Dec 2030.

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