The Orchard , Blyry Lower , Athlone

What’s proposed

1. The redesign of the originally proposed 5 no. dwelling houses on original site no's 60-65 inclusive. 2. The redesign of the originally proposed 7 no. detached & semi detached type dwelling houses together with 2 no. duplex apartment buildings on original site no's 66-88 inclusive where it is now proposed to construct 19 no. dwelling houses in their place consisting of 2 no . four bedroomed two storey semi-detached type dwelling houses, 9 no three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of which there are three blocks fo three dwelling houses, 4 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses, 2 no. three bedroom storey end of terrace type dwelling houses with 2 no. four bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses all of which are contained in one block. The redesign of the originally proposed 6 no. two storey semi detached type dwelling houses on original site no's 85-90 inclusive, whereby it is now proposed to construct 8 no. dwelling houses in their place consisting of the following 6.no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of which there are two blocks of three dwelling houses, 2 no. four bedroom two storey semi-detached type dwelling houses (Total 32 units) Proposed alterations to internal access road servicing the above mentioned dwelling houses and all ancillary works at The Orchard, Blyry Lower, Athlone, Co Westmeath

187143 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for 1. The redesign of the originally proposed 5 no. dwelling houses on original site no's, received on 30 Jul 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 27 Nov 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 187143
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 30 Jul 2018
Observations close: 3 Sept 2018 (closed 2941 days ago)
Decision due: 29 Nov 2018 · decided 27 Nov 2018
Decision: Conditional on 27 Nov 2018
Proposed development: 1. The redesign of the originally proposed 5 no. dwelling houses on original site no's 60-65 inclusive. 2. The redesign of the originally proposed 7 no. detached & semi detached type dwelling houses together with 2 no. duplex apartment buildings on original site no's 66-88 inclusive where it is now proposed to construct 19 no. dwelling houses in their place consisting of 2 no . four bedroomed two storey semi-detached type dwelling houses, 9 no three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of which there are three blocks fo three dwelling houses, 4 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses, 2 no. three bedroom storey end of terrace type dwelling houses with 2 no. four bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses all of which are contained in one block. The redesign of the originally proposed 6 no. two storey semi detached type dwelling houses on original site no's 85-90 inclusive, whereby it is now proposed to construct 8 no. dwelling houses in their place consisting of the following 6.no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of which there are two blocks of three dwelling houses, 2 no. four bedroom two storey semi-detached type dwelling houses (Total 32 units) Proposed alterations to internal access road servicing the above mentioned dwelling houses and all ancillary works at The Orchard, Blyry Lower, Athlone, Co Westmeath
As published by the register.
Site area: 9,561 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

Commencement notice CN0049166WH
6 Mar 2019The Orchard, Blyry Lower, Athlone, Westmeathmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 488962). 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/187143/0.

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The Orchard , Blyry Lower , Athlone

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Zoning at the site

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