GrantedCommercialDecided 18 June 2021

THE DEMESNE, NEW ROAD, WESTPORT

Construction of a large three-storey extension to Hotel Westport, including partial demolition and renovation.

201028 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 22 December 2020

Reference: 201028
Authority: Mayo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 December 2020

Summary

AI-generated

The application proposes a three-storey extension of approximately 3,202 sqm to the west of Hotel Westport. The project includes the demolition of about 997 sqm of existing ground floor space, internal renovations of 1,386 sqm, and reconfiguration of the car park, resulting in an overall hotel size of 11,055 sqm with no change in bedroom numbers.

Commercialhotelextensiondemolition

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 3,202 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

Construction of a 3 storey extension of approx 3202 sqm, gross floor area to the west of the existing hotel westport and north of the existing retained kitchen and dining room. The extension will comprise of a new entrance lobby and reception, restaurant/lounge spaces, function rooms and ancillary spaces, meeting room, with associated service area, and staff welfare facilities. The development includes the demolition of approx 997 sqm gfa of existing floor space (comprising of the existing entrance, function room and ancillary spaces, bar and associated spaces all at ground floor level) and internal demolition, renovation and associated elevational upgrades of approx. 1386 sqm gfa existing floor space(comprising hotel reception area and offices, restaurant, kitchen and associated areas). The proposed development will result in an increase in the existing hotel gfa from 8,850sqm to 11,055sqm. There will be no change in the total number of bedrooms provided. The development also includes the reconfiguration of existing car parking and service access arrangement to the east and south of the existing building together with the reconfiguration of the existing car park layout and associated internal access routes located to the front(north) of the hotel and extension of car parking area further north, resulting in a total increase of 4 no. Car parking spaces from 155 no. Existing spaces to 159 no. Proposed car parking spaces. The development also includes all associated landscaping and boundary/entrance treatments, lighting, ancillary services infrastructure, including diversion of existing surface and foul water sewers to the north and west of the hotel; provision of esb substation at the north east corner of the site; roof plant; all site and development works above and below ground on a site of approx 2 hectares. This application is accompanied by a natura impact statement

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Tourism & LeisureTR

“To provide, maintain and enhance tourist related facilities”

National zoning type: Tourism and related

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 plan

Built & 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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 New Road, Demesne, Westport	Apr 2026	€264,000	161 m
Apt 9 The Kiln, James St, Westport	Feb 2025	€195,000	260 m
3 Barrack Yard, James Street, Westport	Sept 2025	€260,000	266 m
55 The Fairways, Golfcourse Rd, Westport	Mar 2025	€475,000	300 m
The Old Mill Apartment, James Street, Westport	Apr 2026	€250,000	319 m
35 The Fairways, Golfcourse Rd, Westport	Jun 2026	€390,000	376 m
3 Gleann Na-ri, Carrowbeag, Westport	Mar 2025	€291,000	391 m
St Helens, Rosbeg, Westport	Apr 2025	€275,000	391 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 received22 December 2020
Further information requested23 February 2021
Further information received26 April 2021
Decision due22 June 2021
Decision issued18 June 2021
Grant issued23 July 2021
Permission expiry22 July 2026

In the area

Applications near this site

Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.