Westmeath County Council · 2660308
Golden Island Shopping Centre Car Park, Athlone, Westmeath
Under appeal.
- 10 Jun 2026Received
- 31 Jul 2026Refused
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- Status
- Under appeal
- Decision
- Refused · 31 Jul 2026
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1,169 m²
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Alterations to a coffee shop including a new drive-thru
The applicant wants to change the design of an approved coffee shop. This includes adding a drive-thru and changing the outdoor seating area.
- Adds a drive-thru lane to the coffee shop
- Changes external building materials and window layouts
- Adds pedestrian access to MacDiarmada Road and a crossing to Burgess Park
- Relocates mobility parking spaces and bike parking
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
development which will consist of: Alterations to the previously approved application granted under Reg. Ref. 21/93 for the following works: (i) construction of a drive-thru to serve the approved coffee shop; (ii) alterations to all external facades to alter glazing, material finishes, opes, and to provide for a collection point; (iii) provision of signage associated with drive-thru; (iv) alterations to internal layout of approved coffee shop; (v) provision of pedestrian access onto MacDiarmada Road and provision of pedestrian crossing to Burgess Park; (vi) relocation of mobility parking spaces and bike parking; (vii) removal of approved outdoor seating area and the provision of a new outdoor seating area along the eastern façade; (viii) landscaping, boundary treatments, signage, drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660308
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Status
- Under appeal · register status “APPEALED”
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Observations close
- 15 Jul 2026 (closed 89 days ago)
- Decision due
- 4 Aug 2026 · decided 31 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Refused on 31 Jul 2026
- Proposed development
- development which will consist of: Alterations to the previously approved application granted under Reg. Ref. 21/93 for the following works: (i) construction of a drive-thru to serve the approved coffee shop; (ii) alterations to all external facades to alter glazing, material finishes, opes, and to provide for a collection point; (iii) provision of signage associated with drive-thru; (iv) alterations to internal layout of approved coffee shop; (v) provision of pedestrian access onto MacDiarmada Road and provision of pedestrian crossing to Burgess Park; (vi) relocation of mobility parking spaces and bike parking; (vii) removal of approved outdoor seating area and the provision of a new outdoor seating area along the eastern façade; (viii) landscaping, boundary treatments, signage, drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the developmentAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 1,169 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 82 · 500 m · 5 years
- Open23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Open7 Mardyke Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Refused23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedNo. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- RefusedThe Diskin Centre , Golden Island , Athlone
- Withdrawn23 Mardyke St , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- CommencedUnit 42 Athlone Town Centre , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
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- GrantedGolden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath.
- WithdrawnLoughanaskin , Athlone , Co.Westmeath (Former School St Mary's Place)
- Appeal decidedSt Mary Square & Link Road , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- GrantedCerta Fuel Depot , Castlemaine St Ankers Bower Athlone , Co. Westmeath .
- GrantedNo. 6 Main Street/High Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedSaint Mary's Primary School , Grace Park Road Loughanaskin , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnSaint Mary's Primary School , Grace Park Road , Athlone
- GrantedNo.9 Church Street , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- Granted33 Church Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedSean Costello St. , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Refused24 , Court Devenish , Athlone
- GrantedRiver Court T.P. O' Connor St. , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnRiver Court T.P. O' Connor St. , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedAPT 4G Old Bridge House , Strand St. Athlone , Co. Westmeath.
- Withdrawn24 , Court Devenish , Athlone
- WithdrawnNo. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- RefusedNo 8 Strand Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- RefusedSt. Mary's Square and the link road connecting St. Mary's Square to the R446 , Athlone , Westmeath
- GrantedMcGorisks Pharmacy , 19 Mardyke St , Athlone
- WithdrawnNo. 1 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Appeal decidedTownland of Athlone And Bigmeadow , Deerpark Road / Lyster Street , Athlone Co. Westmeath.
- Refused24 Court Devenish , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Granted15B Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island , Athlone
- GrantedGolden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedGolden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedGolden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- Granted9 Garden Vale , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted1-7 Church Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 2 and Unit 3 Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted10 Castlemaine Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnUnit 2 and Unit 3 Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 9B , Inish Carraig Golden Island , Athlone Co. Westmeath
- GrantedNorthgate Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedAthlone Town Centre Mardyke Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Refused24 Court Devenish , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- RefusedIMC Athlone Cinema , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Athlone
- GrantedST. Mary's Place , Irishtown , Athlone
- GrantedGolden Island Townland , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedNo 3 Northgate Street , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- GrantedCourt Devenish , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Granted6 Saint Marys Place , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- CommencedSaint Marys Place , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 24 Athlone Shopping Centre , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedGolden Island , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- GrantedT.P. O Connor Street , Irishtown , Athlone
- WithdrawnGolden Island , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnUnit 24 Athlone Shopping Centre , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- WithdrawnCourt Devenish , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- WithdrawnCourt Devenish , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- GrantedNo. 1 St. Patricks Terrace , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 13B/Unit 13A Irishtown Central , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted22 Mardyke Street , Athlone , Co. Westmeath
- Granted29 Sean Costello Street , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Withdrawn1 St Patricks Tce , Irishtown , Athlone
- RefusedLink Road from St. Mary's Place , To the R446 , Athlone
- Granted30 Mardyke Street , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Granted15 Custume Place , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Refused1-7 Church Street , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- Withdrawn15 Custume Place , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- GrantedAthlone Town Centre , Mardyke Street , Athlone
- GrantedLloyd's Lane , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- GrantedSuite 13 , Inish Carraig Business Centre , Golden Island
- CommencedNo 2 & 3 Garden Vale , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- Commenced96 Sean Costello Street , and the adjacent terraced building to the east , Eircode N37 H6V2
- GrantedCastlemaine Street and Bower Road , Athlone , Co.Westmeath
- GrantedDeerpark Road in Doovoge Townland , through Athlone Showgrounds in Athlone , & Bigmeadow Townland and
- GrantedThe Quay Road , The Strand & River Shannon , Athlone Td and Athlone and Bigmeadow Td
- WithdrawnCastlemaine Street , and Bower Road , Athlone
- GrantedNo 5 St. Mary's Terrace , Athlone
- Granteda.c. 0.045 ha site in the service yard of Tesco , Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island
- CommencedGolden Island , Athlone , Co Westmeath
- GrantedUnit 13a , Irishtown Central , Athlone
- WithdrawnLower Docks , Big Meadow , Athlone
- GrantedIrishtown Court , Sean Costello Street , Athlone
Homes nearby
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- For saleSean Costello Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 N797
- For saleSli Nua, Sean Costello Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 CH66
- For sale2a The Bawn, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 K6W0
- For sale2a The Bawn, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 K6W0
- For saleNo 22 Bastion Quay, Deerpark Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 W596
- For saleB22, Bastion Quay, Deerpark Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 W596
- For sale1 Vico Cottages, Sean Costello Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 VA02
- For saleApt A, St. Peters Port, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 RT22
- For sale12 Fry Court, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 TD43
- For salePump Lane, Sean Costello Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XA61
- For saleCoologoriff, Clonown, Athlone, Co. Roscommon
Appeal
Appeal PL-501983-WH-26 (status unknown), not yet matched.
Zoning
Not zoned in the current plan.
Protections nearby 250 m
No mapped flood area nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 6
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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Summary
2660308 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for development which will consist of: Alterations to the previously approved application, received on 10 Jun 2026; permission was refused on 31 Jul 2026.