ALTAMOUNT STREET, WESTPORT
Change of use to provide six short-stay AirBnB-style accommodation units.
20102 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 17 February 2020
- Reference
- 20102
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use to provide six short-stay AirBnB-type accommodation units. The development will also include an ancillary laundry room and all associated site works and services.
- Residential units
- 6
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
Change of use to provide 6 no. Short stay air bnb type accommodation units, with ancillary laundry room and all ancillary works, siteworks and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the amenity and character of existing residential areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Bruach Na Habhainn, Altamount St, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 187 m |
| Linden Hall, Altamount St, Westport | Jul 2025 | €960,000 | 229 m |
| Apt 65 Westpoint, Altamont St, Westport | Dec 2025 | €272,500 | 232 m |
| 66 Bruach Na Habhann, Altamont St, Westport | Mar 2026 | €285,000 | 232 m |
| 11 Distillery Court, Distillery Rd, Westport | Sept 2025 | €235,000 | 252 m |
| 12 Riverside Apts, Distillery Rd, Westport | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 345 m |
| 15 Riverside, Distillery Rd, Westport | Mar 2026 | €275,000 | 345 m |
| Knockranny, Westport, Mayonot full market price | Sept 2025 | €118,534 | 369 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 received17 February 2020
- Further information requested7 April 2020
- Further information received10 June 2020
- Decision due7 July 2020
- Decision issued29 June 2020
- Grant issued13 August 2020
- Permission expiry12 August 2025
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
Retain existing 2 nos. flats (nos. 4 & — and maisonettes (nos. 4A & 5A) together with all ancillary site works
Altamount Court , Altamount Street , Westport
25368MayoLodged 5 Sept 2025Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Retain existing 2 nos. flats (nos. 4 & — and maisonettes (nos. 4A & 5A) together with all ancillary site works
Altamount Court , Altamount Street , Westport
25246MayoLodged 23 Jun 2025Retention
- Granted80 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM HEALTH CENTRE TO DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
1 & 2 RADHARC NA GREINE , ALTAMOUNT STREET , WESTPORT
171048MayoLodged 22 Dec 2017Change of use
- Granted100 m away
Demolition of existing derelict semi-detached house and shed — Proposed construction of a replacement…
Altamount Street , Westport , Co.Mayo
2460374MayoLodged 18 Jun 2024New dwelling
- Awaiting decision130 m away
RETAIN CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE AT GROUND FLOOR TO OFFICES, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND…
THE RAILWAY TAVERN , ALTAMOUNT STREET , WESTPORT
21651MayoLodged 16 Jun 2021Retention
- Granted150 m away
Change of use from medical centre/offices to professional legal offices together with all ancillary site works
Former Medical Centre , Westpoint , Altamount Street
221136MayoLodged 19 Dec 2022Change of use
- Granted150 m away
Planning permission to retain the change of use, from retail use to restaurant use, of the existing ground…
Unit 8 Westpoint , Altamount Street Westport , Co. Mayo
2560811MayoLodged 12 Nov 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decision150 m away
Section 5 Declaration: change the use of the ground floor retail use to restaurant use
Unit 8 Westpoint , Westport , Co Mayo
25218MayoLodged 4 Jun 2025Change of use
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