AUGHAGOWER, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO
Development of new sports and leisure grounds in Aughagower, Westport.
17263 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 12 April 2017
- Reference
- 17263
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will feature a playing pitch, running track, informal walks, and a children's play area. It will also include public lighting and all associated site works.
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
Develop sports/leisure grounds comprising playing pitch, running track, informal walks, children's play area, public lighting and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier V Rural Villages, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village, incl”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Dispenary, Aghagower, Westport | Apr 2026 | €175,500 | 399 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 received12 April 2017
- Further information requested2 June 2017
- Further information received8 August 2017
- Decision due4 September 2017
- Decision issued1 September 2017
- Grant issued6 October 2017
- Permission expiry5 October 2022
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