Golden Island (st. George)
Townland in Co. Westmeath
- Area
- 8.2 ha
- 20 acres
- Land parcels
- 15
- registered freehold, median 2,570 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)
- Zoning
- M2
- Mixed Use
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Golden Island (st. George), from 2 m² to 38,735 m² (3.87 ha, 9.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Sporting Recreational (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
5 May 2026Refused
development which will consist of the installation of a single-storey café unit comprising two connected modular structures (20ft containers), incorporating a coffee and food preparation area, customer seating area, and accessible toilet facilities, together with associated site works including internal access roads, car parking, bin storage, signage, landscaping, and all ancillary site development works. The proposal includes a controlled takeaway collection point for customers
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660227
20 Nov 2024Conditional
change of use with internal refurbishment of an existing second floor office unit into a dental surgery and all associated site development works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460443
16 Mar 2020Refused
Permission for a 10 Year planning permisison for a commercial development on a site of 2.88 hectares including demolition of exisitng warehouse to the north of the site and the provision of 10,992sq.m of commercial floorspace arranged in 4. no blocks (Block A.B.C.D) . The exisitng commecial building to the east of the site and 22 no. carparking speaces will be retained. Block A: Convenience supermarket to include off licence . Block B. A single storey Café with a terrace area to the west and south of block B. Block C: 4. no. retail units on the ground floor and office unit on the upper floor. Block D: 5no. single storey bulky-use retail units located at the south west corner of the site and adjoins the exisitng commercial builiding to the south east of the site. An ESB sub station and switchcroom is proposed in block D. Access to the site will be provided via the Carrickobrien Road & Golden Island Road. The proposed development will be served by 267 no. car parking spaces and165 no. bicycle parking spaces. the proposed development also includes for a HGV set-down area to the east of the site along the Carrickobrien road, trolly bay, hard and soft landscaping works, signage, delivery set down areas, public lighting, boundary treatments and all associated site development and ancillary works. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies the application.
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207040
29 Jun 2017Conditional
change of use of Unit 8 from Class 2, offices (Employment Services) to Class 8, Orthodontic/Dental Surgery and associated works
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177117
20 Jun 2017Refused
Change 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
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177110
1 Feb 2017Refused
Planning 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
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177015
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Golden Island (st. George) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Golden Island (st. George)
- Area
- 82,112 m² (8.21 ha, 20.29 acres)
- Placenames
- Golden Island (st. George) on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address.