Our Lady's Bower, Aghacocara & Loughanaskin, Lower Road
Approved in Nov 2025.
- 26 Sept 2025Received
- 19 Nov 2025Conditional
- 12 Oct 2029Approval runs out
Planning details
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 19 Nov 2025
- Reference
- 2539
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 26 Sept 2025
- Site
- 2.75 ha
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).
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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…
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11 other applications within 500 m in the last year · 1 open for comments
Open the reportNearby 11 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenCerta Fuel Depot , Castlemaine St Ankers Bower Athlone , Co. Westmeath .
- Awaiting decision“Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted15 Castlemaine St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Withdrawn“Fashion Lady” Brideswell Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Awaiting decisionRetreat Rd , Aghacocara , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnRetreat Rd , Aghacocara , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- GrantedOur Lady's Bower , Aghacocara and Loughanaskin Lower Road Athlone , County Westmeath
- RefusedThe Diskin Centre , Golden Island , Athlone
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- RefusedDun Riada Bonavalley , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedCerta Fuel Depot , Castlemaine St Ankers Bower Athlone , Co. Westmeath .
- Granted92 Sarsfield Square , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- CommencedSaint Mary's Primary School , Grace Park Road Loughanaskin , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnSaint Mary's Primary School , Grace Park Road , Athlone
- CommencedSt Hilda's , Grace Park Road , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- RefusedDun Riada Bonavalley , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnDun Riada Bonavalley , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted15B Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island , Athlone
- GrantedGolden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 2 and Unit 3 Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted10 Castlemaine Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnUnit 2 and Unit 3 Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 9B , Inish Carraig Golden Island , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- RefusedIMC Athlone Cinema , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
- GrantedST. Mary's Place , Irishtown , Athlone
- GrantedGolden Island Townland , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- CommencedLands at the existing Marist College , Retreat Road Cannonsfield , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- Granted6 Saint Marys Place , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- CommencedLissoy , Retreat Road , Athlone
- CommencedSaint Marys Place , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedGolden Island , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnGolden Island , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedNo. 1 St. Patricks Terrace , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- Granted29 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Withdrawn1 St Patricks Tce , Irishtown , Athlone
- CommencedDun Riada , Bonavalley , Athlone
- CommencedSuite 13 , Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island
- Commenced96 Sean Costello Street , and the adjacent terraced building to the east , Eircode N37 H6V2
- GrantedCastlemaine Street and Bower Road , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- WithdrawnCastlemaine Street , and Bower Road , Athlone
- GrantedNo 5 St. Mary's Terrace , Athlone
- GrantedLower Road (boundary Lower Road & Bower Lane) , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- GrantedAnkers Bower , Brideswell , Athlone
- WithdrawnLower Road (boundary Lower Road & Bower Lane) , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- Granteda.c. 0.045 ha site in the service yard of Tesco , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island
- CommencedGolden Island , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- WithdrawnBower Hill , Lower Road , Athlone
- CommencedBrideswell Street , Dublin Road , Athlone
Homes nearby
- For sale8 Retreat Road Manor, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 DD58
- For sale7 Bower Villas, Castlemaine Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 W265
- For sale7 Bower Villas, Castlemaine Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 W265
- For saleCnoc Mhuire, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 RX63
- For saleApartment 20 Rinardo House Ard Ri, Golden Island, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 TW86
- For saleApartment 2 Carberry House Ardri, Golden Island, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 HY10
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 4
- Recorded monument · 3
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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Summary
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.