Carrowbeg, Westport, Co. Mayo
Security fencing, car park extension, and a new commercial entrance at the Allergan facility in Westport.
20954 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 7 December 2020
- Reference
- 20954
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes installing perimeter security fencing with gates and CCTV, extending the car park, and constructing a new commercial vehicle entrance with a single-storey gate building. The site activity is subject to an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control licence.
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Official record
Development description
- Construction of a site security fencing around the perimeter of the allergan carrowbeg facility site boundaries. The new security fence will include vehicular access gates, pedestrian turn stiles, pedestrian swing gates, changes to stone walls and railings, cctv camera & lighting poles & associated landscaping
- Construction of a car park extension, new visitor exit gate onto the carrowbeg estate road, with traffic barrier, new mesh fence area & associated landscaping
- Construction of new commercial vehicle entrance and single storey building (no
- At gate no. 7 with road layout, gates, fencing & associated landscaping. Removal of 31 existing car spaces in the area. The site activity is subject to an integrated pollution prevention and control licence
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide land for industrial, enterprise and employment uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Lower Carrowbeg Estate, Westport, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €300,000 | 211 m |
| 2 Carrowbeg, Westportprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €270,000 | 240 m |
| 28 Lower Carabeg Est, Westport, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €342,000 | 299 m |
| Lodge Rd, Westport, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 303 m |
| 22 Father Angelus Park, Westport, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €287,000 | 338 m |
| 17 Father Angelus Park, Westport, Mayo | Feb 2025 | €283,000 | 366 m |
| 12 Glenlara Park, Westport, Mayo | Mar 2026 | €320,000 | 372 m |
| 5 Upper Paddock, Westport, Co Mayo | Aug 2025 | €500,000 | 408 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 received7 December 2020
- Decision due9 February 2021
- Decision issued1 February 2021
- Grant issued8 March 2021
- Permission expiry7 March 2026
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