MONEEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, GORTENNDRUNAGH, CASTLEBAR
Change of use of a commercial unit to a car rental hub in Castlebar.
22189 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 10 March 2022
- Reference
- 22189
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the use of an existing commercial unit in Moneen Industrial Estate to a car rental hub. The works will include upgrading the elevations, changing the internal layout, and altering the site layout to provide a car park and boundary treatments.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing commercial unit to a car rental hub, including the upgrade of existing elevations, change of internal layout, alterations to the site layout including the provision of a car park, boundary treatments, connection to existing services and all ancillary works
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scart Bawn, Bantry, Cork | Oct 2025 | €113,000 | 159 m |
| The Lodge, St Martins Terrace, Castlebar | May 2026 | €395,000 | 208 m |
| 1 Fortlands Castlebar, Castlebar, Mayo | May 2025 | €285,000 | 372 m |
| 3 Father Meehan Place, Castlebar, Co Mayo | Jun 2026 | €145,000 | 391 m |
| 66 Mchale Rd, Castlebar, Mayo | May 2025 | €210,000 | 392 m |
| No 1 Moneen Bradagh, Castlebar, County Mayo | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 394 m |
| 18 The Willows, Castlebar, Mayo | Jul 2026 | €275,000 | 459 m |
| 22 Moneenbradack, Castlebar, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 471 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 received10 March 2022
- Further information requested3 May 2022
- Further information received12 May 2022
- Decision due8 June 2022
- Decision issued2 June 2022
- Grant issued4 July 2022
- Permission expiry3 July 2027
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted60 m away
Construct extension and redevelopment of existing commercial unit and all ancillary site works
Gorteendrunagh , Castlebar , Co. Mayo
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- Granted100 m away
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- Granted180 m away
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- Granted210 m away
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