62A Connaught Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

development which consists of a CHANGE OF USE from a Beauty Salon with its rear garden to a Two Bedroom Apartment with rear garden

268 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for development which consists of a CHANGE OF USE from a Beauty Salon with its rear garden, received on 20 Mar 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 14 May 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 268
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 Mar 2026
Observations close: 24 Apr 2026 (closed 151 days ago)
Decision due: 14 May 2026 · decided 14 May 2026
Decision: Conditional on 14 May 2026
Proposed development: development which consists of a CHANGE OF USE from a Beauty Salon with its rear garden to a Two Bedroom Apartment with rear garden
As published by the register.
Site area: 182 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 493182). 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/268/0.

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62A Connaught Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 32 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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