Planning near you · Westmeath · Ref 2660319
Change of use to restaurant
Unit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre, Golden Island Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Final grant
Council decision recorded: August 10, 2026
- Applicant
- Int Inv (I) GP Ltd
- Proposed works
- Change of use
- Proposed use
- Restaurant
The story so far
Application timeline
Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.
- Application received
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
f8b6d6071b534e8f· field: ReceivedDatee566a1e26fe596f6 18e461a819205219 1e8e2d4f9d646699 - Council decisionGranted with conditions
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
f8b6d6071b534e8f· field: DecisionDatee566a1e26fe596f6 18e461a819205219 1e8e2d4f9d646699 - Grant recorded
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
f8b6d6071b534e8f· field: GrantDatee566a1e26fe596f6 18e461a819205219 1e8e2d4f9d646699
What changed
Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.
Compare the previous and updated values
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: not supplied → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-10
Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 12 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.
Why it matters locally
The proposal concerns Unit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath. Proposal excerpt: “change of use from ground floor retail to restaurant use (180 sq.m.) (including extract flue to rear)”
Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.
Location & nearby applications
Unit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath
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Nearby applications
Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.
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Documents & sources
Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660319
View council file →- Acknowledgement / Validation Letter
- Application - Cover Letter
- Application Form - Part A
- Chief Executives Order
- Elevations
- Final Grant
- Floor Plans
- Floor Plans
- Newspaper Notice
- Notification of Decision
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Planners Report
- Report Received from External Body
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Sections
- Site layout plan
- Site location map
- Site location map
- Site Notice
- Submission Acknowledgment
Source records and verification details
Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: f8b6d6071b534e8f
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:00.026799+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.
Full description from the council file
Application details
All recorded updates to this application
Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.
- 2026-07-01
- Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
- 2026-08-12
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
- Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
- Council decision: → 2026-08-10
Source differences
- Source status: {"ePlan": "DECISION MADE", "NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED"}
- Proposal description: {"ePlan": "change of use from ground floor retail to restaurant use (180 sq.m.) (including extract flue to rea...", "NPAD": "change of use from ground floor retail to restaurant use (180 sq.m.) (including extract flue to rear)"}
- Site address: {"ePlan": "Unit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre, Golden Island, Athlone Co. Westmeath, N37 YK09", "NPAD": "Unit 36 Golden Island Shopping Centre , Golden Island Athlone , Co. Westmeath"}
- detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660319/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660319/0"}
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