BELLASS/FOXFORD, CO. MAYO
Construction of a wastewater pumping station and associated pipeline works in Foxford.
16996 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 19 December 2016
- Reference
- 16996
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to construct a wastewater pumping station on the site of an existing treatment plant. Works include decommissioning, a new emergency stormwater overflow discharging to the River Moy, and a new pumped wastewater pipeline beneath the river bed.
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
Construct wastewater pumping station on site of existing wastewater treatment plant. Decommissioning/conversion works and ancillary site development works to be carried out at site as detailed in report which accompanies application. This is a modification to the part 8 planning permission previously granted for the foxford sewerage scheme. A new high level emergency stormwater overflow discharging to the river moy to facilitate the discharge of storm water from the proposed green road pumping station. A new treated effluent outfall discharging to the river moy to service the proposed wastewater treatment plant (for which part 8 planning permission has previously been granted) a new pumped wastewater pipeline from the existing ballina road pumping station on the west bank of the river moy, beneath the river bed, to the proposed gravity sewer on the green road
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier III Self-Sustaining towns, through consolidating development, and encouraging a mix of uses, including but not restricted to commercial, residential, industry, enterprise and employ”
National zoning type: Built up area
Objective set by the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Moyview, Foxford, Mayonot full market price | Mar 2025 | €68,000 | 77 m |
| St Josephs, 9d Cormullen, Foxford | Mar 2025 | €185,000 | 234 m |
| The Green, Foxford, Mayo | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 241 m |
| 12 Mill Park, Foxford, Co Mayo | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 283 m |
| B9 Cormullen, Foxford, Cormullen | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 293 m |
| 2 Mill Park, Foxford, Co. Mayo | Sept 2025 | €120,000 | 294 m |
| 55 Swinford Rd, Foxford, Mayo | Feb 2025 | €140,000 | 351 m |
| Belass, Foxford, Co Mayo | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 440 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 received19 December 2016
- Further information requested20 February 2017
- Further information received16 May 2017
- Decision due12 June 2017
- Decision issued2 June 2017
- Grant issued7 July 2017
- Permission expiry6 July 2022
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