CROSSMOLINA
Retention of a coffee shop, bakery, takeaway, signage, and awning at the old post office in Crossmolina.
20790 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 23 October 2020
- Reference
- 20790
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an existing coffee shop, bakery, and takeaway located at the old post office. This also includes retention of the signage, a retracting awning, and all associated works.
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
Retention of existing old post office coffee shop, bakery and takeaway, signage and retracting awning. Including all other associated works/services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier III Self-Sustaining towns, through consolidating development, and encouraging a mix of uses, including but not restricted to commercial, residential, industry, enterprise and employ”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel St, Crossmolina, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €75,000 | 7 m |
| Mullenmore Street, Crossmolina, Co. Mayonot full market price | Sept 2025 | €44,440 | 99 m |
| Ballina Street, Crossmolina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €80,000 | 112 m |
| Church St, Crossmolina, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 136 m |
| Church Street, Tirawley, Crossmolina | Jun 2026 | €55,000 | 136 m |
| 3 Beech Hill, Mullenmore, Crossmolinaprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €356,828 | 187 m |
| 1 Beech Hill, Crossmolina, Mayoprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €233,480 | 187 m |
| Ballinabaun, Crossmolina, Co Mayo | Feb 2025 | €35,500 | 187 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 received23 October 2020
- Further information requested14 December 2020
- Further information received17 December 2020
- Decision due22 January 2021
- Decision issued20 January 2021
- Appeal submitted12 February 2021
- Appeal decided11 June 2021
- Permission expiry10 June 2026
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