Golden Island Shopping Centre, Golden Island Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
Installation of an electric vehicle charging hub at Golden Island Shopping Centre in Athlone.
2560578 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 22 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560578
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a new prefabricated substation building and two distribution charging units within the existing shopping centre car park. This infrastructure will cater for six electric car charging points serving 12 parking spaces, replacing 18 existing car park spaces.
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
A new prefabricated substation building and 2no. Distribution charging units within the existing golden island shopping centre car park to cater for 6no. Electric car charging points for 12no. Electric car parking spaces to replace 18no. Existing car park spaces, along with all associated ancillary site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Irishtown Central, Irishtown, Athlone | Feb 2025 | €210,000 | 53 m |
| 43 Irishtown Centre, Athlone, Co Westmeath | Feb 2026 | €183,000 | 53 m |
| 30 Irishtown, Athlone, Westmeath | Aug 2025 | €204,000 | 53 m |
| 12 Belhavel, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €179,000 | 75 m |
| 18 Elworth Court, Golden Island, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €215,000 | 128 m |
| 11 Elworth Court, Golden Island, Athlone | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 128 m |
| 9 Wolfe Tone Terrace, Athlone, Co Westmeath | May 2026 | €310,000 | 174 m |
| 3 Griffith St, Athlone, Westmeath | Mar 2026 | €216,500 | 239 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 received22 November 2025
- Decision due25 January 2026
- Decision issued22 January 2026
- Grant issued26 February 2026
- Permission expiry25 February 2031
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