MARKET STREET, SWINFORD, CO. MAYO
Change of use from storage to retail with rear alterations on Market Street.
17384 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 18 May 2017
- Reference
- 17384
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of an existing storage area to a retail area with ancillary ground floor accommodation and a first-floor staff area. Alterations to the rear include a new entrance, display window, and shop signage along Pound Lane.
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 of use from existing storage area to retail area with ancillary accommodation including accessible wc on ground floor and new staff area to the first floor. Alterations to rear, including new entrance, display window and shop signage along pound lane. Connection to existing services and associated ancillary site works
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logcurragh, Swinford, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 58 m |
| Tullinacurra, Swinford, Co. Mayo | Jun 2025 | €55,000 | 58 m |
| Cloongullane, Swinford, Mayo | Jul 2025 | €580,000 | 58 m |
| Treenrevagh, Swinford, Mayonot full market price | Jul 2025 | €96,000 | 58 m |
| Circular Road, Swinford, County Mayo | Apr 2026 | €75,000 | 87 m |
| Market St, Swinford, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €55,000 | 93 m |
| Bridge St, Swinford, Co Mayo | Jul 2025 | €117,995 | 108 m |
| 2 Riverside, Swinford, Co Mayo | Oct 2025 | €130,000 | 108 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 received18 May 2017
- Further information requested11 July 2017
- Further information received24 July 2017
- Decision due20 August 2017
- Decision issued17 August 2017
- Grant issued14 December 2017
- Appeal submitted8 September 2017
- Appeal decided14 December 2017
- Permission expiry13 December 2022
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
RESTORE AN EXISTING DERELICT TWO STOREY BUILDING, TO PROVIDE 2 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, COMPLETE WITH ALL…
POUND LANE , SWINFORD , CO. MAYO
18183MayoLodged 20 Mar 2018Alterations
- Awaiting decision30 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING DERELICT RESTAURANT/CAFE AND ANCILLARY UPPER FLOORS TO 5 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS…
MARKET STREET , SWINFORD , CO MAYO
22805MayoLodged 16 Sept 2022Change of use
- Granted50 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR UNIT 1 FROM COMMERCIAL CLASS 1, 2 AND 3 TO CLASS 8 — MONTESSORI…
UNIT 1 , POUND LANE , SWINFORD
19543MayoLodged 12 Jul 2019Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Planning permission to convert an existing derelict residential property(10.818m) , over 2 floors, into 3 no…
Market Square , Swinford , Co. Mayo
2360179MayoLodged 22 May 2023Apartments
- Granted80 m away
DEMOLISH EXISTING STONE AND MASS CONCRETE WALL TO THE WEST BOUNDARY AND TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY, ADJACENT TO…
O'CONNOR PLACE/ST.ITA'S TERRACE , SWINFORD , CO. MAYO
17490MayoLodged 23 Jun 2017Demolition
- Granted80 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF TWO 56sqm APARTMENTS INTO TWO SEPARATE OFFICE/COMMERCIAL UNITS. THE APARTMENTS ARE LOCATED…
MAIN ST. , SWINFORD , CO. MAYO
18323MayoLodged 8 May 2018Change of use
- Granted100 m away
Full planning permission for the construction of a two storey extension to an existing derelict building,…
Davitt Place/Pound Lane , Swinford , Co. Mayo.
2560259MayoLodged 1 May 2025Apartments
- Awaiting decision100 m away
ERECT GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO ERECT FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO…
MAIN STREET , SWINFORD
16576MayoLodged 19 Jul 2016Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TWO STOREY BUILDING FROM STORAGE TO RETAIL USE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND STORAGE TO…
SHORE ROAD , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO
1650790DonegalLodged 1 Jun 2016
- GrantedChange of use
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LEVEL FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL / RETAIL USE; EXTENSION (9M2) TO…
NO 56. UPPER MAIN STREET , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO.
1951872DonegalLodged 3 Dec 2019
- GrantedCommercial
FOR THE ALTERATIONS, RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF…
NO. 86 MAIN STREET , CASTLEISLAND , CO KERRY
16646KerryLodged 1 Jul 2016
- GrantedChange of use
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL (RETAIL). SINGLE STOREY…
EMMET STREET , BALLINA , CO. MAYO
17899MayoLodged 9 Nov 2017
- GrantedCommercial
Permission for retention of store to side (south) total area 45 square metres, and permission for new staff…
Hanley's Garden Centre, Frankfield Road, Ballycurreen,
145642corkLodged 31 Jul 2014
- GrantedChange of use
CHANGE OF USE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL FROM RETAIL TO RESIDENTIAL, TO PROVIDE FOR 2 NO. 1 BED APARTMENT UNITS,…
NO. 16 MAIN STREET , BALLA
22383MayoLodged 20 May 2022
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.