GrantedCommercialDecided 25 September 2018

ROMAN ISLAND, THE QUAY, WESTPORT

Construction of a four-storey office building and ground floor cafe at Roman Island, Westport.

17864 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 31 October 2017

Reference: 17864
Authority: Mayo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 31 October 2017

Summary

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The development consists of a 2,705 sqm building, predominantly four storeys high, to serve as the Portwest Global Head Office. It includes office space, a gym, canteen, a 112 sqm ground floor cafe, and 91 car parking spaces.

Commercialofficecafeheadquarters

Storeys: 4
Floor area: 2,705 m²

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Official record

Development description

Construct an office building and cafe of approx 2,705sqm gross floor area. The proposed building is predominantly 4 storeys in height, incorporating a single storey element to the west and a 5 storey stair and lift core in the south-east corner, providing access to a screened plant area at roof level. The proposed building provides approx 2,593sqm of office space of the portwest global head office incorporating associated and ancillary reception/lobby area, 2 no. Lifts, a gym, showering and changing facilities, a canteen and an ict room at ground floor level and all associated circulation space, storage space, plant and w. C. Facilities an esb substation and electricial switch room is provided at ground floor level rear (south ) elevation. A proposed cafe of approx 112sqm (incorporating associated kitchen storage and w. C facilities) is provided at ground floor level, with frontage and access onto the quay road to the north. The proposed development also includes 91 no. Car parking spaces including 4 no. Disabled car parking spaces and 30 no. Covered bicycle spaces within the curtilage of the proposed building, signage, hard and soft landscaping and all associated infrastructure and site development works on a site area of 0.615ha

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Marine Related TourismCD

“To provide for marine related tourism development whilst having regard to the existing natural and built environment.”

National zoning type: Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses

Objective set by the Westport Local Area Plan (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Gillslane, The Quay, Westportprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€409,000	327 m

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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 received31 October 2017
Further information requested20 December 2017
Further information received9 May 2018
Decision due26 September 2018
Decision issued25 September 2018
Appeal submitted17 October 2018
Appeal decided27 September 2019

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