CASTLEBAR ROAD, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO
Demolition of three houses and a hardware store to build a new retail development in Westport.
18406 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 30 May 2018
- Reference
- 18406
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of three habitable dwellings, an existing hardware store, and associated warehousing. In their place, a new retail development consisting of four individual units over two levels will be constructed, including car parking and a service yard.
- Floor area
- 2,787 m²
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
Demolition of 3 no. Habitable dwellings and an existing hardware/retail store and associated warehousing and storage buildings and the construction of a retail development to consist of 4 no. Individual retail units on 2 levels (2,787sqm gross floor area of which 1,837sqm is net retail sales area including ancillary off licence area), car parking,service yard, roof and wall mounted plant, building mounted signage, freestanding signage, bicycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, connection to existing services, new access off castlebar road and all associated 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aislings Townhouse, Castlebar Street, Westport | Oct 2025 | €610,000 | 139 m |
| 1 Horkans Hill, Westport, Mayo | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 201 m |
| 12 Riverside Apts, Distillery Rd, Westport | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 239 m |
| 15 Riverside, Distillery Rd, Westport | Mar 2026 | €275,000 | 239 m |
| 5 Upper Paddock, Westport, Co Mayo | Aug 2025 | €500,000 | 260 m |
| 11 Distillery Court, Distillery Rd, Westport | Sept 2025 | €235,000 | 262 m |
| 12 Glenlara Park, Westport, Mayo | Mar 2026 | €320,000 | 280 m |
| 17 Father Angelus Park, Westport, Mayo | Feb 2025 | €283,000 | 298 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 received30 May 2018
- Further information requested23 July 2018
- Further information received26 November 2018
- Decision due23 December 2018
- Decision issued19 December 2018
- Grant issued29 January 2019
- Permission expiry28 January 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
DEMOLITION OF A HABITABLE DWELLING AND AN EXISTING HARDWARE/RETAIL STORE AND ASSOCIATED WAREHOUSING AND…
CASTLEBAR ROAD , WESTPORT
18229MayoLodged 4 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted70 m away
ERECT A PORTACABIN BUILDING FOR USE IN ADDITION TO EXISTING CRECHE ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
CASTLEBAR ROAD , WESTPORT , CO. MAYO
17501MayoLodged 27 Jun 2017Commercial
- Granted70 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE TO CRECHE ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
CASTLEBAR ROAD , WESTPORT
16400MayoLodged 26 May 2016Change of use
- Granted110 m away
RETAIN MINOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND RESIDENTIAL FLAT, ON CURRENT SITE LAYOUT WITH REVISED…
UPPER PADDOCK , WESTPORT
211111MayoLodged 18 Oct 2021Retention
- Granted120 m away
DEMOLISH EXISTING O'CONNELLS CASH & CARRY UNIT AND CONSTRUCT 4 NO. 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED 2 STOREY TOWN HOUSES,…
HORKAN'S HILL , WESTPORT
22376MayoLodged 18 May 2022Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING SHOP TO INCLUDE USE AS AN OFF-LICENCE WITH ANCILLARY WORKS
CARROWBEG STORES , CASTLEBAR ROAD , WESTPORT
16619MayoLodged 8 Aug 2016Change of use
- Awaiting decision130 m away
Demolish existing O'Connells Cash & Carry Unit and construct 16 no. semi-detached /terraced town houses, 4…
Horkins Hill , Westport , Co. Mayo
21761MayoLodged 20 Jul 2021Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
Change of Use from existing office use to residential guesthouse use at Mount Browne House, Distillery Road,…
Mount Browne House , Distillery Road , Westport
2560832MayoLodged 19 Nov 2025Change of use
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