Retail Warehouse 2 & Retail Warehouse 3 , Arcadia Athlone Retail Park , Athlone
development which consists of: (i) the amalgamation of retail warehouse 2 (IGA: ground floor 560m2, first floor 138m2) and retail warehouse 3 (IGA: ground floor 787m2, first floor 103m2) at ground floor, (ii) the demolition of the existing first floor mezzanine level of retail warehouse 2 (IGA: first floor 138m2) and retail warehouse 3 (IGA: first floor 103m2) to provide a new amalgamated mezzanine of 800m2, (iii) provision of a new façade to the South facing elevation, (iv) provision of new signage to the south, east and west façade, (v) all other associated site works & services to facilitate the proposed development.
The application
- Reference
- 2660513 · full record
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,603 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 19 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660513/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660513at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Westmeath County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 30 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Westmeath County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2619 | Conditional | 30 Sept 2026 | 0 | 274 m | Extension of Duration for 1) The construction of a total of 62 residential units consisting of (a) 28 four-bedroom semi-detached houses (b) 6 four-bedroom terraced houses (c) 16 three-bedroom terraced houses (d) 6 two-bedroom own-door apartments (e) 6 three-bedroom own-door duplex apartments; 2) Pedestrian and vehicular entrance/egress from Coosan Link Road to the north 3) All associated landscaping, vehicular surface car parking, bicycle parking, refuse storage, boundary treatments and all associated site development works and services |
| 2660417 | Conditional | 29 Sept 2026 | 1 | 220 m | permission to extend existing house. The extension to the west of the dwelling will include an additional 2 bedrooms and living quarters. The application will also include changes to the existing elevations and all associated site works and drainage. |
| 2660170 | Conditional | 4 Jun 2026 | 1 | 435 m | the construction of new extensions to an existing dwelling. The works will include new front & rear single storey extensions, a new dormer roof side extension, internal reconfiguration of accommodation, and all ancillary site works |
| 2660002 | Conditional | 26 May 2026 | 1 | 276 m | the following: 1. Amendments to site boundaries 2. Amendments to house types A, B, C, I, J & K (No’s 1-17 and 41-57 inclusive), comprising of the removal of the rear single storey ground floor projection and minor alterations to each house. 3. Amendments to house types D, E & F (No’s 30 to 40 inclusive), comprising of the optional attic conversion of the 3 bed houses to allow for an additional bedroom to give the option of a 3 or 4 bedroom house. 4. Minor amendments to site layouts and all ancillary works at Fionnán Mór, Coosan Link Road, Clonbrusk, Athlone. Previous planning ref no. 21/17 |
| 2660129 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 1 | 327 m | construction of a semi-detached shed (to the existing shed) at rear of dwelling, dropped kerb and dished footpath at the front of the entrance and all ancillary site works. RETENTION permission is sought for the front porch, material alterations to the front facade of the dwelling, hard surfacing of front garden area and its use as vehicular parking, widening of the entrance by alteration to the front boundary wall, security cameras to front and rear of dwelling and all ancillary site works |
| 2660054 | Conditional | 10 Apr 2026 | 0 | 355 m | to construct a single storey community social & learning centre and all associated site works |
| 2660028 | Conditional | 30 Mar 2026 | 0 | 422 m | development will consist of the construction of a Geodome polytunnel in the Sensory Garden at the above address, and all site development works |
| 2660020 | Conditional | 20 Mar 2026 | 1 | 383 m | alterations with extensions of an existing 2 storey private dwelling to include the conversion of an existing adjoining garage into habitable space, for the construction of a first floor extension to the side and a single storey extension to the rear, for all associated internal and external alterations, for the widening of the existing vehicular entrance, and for all associated site development works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319951 | — | Invalid | 18 Jun 2024 | 355 m |
| 316644 | — | Other | 10 Aug 2023 | 226 m |
| 315643 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 May 2023 | 320 m |
| 311306 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 Apr 2022 | 382 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
- 25 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Westmeath County Council before relying on it.