The final Loughanaskin Urban Regeneration Masterplan 2023 has now been published and was presented to the Elected Members at the Athlone Moate Municipal District Meeting on Monday 6th November 2023.
The plan and a detailed appendices is available to view here:
An overview of the entire Masterplan is available to view via:
The purpose of the Masterplan is to enable comprehensive regeneration of Loughanaskin to become a highly sustainable and integrated new urban quarter adjoining the Town Centre of Athlone. The Masterplan gives visible form to this ambitious flagship project to develop an integrated sustainable and resilient quarter where people can live and work.
Importantly, the Masterplan is underpinned by economic assessment and viability testing, as well as an integrated approach to stakeholder engagement, to advance an innovative approach that is embodied in the final design.
The Masterplan is a critical in advancing and supporting Athlone as a ‘Regional Driver’ and providing for future growth and success of the town and the wider area.
The regeneration-led Masterplan incorporates a number of key design components including provision for a new commercial zone that will feature state-of-the-art, flexible and mixed-use commercial office spaces to accommodate a variety of occupiers. A residential zone is also featured within the design concept offering a mix of urban house types to help diversify local housing provision.
Additional features within the Masterplan includes the development of a high quality landing space comprising recreation and amenity space, a distinctive ‘green route’ through the site providing a pedestrian friendly connection between the Town Centre and Old Rail Trail greenway, the development of St Mary’s Gateway which will be a new entrance space to Loughanaskin including community and cultural uses, and a number of active ground floor uses as part of the residential and commercial zones.
This project is funded by Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) to support sustainable development, as set out in Project Ireland 2040.
A ‘fly-through’ video of the scheme is still available to view on by clicking on the thumbnail below:
Artist View of St. Mary's Gateway
Members of the Westmeath County Council Regeneration Project Team with Turley Planning Consultants
The Regeneration Team can be contacted at
Regeneration Project Team,
Westmeath County Council,
Áras an Chontae,
Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath. N91 FH4N
Tel. 044-9332000
Email: regen@westmeathcoco.ie
