The Diskin Centre, Golden Island, Athlone
Planning application 2660227
DecisionRefused
Decided29 June 2026
Application typePERMISSION
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Nearby precedent
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- 177155Planning Permission to construct an extension at ground floor and first floor level to the rear of existing two storey dwelling house and to change windows to the front and rear of dwelling and all associated site works / 0.1 km away / 10 January 2018Refused
- 177015Planning Permission for (1) the sub division of existing retail unit 4D to accomodate additional First Floor office space (2) for minor alterations to existing elevations to include additional windows and signage (3) for minor alterations to existing site layout to include additional car park spaces, new entrance security gates and signage and all necessary ancillary siteworks / 0.2 km away / 23 May 2017Refused
- 177110Change of use of ground floor Unit 4(a) from retail warehouse use to office use together with internal associated alterations, additional toilets plus minor alterations to existing site layout to include additional car park spaces, new entrance security gates and all necessary ancillary site works / 0.2 km away / 14 August 2017Refused
- 243EXTENSION OF DURATION for 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. / 0.2 km away / 14 March 2024Refused
- 2560634A stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of existing hairdressers. The application will also include retention permission for an extension to the rear of her existing hairdressers and retention permission for two number apartments on the first floor. / 0.2 km away / 20 February 2026Refused
- 22578Planning Permission to construct 2 townhouses together with associated site development works, site landscaping, new boundary treatments and drainage/services connections at the Link Road from St. Mary's Place to the R446, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. / 0.3 km away / 31 July 2023Refused
- 2560464To alter existing house on St. Mary’s Square including the removal of its existing link garage and the part of the kitchen behind same and associated changes to elevations, to form an archway and pedestrian laneway to serve a comprehensively revised proposed development of 2 no duplex two bedroom units with 2 no studio apartments below same plus 3 no studio apartments in separate block, all in the area to the south of the existing adjoining buildings on St. Mary’s Square. The proposed development combines 1-storey, 2-storey and 3-storey parts organised around a large landscaped courtyard linked directly to St. Mary’s Square via the proposed archway and laneway and via access for emergency vehicles and waste trucks etc to the link road at east end of site. The development includes boundary modifications, demolition of small rear shed, drainage and underground services connections to St. Mary’s Square services, associated new small sheds/bike stores, plus associated landscaping and siteworks / 0.3 km away / 14 November 2025Refused