Our Lady's Bower
Our Lady's Bower , Aghacocara and Loughanaskin Lower Road Athlone · Loughanaskin · Athlone · Westmeath
10 homes permitted, not started. 10 homes granted 05 Aug 2026, expires 04 Aug 2031
- Site area
- 0.29 ha (0.72 acres)
- Zoning
- S1
- Homes permitted
- 10, permission to 4 Aug 2031
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
- 2660236 · Permitted, not started · 10 homes · granted 5 Aug 2026 · expires 4 Aug 2031
- 2539 · conditional · lodged 26 Sept 2025
- 207079 · conditional · 99 homes · lodged 29 May 2020
- 207056 · n/a · lodged 8 Apr 2020
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 2660236 for 10 homes, granted 5 Aug 2026, expires on 4 Aug 2031.
- Has building started at Our Lady's Bower?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2660236.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.42133, -7.92456 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
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 21
Appeals
- Total
- 2
- 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, 11 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 2
Clocks (2)
| Kind | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary | Days left | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | 30 Oct 2026 | observation | 2660515: application received — Retention planning permission and planning permission is being sought. Retention Permission is being sought for a stand | 18 | event |
| permission_expiry | 4 Aug 2031 | permission_expiry | Permission 2660236 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | 1,757 | signal |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 12 Oct 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
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
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Flood close m
- 100
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
Totals
- Sites
- 5
- Homes
- 212
- Started
- 103
- Sites started
- 3
- Unbuilt
- 109
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 49
- Not started
- 109
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (5)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Wincove Land Limited | 1 | 99 |
| Bower Hall Limited | 1 | 10 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 11 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 23
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8330B500201 | Castlemaine St | 95.9 |
| nta | 8330B455531 | Bower School | 250.3 |
| nta | 8330B455651 | Bower School | 257.6 |
| nta | 8330B455661 | Lower Rd | 310.1 |
| nta | 8330B455521 | Lower Rd | 316.5 |
| nta | 8330B455671 | MacDiarmada Road | 378 |
| nta | 8330B455511 | MacDiarmada Road | 393.2 |
| nta | 8330B455541 | Retreat Park | 460.3 |
| nta | 8330B455641 | Retreat Park | 461.1 |
| nta | 8330B456051 | Grace Park Rd | 528 |
Schools (6)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 63210P | Our Lady's Bower | WESTMEATH | 203.7 | /school/our-ladyis-bower-63210p |
| school_postprimary | 71410T | Athlone Community College | WESTMEATH | 437.5 | /school/athlone-community-college-71410t |
| school_postprimary | 63190M | Marist College | WESTMEATH | 441.5 | /school/marist-college-63190m |
| school_primary | 19261J | ST HILDAS SP SCH | WESTMEATH | 583.2 | /school/st-hildas-sp-sch-19261j |
| school_primary | 20073P | ST MARYS NS | WESTMEATH | 750.4 | /school/st-marys-ns-20073p |
| school_primary | 19948W | Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | WESTMEATH | 796.6 | /school/scoil-na-gceithre-maistri-19948w |
Other sites nearby
- Our Lady's Bower · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Our Lady's Bower, Aghacocara and Loughanaskin Lower Road Athlone · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Bower Hill, Lower Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Turner Court, Loughandonning · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Retreat Road, Aghacocara · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Lower Road, (bounding Lower Road & Bower Lane) · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (11 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (12 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (12 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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