“The Gap House” , Athlone Road Moate , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

RETENTION Permission is being sought for a change of use of existing public house function room to a restaurant. The public house in question is listed on the Protected Structure's for Westmeath on the NIAH Register (Ref:15317010). The change of use will also include internal revisions such as the introduction of male and female toilets, resizing of existing storerooms and kitchen, the introduction of a new roof to form a communal area. It is also proposed to apply for the retention of additional external signage and minor elevational revisions adjacent to the front facade of the existing building

2660131 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for rETENTION Permission is being sought for a change of use of existing public house, received on 20 Mar 2026; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference: 2660131
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received: 20 Mar 2026
Observations close: 24 Apr 2026 (closed 148 days ago)
Decision due: No due date published
Decision: Not decided
Proposed development: RETENTION Permission is being sought for a change of use of existing public house function room to a restaurant. The public house in question is listed on the Protected Structure's for Westmeath on the NIAH Register (Ref:15317010). The change of use will also include internal revisions such as the introduction of male and female toilets, resizing of existing storerooms and kitchen, the introduction of a new roof to form a communal area. It is also proposed to apply for the retention of additional external signage and minor elevational revisions adjacent to the front facade of the existing building
As published by the register.
Site area: 460 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

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 493233). 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/2660131/0.

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Provenance

“The Gap House” , Athlone Road Moate , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 24 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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