KNOCKAPHUNTA, WESTPORT ROAD, CASTLEBAR
Demolition of a residential/shop building and construction of two detached houses.
16546 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 8 July 2016
- Reference
- 16546
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 July 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 466 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing residential and shop building. In its place, two detached houses with side car-ports, boundary walls, and connections to the public sewer will be built.
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
Demolition of existing residential/shop building on site, the construction of two no. Detached dwellings with car-ports to side, front and rear boundary walls, connection to public foul sewer and all ancillary site services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve the amenity and character of existing residential areas.”
Objective set by the Castlebar Local Area Plan (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 College View, Westport Rd, Castlebar | May 2026 | €362,000 | 171 m |
| Mount Gordon, Castlebar, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €255,000 | 214 m |
| 92 Knockaphunta Pk, Castlebar, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €120,000 | 250 m |
| 38 College View Avenue, Westport Road, Castlebar | May 2025 | €355,000 | 268 m |
| 42 College View Avenue, College View, Westport Road | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 281 m |
| 55 College View Avenue, Westport Road, Castlebar | Oct 2025 | €433,000 | 356 m |
| 6 College View Crescent, Westport Road, Castlebar | Jun 2025 | €435,000 | 388 m |
| Oak Lodge, Westport Road, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €466,960 | 416 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 received8 July 2016
- Further information requested31 August 2016
- Further information received13 January 2017
- Decision due9 February 2017
- Decision issued8 February 2017
- Grant issued15 March 2017
- Permission expiry14 March 2022
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