Cherryfield House , Battery Heights , Athlone

What’s proposed

Retention permission to retain a change of use from former shop to one bedroom living accommodation and all associated site works at the premises known as

177070 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention permission to retain a change of use from former shop to one bedroom living, received on 11 Apr 2017; permission was refused on 2 Jun 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 177070
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 11 Apr 2017
Observations close: 16 May 2017 (closed 3420 days ago)
Decision due: 5 Jun 2017 · decided 2 Jun 2017
Decision: Refused on 2 Jun 2017
Proposed development: Retention permission to retain a change of use from former shop to one bedroom living accommodation and all associated site works at the premises known as
As published by the register.
Site area: 353 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

Opt out commencement notice CN0083230CC
15 Nov 2021shanbally,, Shanbally Cross, Ringaskiddy, Corkmatched by ref_other_la
Commencement notice CN0041628WH
20 Jul 201819 Church Street, Athlone, Westmeath, N37T2POmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 487887). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/177070/0.

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Cherryfield House , Battery Heights , Athlone

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