Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 15 April 2021

WESTPORT DEMESNE, GOLF COURSE ROAD, WESTPORT

Construction of a major sports facility including a GAA pitch, floodlights, spectator stand, and sports building.

201044 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 23 December 2020

Reference
201044
Authority
Mayo County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 December 2020

Summary

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This application proposes a sports facility featuring a full-size grass GAA pitch, floodlighting, a spectator stand, and a sports building containing changing rooms, a gym, and meeting rooms. The development is partly located within the curtilage of Protected Structures Westport House and Courtyard Buildings.

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Official record

Development description

Sports facility comprising full size grass gaa playing pitch, associated pitch fencing, ball fences and site fencing, pitch floodlighting and site lighting, spectator stand, sports building comprising changing rooms, toilets, gym,meeting room, multi-purpose room and ancillary accommodation, access from golf course road, car parking, bus parking, set down and walkway/trail around the site, all ancillary siteworks, retaining structures, services and landscaping. Development is partly located within the curtilage of protected structures rps no. 077 westport house and rps no. 080 courtyard buildings

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Recreation & AmenitiesOS
“To protect and improve the provision, attractiveness, accessibility and amenity value of public open space, amenity and recreation.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 11 February 2025.

Notified floor area: 203 m²

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

  1. Application received23 December 2020
  2. Further information requested22 February 2021
  3. Further information received22 March 2021
  4. Decision due18 April 2021
  5. Decision issued15 April 2021
  6. Grant issued20 May 2021
  7. Permission expiry19 May 2026

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