Our Lady's Bower Convent , Aghacocara , Lower Road
- 8 Apr 2020Received
- 13 May 2020Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2.75 ha
What’s proposed
a) Change of use of the old 1889 Convent Building (Our Lady's Bower) and later 1960s extension from convent and boarding school to library and residential apartments; 11 three-bedroom, 28 two-bedroom, 15 one-bedroom, six studios, 64 car park spaces (three for disabled). An 1889 Convent Building (Our Lady's Bower) is a protected structure (ref 224) and Entrance gateway - Our Lady's Bower is a protected structure (ref 223). b) Material changes to the elevations of the existing 1960s building. c) New residential apartment block extension to the north-west side of the existing 1960s building; consists of: 3 three-bedroom, 3 two-bedroom, one 1-bedroom, one studio, seven carpark spaces (one for disabled), waste recycle bin storage and bicycle storage at the ground level. d) New residential apartment block on the old tennis courtyards at the south-east part of the site, consisting of 20 two-bedroom and 4 one-bedroom, 32 carpark spaces (two for disabled). e) all ancillary site works at the curtilage of Our Lady's Bower Convent, Aghacocara, Lower Road, Athlone
207056 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for a) Change of use of the old 1889 Convent Building (Our Lady's Bower) and later 1960s, received on 8 Apr 2020; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 207056
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 8 Apr 2020
- Observations close
- 13 May 2020 (closed 2327 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- a) Change of use of the old 1889 Convent Building (Our Lady's Bower) and later 1960s extension from convent and boarding school to library and residential apartments; 11 three-bedroom, 28 two-bedroom, 15 one-bedroom, six studios, 64 car park spaces (three for disabled). An 1889 Convent Building (Our Lady's Bower) is a protected structure (ref 224) and Entrance gateway - Our Lady's Bower is a protected structure (ref 223). b) Material changes to the elevations of the existing 1960s building. c) New residential apartment block extension to the north-west side of the existing 1960s building; consists of: 3 three-bedroom, 3 two-bedroom, one 1-bedroom, one studio, seven carpark spaces (one for disabled), waste recycle bin storage and bicycle storage at the ground level. d) New residential apartment block on the old tennis courtyards at the south-east part of the site, consisting of 20 two-bedroom and 4 one-bedroom, 32 carpark spaces (two for disabled). e) all ancillary site works at the curtilage of Our Lady's Bower Convent, Aghacocara, Lower Road, AthloneAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.75 ha 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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Show all 53
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- WithdrawnDun Riada Bonavalley , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
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- WithdrawnGolden Island , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
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- Granted29 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
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- CommencedDun Riada , Bonavalley , Athlone
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- WithdrawnCastlemaine Street , and Bower Road , Athlone
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- GrantedLower Road (boundary Lower Road & Bower Lane) , Athlone , Co Westmeath
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- WithdrawnLower Road (boundary Lower Road & Bower Lane) , Athlone , Co Westmeath
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- CommencedGolden Island , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- WithdrawnBower Hill , Lower Road , Athlone
- Appeal decidedBrideswell Street , Dublin Road , Athlone
- GrantedOur Ladys Bower Secondary School , Retreat Road , Aghacocara
- GrantedIrishtown Court , Sean Costello Street , Athlone
- GrantedLower Road , Retreat , Athlone
- GrantedLissoy , Retreat Road , Athlone
Homes nearby
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- SoldTrax, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 490894). 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/207056/0.
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