SPENCER STREET, GORTEENDRUNAGH, CASTLEBAR
Conversion of Cosgraves Public House on Spencer Street into a two-bedroom ground floor residential unit.
20699 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 25 September 2020
- Reference
- 20699
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of the ground floor of Cosgraves Public House to a two-bedroom residential unit. The works will include an external bin store, an open external yard, and the removal of a flat roof section over the toilet and store area.
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 from public house to two bedroom residential unit on ground floor to include external bin store, an open external yard, removal of flat roof section over toilet/store area at "cosgraves public house"
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and environment of the town centre and provide for appropriate town centre uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Castlebar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1 Courtyard House, Spencer Street, Castlebar | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 43 m |
| 4 Spencer Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 106 m |
| The Green, Castlebar, Co Mayo | May 2026 | €425,000 | 135 m |
| 3 Mall Mews, Rock Sq, Castlebar | Dec 2025 | €249,500 | 159 m |
| 8 Mall Mews, Rock Sq, Castlebar | Jan 2026 | €245,000 | 159 m |
| 2 Spencer Court, Spencer Park, Castlebar | Jun 2026 | €253,000 | 169 m |
| 46 Spencer Court, Castlebar, Mayo | Mar 2025 | €234,000 | 209 m |
| Derryhick, Parke, Castlebar | Mar 2025 | €447,500 | 299 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 received25 September 2020
- Decision due19 November 2020
- Decision issued11 November 2020
- Grant issued1 April 2021
- Appeal submitted3 December 2020
- Appeal decided1 April 2021
- Permission expiry31 March 2026
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- RefusedAt this site
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