Duke Street, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Alterations to a Castlebar building to create a smaller retail unit and two apartments.
19265 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 16 April 2019
- Reference
- 19265
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves making alterations to an existing retail and apartment building on Duke Street. It will provide a reduced ground floor retail unit and two apartments within the existing structure, alongside elevational changes, signage, and minor site works.
- Residential units
- 2
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
Make alterations to existing retail/apartment building to provide a reduced ground floor retail unit and two apartments within the existing building together with elevational changes including signage, other minor alterations, and all associated site works and connection into existing services
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1a Cavendish Lane, Castlebar, Mayo | Jan 2026 | €2,200,000 | 92 m |
| Apt 2, Market Sq, Castlebar | Oct 2025 | €142,500 | 137 m |
| 4 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €339,208 | 144 m |
| 2 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €307,489 | 144 m |
| Mountain View, Castlebar, Co. Mayo | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 195 m |
| Mchale Apt 1, Main Street, Castlebar | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 208 m |
| 3 Mall Mews, Rock Sq, Castlebar | Dec 2025 | €249,500 | 211 m |
| 8 Mall Mews, Rock Sq, Castlebar | Jan 2026 | €245,000 | 211 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 received16 April 2019
- Further information requested5 June 2019
- Further information received19 July 2019
- Decision due15 August 2019
- Decision issued13 August 2019
- Grant issued17 September 2019
- Permission expiry16 September 2024
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