Residential land off Bower Hill, Lower Road
Athlone · Athlone · Westmeath
On the RZLT map, no permission. On the RZLT map with no live permission for 10+ homes on it
- Site area
- 0.26 ha (0.64 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Townland
- Athlone
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Why this site
- On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
- On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
Planning on this site
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Developers active near this site
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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full
Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Total
- 31
- Years
- 5
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 16 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 15 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Count
- 1
- Radius m
- 250
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Basis | Summary | Days left | Distance m | Deadline at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | event | 2660515: application received — Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand | 14 | 23.7 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 16 Oct 2026; moderngov, 16 Oct 2026; npad, 16 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Note
- The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax.
- On site
- No
- Available
- Yes
Zones (1)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Established Residential: Support high quality residential consolidation and sustainable intensification at appropriate locations in a manner that does not im… |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Constraints
- Buffer m
- 50
- Available
- Yes
- Flood close m
- 100
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Source: constraints, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-15T22:31:43+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,208
Totals
- Homes
- 212
- Sites
- 5
- Started
- 103
- Unbuilt
- 109
- Not started
- 109
- Started pct
- 49
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 3
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites appealed
- 0
Sites (5)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMEATH | 53.42 | Athlone | -7.93 | 207079 | Our Lady's Bower |
| WESTMEATH | 53.42 | Athlone | -7.92 | 2660236 | Our Lady's Bower |
| WESTMEATH | 53.42 | Athlone | -7.93 | 187159 | Lower Rd |
| WESTMEATH | 53.42 | Athlone | -7.92 | 2360361 | existing Marist College |
| WESTMEATH | 53.42 | Athlone | -7.92 | 21646 | Brideswell Street |
Applicants (2)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Wincove Land Limited | 99 | 1 |
| Bower Hall Limited | 10 | 1 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 15 Oct 2026; npad, 16 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 26
- Facility count
- 12
Stops (10)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rd | nta | 8330B455661 | 138.7 |
| Lower Rd | nta | 8330B455521 | 160.8 |
| Castlemaine St | nta | 8330B500201 | 185.9 |
| MacDiarmada Road | nta | 8330B455671 | 187.6 |
| MacDiarmada Road | nta | 8330B455511 | 207.4 |
| Golden Island | nta | 8330B5001901 | 327 |
| Grace Park Rd | nta | 8330B456051 | 347.8 |
| Grace Park Rd | nta | 8330B455811 | 352.3 |
| Bower School | nta | 8330B455531 | 396.1 |
| Bower School | nta | 8330B455651 | 418.2 |
Schools (8)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Path | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMEATH | 63190M | school_postprimary | Marist College | /school/marist-college-63190m | 373.1 |
| WESTMEATH | 63210P | school_postprimary | Our Lady's Bower | /school/our-ladyis-bower-63210p | 381.7 |
| WESTMEATH | 19261J | school_primary | ST HILDAS SP SCH | /school/st-hildas-sp-sch-19261j | 405.2 |
| WESTMEATH | 20073P | school_primary | ST MARYS NS | /school/st-marys-ns-20073p | 544.1 |
| WESTMEATH | 71410T | school_postprimary | Athlone Community College | /school/athlone-community-college-71410t | 549.1 |
| WESTMEATH | 19948W | school_primary | Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | /school/scoil-na-gceithre-maistri-19948w | 887.1 |
| WESTMEATH | 18405C | school_primary | S N PHOIL NAOFA | /school/s-n-phoil-naofa-18405c | 981.3 |
| WESTMEATH | 07722D | school_primary | ST PETERS N S SNR | /school/st-peters-n-s-snr-07722d | 986.1 |
Other sites nearby
- Our Lady's Bower · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Lower Road, (bounding Lower Road & Bower Lane) · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Sean Costello Street, And the Adjacent Terraced Building To the East · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Lower Road, (bounding Lower Road & Bower Lane) · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Our Lady's Bower · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Sean Costello Street, Athlone · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (15 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (16 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (16 Oct 2026); npad (16 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).
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