Golden Island Shopping Centre, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Extension of the cinema at Golden Island Shopping Centre to add four screens and a restaurant.
2460429 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 6 November 2024
- Reference
- 2460429
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of an extension and upgrade to the existing cinema in Athlone to add four new screens, a new entrance, and a new adjoining restaurant unit. The works will require partial demolition, car parking reconfigurations, and new signage.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Extension and upgrade works to the existing cinema to include internal reconfiguration, the construction of 4 no. Additional screens & new cinema entrance, local car parking, roadway, & hard-standing alterations, the relocation of 33 no. Car parking spaces within the golden island shopping centre car park, and the construction of a new restaurant unit adjoining the extended cinema building. - new cinema & restaurant signage. - demolition works as required to the existing cinema to facilitate the new extension. - all associated site & development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of town centres, through consolidating development, encouraging a mix of uses and maximising the use of land.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the ATLAP 2014-2020 (2014–2025). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Belhavel, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €179,000 | 133 m |
| 30 Irishtown, Athlone, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €204,000 | 142 m |
| 43 Irishtown Centre, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €183,000 | 142 m |
| 11 Irishtown Central, Irishtown, Athlone | Feb 2025 | €210,000 | 142 m |
| 18 Elworth Court, Golden Island, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €215,000 | 179 m |
| 11 Elworth Court, Golden Island, Athlone | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 179 m |
| 20 Inish House, Athlone, Westmeath | May 2026 | €255,000 | 217 m |
| Apartment 19 Inish House, Golden Island, Athlone | Apr 2025 | €205,000 | 217 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 November 2024
- Decision due9 January 2025
- Decision issued2 January 2025
- Grant issued4 February 2025
- Permission expiry3 February 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
EXTENSION OF DURATION for extension and upgrade works to the existing cinema to include internal…
IMC Athlone Cinema , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
243WestmeathLodged 23 Jan 2024Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Extension and upgrade works to the existing cinema to include internal reconfiguration, the construction of 4…
Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
187243WestmeathLodged 20 Dec 2018Commercial
- Granted30 m away
The proposal relates to the development of 2 no. kiosk units of the size 10 sq.m each, (total area of 20…
Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island , Athlone Co. Westmeath
2460420WestmeathLodged 1 Nov 2024Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Proposal relating to the retention of 1 kiosk of the size 10 sq.m, and all associated works located on the…
Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
2460423WestmeathLodged 4 Nov 2024Retention
- Granted60 m away
One illuminated sign replacing the existing internal mall entrance signage to the front of the store,…
Penneys , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
197181WestmeathLodged 27 Aug 2019Retention
- Granted70 m away
Planning Permission for the proposed material alteration and unification of 2 existing retail units (Units 13…
Units 13 & 14 , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
177106WestmeathLodged 15 Jun 2017Commercial
- Awaiting decision80 m away
Change of use from ground floor retail to restaurant use (180 sq.m.) (including extract flue to rear)
Unit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
2660319WestmeathLodged 17 Jun 2026
- Granted80 m away
Permission for the change of use from ground floor retail to restaurant unit. The application will also…
Unit 36 , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
21155WestmeathLodged 29 Mar 2021Change of use
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