UPPER CHAPEL STREET, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO
Change of use from retail to community social, recreational, and religious activities.
22171 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 8 March 2022
- Reference
- 22171
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 March 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 499 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the existing premises from retail to community social and recreational activities of a religious body. The works will include elevational changes, signage, and connection to existing services.
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 of the existing premises from retail to community social and recreational activities of a religious body and all associated site works, elevational changes and signage, and connection into existing services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €339,208 | 78 m |
| 2 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €307,489 | 78 m |
| 7 Brooklands, Castlebar, Mayo | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 181 m |
| Apt C, Tucker St, Castlebar | Feb 2025 | €120,000 | 186 m |
| Apt.2 - C/O Al Muretto, Tucker Street, Castlebar | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 186 m |
| Saint Olivers, New Antrim Street, Castlebar | May 2026 | €158,000 | 221 m |
| Mchale Apt 1, Main Street, Castlebar | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 227 m |
| 8 Lower Newline, Castlebar, Newline | Oct 2025 | €110,000 | 242 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 received8 March 2022
- Decision due2 May 2022
- Decision issued28 April 2022
- Grant issued30 May 2022
- Permission expiry29 May 2027
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted110 m away
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