Dun Riada Bonavalley , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Retention permission for internal alterations at basement level to include an additional bedroom (No. 8), host bedroom (No.9) and host living area. Overall floor area of 81 sq. m. Previously granted permission under planning reference 22/403 as a B and B facility together with revised onsite car parking, entrance gates, front boundary wall, landscaping and all associated site works

2560480 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention permission for internal alterations at basement level to include an additional, received on 1 Oct 2025; permission was refused on 25 Nov 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560480
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 1 Oct 2025
Observations close: 5 Nov 2025 (closed 318 days ago)
Decision due: 25 Nov 2025 · decided 25 Nov 2025
Decision: Refused on 25 Nov 2025
Proposed development: Retention permission for internal alterations at basement level to include an additional bedroom (No. 8), host bedroom (No.9) and host living area. Overall floor area of 81 sq. m. Previously granted permission under planning reference 22/403 as a B and B facility together with revised onsite car parking, entrance gates, front boundary wall, landscaping and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,855 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 492259). 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/2560480/0.

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Dun Riada Bonavalley , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 26 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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