GrantedChange of useDecided 1 October 2020

BREAFFY WOODS HOTEL, BREAFFY HOUSE RESORT, BREAFFY

Change of use of Breaffy Woods Hotel into a 90-bedroom nursing home.

20143 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 28 February 2020

Reference: 20143
Authority: Mayo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 February 2020

Summary

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The proposal is to convert the existing three-storey over part-basement hotel into a 90-bedroom nursing home. The application includes internal and external alterations, a two-storey rear extension, and modifications to the parking layout.

Change of usenursing homehotelchange of use

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Proposed change of use of existing 3 storey over part basement hotel (at basement, ground, first and second floor level) to a 90 bedroom 3 storey over part basement nursing home (at basement, ground, first and second floor level). Permission is also sought to include all ancillary accommodation to the nursing home, internal and external alterations to include modifications to the existing stair cores to the front and rear elevations, and to erect a two storey extension to the rear elevation at first and second floor level to include a sluice room, together with all associated site development works to include modifications to existing car parking layout, proposed signage

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Rural Village Consolidation ZoningRV

“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier V Rural Villages, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village, incl”

National zoning type: Built up area

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2066 The Residences, Breaffy House Hotel, Breaffy	Nov 2025	€160,058	75 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received28 February 2020
Further information requested8 June 2020
Further information received7 September 2020
Decision due4 October 2020
Decision issued1 October 2020
Grant issued4 November 2020
Permission expiry3 November 2025

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