Our Lady's Bower
Our Lady's Bower , Aghacocara & Loughanaskin , Lower Road · Loughanaskin · Athlone · Westmeath
99 homes permitted, not started. 99 homes granted 30 Aug 2021, expires 12 Oct 2029
- Site area
- 2.75 ha (6.79 acres)
- Zoning
- S1
- Homes permitted
- 99, permission to 12 Oct 2029
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
- 207079 · Permitted, not started · 99 homes · granted 30 Aug 2021 · expires 12 Oct 2029
- 2660236 · conditional · 10 homes · lodged 9 May 2026
- 2539 · conditional · lodged 26 Sept 2025
- 2284 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 23 Feb 2022
- 2245 · n/a · lodged 9 Feb 2022
- 2212 · n/a · lodged 19 Jan 2022
- 207056 · n/a · lodged 8 Apr 2020
- 187159 · conditional · 55 homes · lodged 24 Aug 2018
- 187133 · n/a · 51 homes · lodged 18 Jul 2018
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
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Questions about Our Lady's Bower
- When does the planning permission at Our Lady's Bower expire?
- Its planning permission 207079 for 99 homes, granted 30 Aug 2021, expires on 12 Oct 2029.
- Has building started at Our Lady's Bower?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 207079.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.42213, -7.92606 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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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
- 24
- 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, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Count
- 2
- Radius m
- 250
Clocks (2)
| Kind | Basis | Summary | Days left | Deadline at | Deadline kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | event | 2660515: application received — Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand | 17 | 30 Oct 2026 | observation |
| permission_expiry | signal | Permission 207079 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | 1,095 | 12 Oct 2029 | permission_expiry |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 13 Oct 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- On site
- No
- Available
- Yes
Zones (1)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Third-level education | Reserved for third-level education institutions. | Community, Educational & Institutional: Protect, provide and improve community, civic and educational facilities and to preserve the open character of instit… |
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
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| niah | 3 | NIAH-recorded building |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
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, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 25
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (10)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemaine St | nta | 8330B500201 | 147.7 |
| Lower Rd | nta | 8330B455661 | 175.8 |
| Lower Rd | nta | 8330B455521 | 182.8 |
| Bower School | nta | 8330B455531 | 278.2 |
| Bower School | nta | 8330B455651 | 299.3 |
| MacDiarmada Road | nta | 8330B455671 | 302.3 |
| MacDiarmada Road | nta | 8330B455511 | 321.1 |
| Grace Park Rd | nta | 8330B456051 | 394.3 |
| Grace Park Rd | nta | 8330B455811 | 403.8 |
| Golden Island | nta | 8330B5001901 | 446.4 |
Schools (6)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Path | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMEATH | 63210P | school_postprimary | Our Lady's Bower | /school/our-ladyis-bower-63210p | 262.4 |
| WESTMEATH | 63190M | school_postprimary | Marist College | /school/marist-college-63190m | 336.6 |
| WESTMEATH | 71410T | school_postprimary | Athlone Community College | /school/athlone-community-college-71410t | 440 |
| WESTMEATH | 19261J | school_primary | ST HILDAS SP SCH | /school/st-hildas-sp-sch-19261j | 449.9 |
| WESTMEATH | 20073P | school_primary | ST MARYS NS | /school/st-marys-ns-20073p | 616.5 |
| WESTMEATH | 19948W | school_primary | Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | /school/scoil-na-gceithre-maistri-19948w | 787.6 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off Bower Hill, Lower Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- 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 Lower Road, (bounding Lower Road & Bower Lane) · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Our Lady's Bower, Aghacocara and Loughanaskin Lower Road Athlone · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Mixed-use land off Glenavon Terrace, Athlone · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (27 Sept 2026); consult (13 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (13 Oct 2026); npad (12 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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