ACHILL SOUND, ACHILL
New entrance lobby, terrace, and canopy for a supermarket, alongside retention of retail areas and a car park.
203 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 2 January 2020
- Reference
- 203
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a new front entrance lobby, external terrace, canopy, and signage at an existing supermarket. The application also seeks retention for 64 sqm of unauthorized retail and stairwell structures, as well as a temporary car park and various access modifications.
- Floor area
- 64 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
New front entrance lobby, external terrace area, canopy and signage to supermarket. Retention of unauthorised structures comprising part of retail area and stair well of existing supermarket of total 64sqm. Retention of temporary car park on west side granted under planning reference 08/453 for supermarket customer and staff use and forming new vehicle entrance, modification to vehicle entrance to existing car park on east side, setting back boundary walls, forming new footpaths, parking spaces, accessible ramps and steps between both vehicle entrances. New entrance gate to builder's providers' yard off existing car park, modification to car park layout and goods vehicle set down area
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,”
National zoning type: Built up area
Objective set by the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shraheen, Achill Sound, Achill Island | Jul 2025 | €375,000 | 239 m |
| Achill Sound, Achill, Co. Mayo | Feb 2025 | €100,000 | 321 m |
| Breegeann House, Achill Sound, Mayo | Feb 2025 | €140,000 | 341 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 received2 January 2020
- Further information requested25 February 2020
- Further information received29 April 2020
- Decision due26 May 2020
- Decision issued22 June 2020
- Grant issued13 August 2020
- Permission expiry12 August 2025
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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2660543
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