SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, PONTOON ROAD, CASTLEBAR
Partial demolition of Our Lady's Ward at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar.
18777 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 11 October 2018
- Reference
- 18777
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a 683 sqm block of Our Lady's Ward, including former bedrooms, offices, and sanitary facilities. The existing link corridor, common room, and pantry will be retained with modifications to create a weatherproof enclosure, alongside associated landscaping.
- Floor area
- 683 m²
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Official record
Development description
Partial demolition of our lady's ward located to the west of the site. The building block up to the existing link corridor, 683 sqm gross floor area will be demolished including the former bedroom accommodation, sanitary facilities, offices and other support/ancillary accommodation but retaining the link corridor, the common room and pantry to the east of the corridor with modifications to the existing corridor wall and roof over to provide a weatherproof enclosure with associated hard and soft landscaping to the reinstated ground levels
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide land for social, health, public administration and educational services and facilities.”
National zoning type: Community facilities
Objective set by the Castlebar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Rathbawn Dr, Castlebar, Mayo | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 126 m |
| 12 Watersville Close, Pontoon Road, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €684,850 | 129 m |
| 11 Watersville Close, Pontoon Road, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €438,325 | 129 m |
| 8 Watersville Close, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €484,582 | 144 m |
| 22 Rathbawn Dr, Castlebar, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 151 m |
| 7 Watersville Close, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €533,040 | 165 m |
| 1 Davitt Lane, Castlebar, Mayo | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 175 m |
| 9 Watersville Close, Pontoon Road, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €436,123 | 187 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 received11 October 2018
- Further information requested4 December 2018
- Further information received18 January 2019
- Decision due14 February 2019
- Decision issued13 February 2019
- Grant issued20 March 2019
- Permission expiry19 March 2024
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