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Change of use to restaurant

23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

Refused

Council decision recorded: August 19, 2026

Applicant
Muhammad Riaz
Proposed works
Change of use
Proposed use
Restaurant

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2 · field: DecisionDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: not supplied → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-19

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 22 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns 23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permission is also south for external signage to existing shop front”

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660354

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Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 4b7b4642b2d1bd95828406dd59f3528b814753cc867440dc109e2074e67750b2

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:17:40.418381+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permission is also south for external signage to existing shop front
Application details
Reference
2660354
Applicant
Muhammad Riaz
Site address
23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Refused
Date received
July 01, 2026
Decision due
August 25, 2026
Council decision date
August 19, 2026
Authority
Westmeath County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-08-22
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-08-19
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permiss...", "NPAD": "change of use of existing public licensed bar at ground floor level to Restaurant/Take Away. Permission is also south for external signage to existing shop front"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "23 Mardyke St Athlone Co. Westmeath N37 R5V9", "NPAD": "23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660354/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660354/0"}

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