TURLOUGH ROAD, KNOCKTHOMAS, CASTLEBAR
Retention of the conversion of a house and office into three self-contained apartments.
16760 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 29 September 2016
- Reference
- 16760
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to retain the use of the original dwelling house as two self-contained apartments. The application also includes the change of use of a unit from an office to a self-contained apartment, retaining an 'as-built' layout of three apartments overall.
- Residential units
- 3
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
Retain the use of the original dwelling house into two self contained apartments, change of use of unit 1 from office to self-contained apartment and to retain "as - built" layout of 3 self-contained apartments previously granted under p91/230 with all ancillary site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Orchard House, Turlough, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €352,422 | 42 m |
| Turlough Rd, Castlebar, Mayo | Mar 2025 | €365,000 | 56 m |
| Turlough Rd, Castlebar, Mayo | Mar 2026 | €367,000 | 86 m |
| 18 Wheatfield Manor, Turlough Rd, Castlebar | Feb 2025 | €245,000 | 140 m |
| 4 Turlough Rd, Castlebar, Mayo | Mar 2025 | €120,000 | 170 m |
| Knockthomas, Castlebar, Co Mayo | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 182 m |
| 8 Blackthorn Village, Turlough Rd, Castlebar | Oct 2025 | €265,000 | 196 m |
| 8 Carrowcurry, Turlough Rd, Castlebar | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 201 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 received29 September 2016
- Further information requested22 November 2016
- Further information received13 December 2016
- Decision due18 January 2017
- Decision issued11 January 2017
- Grant issued15 February 2017
- Permission expiry14 February 2022
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