A design image for an office block overlooking the Ballymahon Road in Athlone. Plan for high-rise Athlone hotel gets green lightAthlone's skyline looks set to have a new addition in the years ahead, after Westmeath County Council last week approved plans for a hotel that would rise to ten storeys in height on the Ballymahon Road. The proposed development was approved for a site at Cloghanboy, just off the N6 Athlone Relief Road, and close to the Athlone Regional Sports Centre and the Brawny residential area. "The anticipated traffic patterns for the proposed hotel development suggest that the overall impact will be less significant than that of the permitted office block. In a decision dated Wednesday last, November 6, Westmeath County Council granted planning approval for the hotel, subject to 16 conditions.

Source: Irish Independent November 14, 2024 19:56 UTC