CLAIOMH SOLAIS, KNOCKTHOMAS, CASTLEBAR
Retention permission to keep a house subdivided into three apartments and a storage shed in Castlebar.
16998 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 22 December 2016
- Reference
- 16998
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the subdivision of an existing dwelling house into three separate apartments. It also includes the retention of a storage shed and all ancillary site works.
- 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
Retention for development consisting of the subdivision of a dwelling house into three apartments and a storage shed together with all ancillary site works and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 Knockthomas Est, Castlebar, Mayo | Mar 2025 | €160,000 | 108 m |
| 45 Riverdale Court, Castlebar, Mayo | Nov 2025 | €240,000 | 114 m |
| 29 Kennedy Gardens, Castlebar, Mayo | May 2026 | €310,000 | 119 m |
| Apartment 3 Harmony Height, Castlebar Co Mayo | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 121 m |
| No 1 Santa Maria, Thomas Street, Castlebar | Oct 2025 | €168,000 | 147 m |
| 4 Castlegrove, Castlebar, Mayo | Jul 2025 | €236,000 | 154 m |
| 30 Riverdale Court, Knockthomas, Castlebarnot full market price | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 173 m |
| 23 Newline, Castlebar, Co Mayo | Oct 2025 | €65,000 | 197 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 received22 December 2016
- Decision due23 June 2017
- Decision issued22 June 2017
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted40 m away
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21755MayoLodged 13 Jul 2021New dwelling
- Awaiting decision90 m away
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2560345MayoLodged 2 Jun 2025New dwelling
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2560446MayoLodged 5 Jul 2025New dwelling
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221126MayoLodged 16 Dec 2022Retention
- Granted110 m away
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16454MayoLodged 10 Jun 2016Extension
- Granted110 m away
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