CARROWNCURRY, CASTLEBAR
Planning permission is sought to demolish a house and farm sheds to build 65 new houses in Castlebar.
21985 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 20 September 2021
- Reference
- 21985
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development involves the demolition of an existing dwelling house and agricultural sheds. In their place, 65 houses will be constructed, consisting of 17 detached, 32 semi-detached, and 16 terraced homes, alongside two new vehicular accesses and open space.
- Residential units
- 65
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
Demolish a dwelling house and agricultural sheds and to construct 65 houses, comprising of 17 no. 4 bedroom detached, 32 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached and 16 no. 3 bedroom terraced houses. Permission is sought for 2 separate vehicular accesses, ancillary site services, open space and road junction re-configuration
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and safeguard suitable, undeveloped lands for future multiple residential developments. T”
National zoning type: Strategic Residential Reserve
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Blackrock, Sion Hill, Castlebar | May 2026 | €332,000 | 153 m |
| 30 Sion Hill, Castlebar, Co Mayo | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 212 m |
| Sion Hill, Castlebar, County Mayo | Jun 2026 | €120,000 | 214 m |
| 62 Castle Hill Park, Turlough Rd, Castlebar | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 231 m |
| 53 Sion Hill, Castlebar, Mayo | Oct 2025 | €227,500 | 259 m |
| 11 Rossmor, Pontoon Rd, Castlebar | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 290 m |
| 48 Sion Hill, Castlebar, Mayo | Jan 2025 | €280,000 | 291 m |
| 23 Rossmor, Pontoon Rd, Castlebar | Apr 2025 | €286,000 | 295 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 received20 September 2021
- Decision due14 November 2021
- Decision issued9 November 2021
- Appeal submitted6 December 2021
- Appeal decided13 April 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted140 m away
Retain dwelling house with granny flat to side and all ancillary site works
2 The Brambles , Pontoon Road , Carrowncurry
23169MayoLodged 28 Mar 2023Retention
- Granted150 m away
CONSTRUCT 3 NO. DETACHED HOUSES
SION HILL , CARROWNCURRY , CASTLEBAR
18424MayoLodged 8 Jun 2018Housing estate
- Granted160 m away
Retention of minor alterations to elevations and site layout on revised site boundaries as granted planning…
Sion Hill , Carrowncurry , Castlebar
2660266MayoLodged 7 Apr 2026Retention
- Granted160 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
SION HILL , CARROWNCURRY , CASTLEBAR
20721MayoLodged 1 Oct 2020New dwelling
- Granted180 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
SION HILL , CARROWNCURRY , CASTLEBAR
20719MayoLodged 1 Oct 2020New dwelling
- Granted180 m away
Retention of minor alterations to elevations and site layout as granted planning under P20 719
Sion Hill , Carrowncurry , Castlebar
2660265MayoLodged 7 Apr 2026Retention
- Granted220 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH NECESSARY CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES
33 SION HILL , CASTLEBAR , CO. MAYO
18415MayoLodged 5 Jun 2018Extension
- Granted240 m away
CONSTRUCT A SERVICED DORMER DWELLING WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, VEHICULAR ACCESS AND ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES
CARROWNCURRY , CASTLEBAR
19705MayoLodged 9 Sept 2019New dwelling
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