66 Assumption Road
Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).
Not held yet for Westmeath County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560055 · new house · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030approvedstartedsigned off
- 202221318 · extension · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 2 | Athlone Railway Station |
| Monuments | 5 | R142754; R142789 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 85% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 23 nearby, 880 council-wide
Athlone, file by file since 2021
24 of 25 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 2.
47 files with "Athlone" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 1 | — |
| Porch | 1 | 1 | — |
On Assumption Road: 2 extensions in 10 years; most common porch.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 97 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated68 decided home extensions, 17 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 148 Assumption Road, Athlone 26/60129
- 20.6 ha zoned for homes
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes
- 42.2 ha zoned for homes
- 5Arcadia, Athlone 2660417
- 610 Sli An Aifrinn, Athlone 2660020
- 7St Kierans Community Centre, Tormey Vilas 2660054
- 8Retail Warehouse 2 & Retail Warehouse 3, Arcadia Athlone Retail Park 2660513
- 9Athlone Water Treatment Plant, Athlone 2560537
- 10Clonbrusk Resource Centre, Coosan Road 2660028
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 33 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured38 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 3 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 3
- 20.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 174 m
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 308 m
- 42.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 366 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2025. 87% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 8Retail Warehouse 2 & Retail Warehouse 3 , Arcadia Athlone Retail Park , Athlone No decision yetdevelopment which consists of: (i) the amalgamation of retail warehouse 2 (IGA: ground floor 560m2, first…
- 5Arcadia , Athlone , County Westmeath Approved with conditionspermission to extend existing house. The extension to the west of the dwelling will include an additional 2…
- 48 Assumption Road , Athlone , Co. Westmeath Approved with conditionsconstruction of a semi-detached shed (to the existing shed) at rear of dwelling, dropped kerb and dished…
- 7St Kierans Community Centre , Tormey Vilas , Athlone Approved with conditionsto construct a single storey community social & learning centre and all associated site works
- 10Clonbrusk Resource Centre , Coosan Road , Athlone Co Westmeath Approved with conditionsdevelopment will consist of the construction of a Geodome polytunnel in the Sensory Garden at the above…
- 610 Sli An Aifrinn , Athlone , Co.Westmeath Approved with conditionsalterations with extensions of an existing 2 storey private dwelling to include the conversion of an existing…
- 48 Assumption Road , Athlone , Co. Westmeath Withdrawn or not validproposed development will consist of construction of detached shed and all ancillary site works
- 9Athlone Water Treatment Plant , Athlone , Co. Westmeath No decision yetupgrades to the existing Athlone Water Treatment Plant located in the townland of Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
- 10 Sli An Aifrinn, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 WP77 · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60020 · 293 m
- Coosan Road, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 P8P8 · 10 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 352 m
- 148 Assumption Road, Athlone, Westmeath, N37 X051 · 10 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60129 · 113 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: Assumption Road · 4 applications in 10 years
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clonros · Crèche | 11 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 142 m |
| Chestnut Hill Montessori School · Crèche | 26 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 142 m |
| Athlone Little Scholars Ltd · Crèche | 6 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 142 m |
| Na Fea Montessori Pre-School & Homework Club · Crèche | 18 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 142 m |
| Glasson Pre School · Crèche | 22 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 142 m |
| Naionra Na Cre Duibhe · Crèche | 5 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 142 m |
| St. Kieran's Childcare Centre · Crèche | 24 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 295 m |
| Treasures Island Early Years Service · Crèche | 15 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 386 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Westmeath County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
68% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 52% owner-occupied (council 68%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 237003011
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Athlone NS · primary · 56 pupils · 145 m
- St Marys Ns · primary · 573 pupils · 700 m
- St Hildas Sp Sch · primary · 58 pupils · 839 m
Stops 25
- Arcadia · 763, A2 · 2/hour at peak · 148 m
- Arcadia · 763, A2 · 2/hour at peak · 163 m
- Primary Care Ctr · A2 · 2/hour at peak · 272 m
- Primary Care Ctr · A2 · 2/hour at peak · 280 m
- Athlone Stn · 548, 819, A1, A2 · 4/hour at peak · 482 m
- Athlone · Dublin - Galway, Dublin - Westport · 3/hour at peak · 503 m
- Athlone Stn · 190, 440, 461, 466, 70, 72 · 3/hour at peak · 520 m
- Athlone Stn · 548, 815, 819, 850, A1, A2 · 5/hour at peak · 536 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Athlone NS · 145 m0% pupils (56)
- St Marys Ns · 700 m-2.2% pupils (573)
- St Hildas Sp Sch · 839 m0% pupils (58) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- New house (2560055) approved 2025, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Extension (21318) approved 2022, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Athlone
- Electoral division
- Athlone East Urban
- Electoral area
- Athlone
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 2560055, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
- Not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 3 sites nearby could change: 3 empty zoned plots.
- Athlone Stn (bus 548, 819) 482 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 11 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 68%); 6% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1946–1960; 60% drive to work (council 63%); population up 10% since 2016.
- 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
What the terms mean 5 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |