SWINFORD ROAD, FOXFORD
Commercial extensions, fire escape doors, external staircase, and retention of changes in Foxford.
18983 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 7 December 2018
- Reference
- 18983
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for fire escape doors, an external staircase, a single-storey high-bay rear extension, external stores, and a mezzanine. It also seeks retention for as-constructed changes to the front extension elevations.
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 2 no. Ground floor fire escape doors to eastern elevation, 1 no. Ground floor fire escape door to western elevation, 1 no. First floor fire escape door and associated external staircase to western elevation, and associated and ancillary develpment works including internal reconfiguration and permission for retention for as constructed changes to east and west elevations of front extension permitted under p06/414, construction of a single storey (high bay) extension to rear of premises, construction of single storey external stores to eastern elevation, provision of external plant/equipment, construction of internal mezzanine area and all associated and ancillary develpment works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier III Self-Sustaining towns, through consolidating development, and encouraging a mix of uses, including but not restricted to commercial, residential, industry, enterprise and employ”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Slieve Na Greine, Foxford, Mayo | Apr 2025 | €190,000 | 226 m |
| 38 Slieve Na Greine, Irishtown, Foxford | Mar 2025 | €140,000 | 246 m |
| Apt 39 Sliabh Na Greie, Foxford, Mayo | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 246 m |
| 35 Slieve Na Greine, Foxford, Co Mayo | Oct 2025 | €235,000 | 276 m |
| Groveside, Belgarrow, Foxford | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 300 m |
| Belgarriff, Foxford, Mayo | Feb 2026 | €435,000 | 412 m |
| 2 Gorse Grove, Swinford Rd, Foxford | Jan 2026 | €188,000 | 462 m |
| Portland Cottage, Swinford Rd, Foxford | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 478 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 received7 December 2018
- Decision due9 February 2019
- Decision issued28 January 2019
- Grant issued17 June 2019
- Appeal submitted22 February 2019
- Appeal decided17 June 2019
- Permission expiry16 June 2024
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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