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Westmeath County Council · 2539

Our Lady's Bower, Aghacocara & Loughanaskin, Lower Road

  1. 26 Sept 2025Received
  2. 19 Nov 2025Conditional
  3. 12 Oct 2029Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 19 Nov 2025
Council
Westmeath County Council
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Site
2.75 ha
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What’s proposed

EXTENSION of DURATION for 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; 8 three-bed, 25 two-bed, 14 one-bed, five studios, 64 carpark spaces (three for dis). 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-bed, 3 two-bed, 1 one-bed 1 studio, seven carpark spaces (one for dis.), 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, consist of 20 two-bed and 4 one-bed, 32 carpark spaces (two for dis.) e) all ancillary site works at the curtilage of Our Lady's Bower Convent

2539 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for eXTENSION of DURATION for a) Change of use of the old 1889 Convent Building (Our Lady's, received on 26 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 19 Nov 2025.

Planning details

Reference
2539
Local authority
Westmeath County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
26 Sept 2025
Observations close
31 Oct 2025 (closed 333 days ago)
Decision due
20 Nov 2025 · decided 19 Nov 2025
Decision
Conditional on 19 Nov 2025
Proposed development
EXTENSION of DURATION for 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; 8 three-bed, 25 two-bed, 14 one-bed, five studios, 64 carpark spaces (three for dis). 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-bed, 3 two-bed, 1 one-bed 1 studio, seven carpark spaces (one for dis.), 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, consist of 20 two-bed and 4 one-bed, 32 carpark spaces (two for dis.) e) all ancillary site works at the curtilage of Our Lady's Bower Convent
As 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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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.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 4
      Marist College; Our Lady's Bower; Our Lady's Bower
    • Recorded monument · 3
      R142728; R142754; Ritual site - holy well

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 491862). 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/2539/0.

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