ANCHOR HOUSE, 9 HUMBERT MALL, CASTLEBAR
Change of use of a ground floor office to a community, religious, and worship space.
16734 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 20 September 2016
- Reference
- 16734
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the ground floor from an office to a space for community, social, and religious activities. This will include public worship, religious instruction, and associated signage.
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
Change the use of the ground floor area from office use to community social and recreational activities of a religious body and for public worship and religious instruction together with all associated signage, site works, and connection into existing services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and environment of the town centre and provide for appropriate town centre uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchale Apt 1, Main Street, Castlebar | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 108 m |
| 3 Mall Mews, Rock Sq, Castlebar | Dec 2025 | €249,500 | 130 m |
| 8 Mall Mews, Rock Sq, Castlebar | Jan 2026 | €245,000 | 130 m |
| 4 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €339,208 | 175 m |
| 2 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €307,489 | 175 m |
| 43 Mccormack Estate, Castlebar, County Mayo | Mar 2025 | €60,000 | 193 m |
| 48 Mccormack Est, Lower Charles St, Castlebar | Mar 2026 | €105,000 | 217 m |
| 32 Mccormack Est, Charles St Lower, Castlebar | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 220 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 received20 September 2016
- Decision due14 November 2016
- Decision issued11 November 2016
- Grant issued16 December 2016
- Permission expiry15 December 2021
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