ABBEY STREET, CONG NORTH, CONG
Renovation of a pharmacy in Cong, including a new shopfront, signage, and a new entrance for a first-floor apartment.
18185 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 21 March 2018
- Reference
- 18185
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of general renovation works to an existing pharmacy on Abbey Street. It includes the provision of a new shopfront, new signage, elevational changes, and a new front entrance door to access a separate first-floor apartment.
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
Provision of a new shopfront to existing pharmacy as part of general renovation works and forming a new front entrance door to a separate first floor apartment also elevational changes including new pharmacy signage together with all associated site works and connection into existing services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cong, Co.mayo | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 258 m |
| Cregaree, Cong, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €115,000 | 416 m |
| No 1 Ashford Pines, Congprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €605,500 | 465 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 received21 March 2018
- Decision due15 May 2018
- Decision issued14 May 2018
- Grant issued18 June 2018
- Permission expiry17 June 2023
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
CARRY OUT WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR
ABBEY STREET , CONG NORTH , CO. MAYO
1749MayoLodged 31 Jan 2017Extension
- Granted50 m away
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2628MayoLodged 5 Feb 2026New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
DEMOLISH EXISTING HOUSE AND SHED AND TO REPLACE SAME WITH 2 HOUSES (SEMI DETACHED) OF 273 SQM AND 112 SQM,…
ABBEY STREET , CONG , CO. MAYO
18505MayoLodged 5 Jul 2018New dwelling
- Refused50 m away
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2066MayoLodged 6 Feb 2020Alterations
- Granted50 m away
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211323MayoLodged 16 Dec 2021Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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18485MayoLodged 2 Jul 2018Extension
- Refused70 m away
RETENTION OF WINDOW AND DOOR LOCATIONS ALONG RIVER VIEW AND ALSO AN AMENDMENT TO EXISTING PLANNING PERMISSION…
MAIN STREET/RIVER VIEW , CONG , CO. MAYO
17260MayoLodged 10 Apr 2017Retention
- Granted70 m away
Proposed change of use seeks to change the building from commercial/restaurant to residential/family home
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24120MayoLodged 19 Apr 2024Change of use
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