CASTLECOURT HOTEL, CASTLEBAR STREET, WESTPORT
Retention of the courtyard dining room at the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport.
22907 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 17 October 2022
- Reference
- 22907
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the courtyard dining room known as 'The Terrace' at the Castlecourt Hotel on Castlebar Street, Westport.
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
Retain the courtyard dining room "the terrace" together with all ancillary site works
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aislings Townhouse, Castlebar Street, Westport | Oct 2025 | €610,000 | 72 m |
| Muraisc Na Bol, Westport, Mayo | Aug 2025 | €660,000 | 193 m |
| Kill, Clare Island, Westport | Apr 2025 | €120,000 | 193 m |
| St Helens, Rosbeg, Westport | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 193 m |
| Mace, Aghagower, Westport | Mar 2025 | €100,000 | 193 m |
| Rossduane, Kilmeena, Westport | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 193 m |
| 3 Gleann Na-ri, Carrowbeag, Westport | Mar 2025 | €291,000 | 193 m |
| Culleen, Kilsallagh, Westport | Sept 2025 | €245,000 | 193 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 received17 October 2022
- Decision due11 December 2022
- Decision issued5 December 2022
- Grant issued14 January 2023
- Permission expiry13 January 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Planning Permission to retain 2 No. modular staff accommodation units together with all ancillary site works
Castlecourt Hotel Castlebar Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
2360460MayoLodged 2 Nov 2023Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
The development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the existing restaurant…
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2660500MayoLodged 26 Jun 2026
- Granted80 m away
Change of Use from existing office use to residential guesthouse use at Mount Browne House, Distillery Road,…
Mount Browne House , Distillery Road , Westport
2560832MayoLodged 19 Nov 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decision80 m away
I, the applicant, intend to apply for Permission for the Change of Use from existing office use to…
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2560782MayoLodged 5 Nov 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decision80 m away
N/A
Mount Brown House , Distillery Road , Westport
2460783MayoLodged 18 Dec 2024
- Awaiting decision80 m away
Section 5 Declaration; change of use of existing vacant office for use as a residential property
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24497MayoLodged 25 Nov 2024Change of use
- Granted100 m away
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2174MayoLodged 3 Feb 2021Change of use
- Granted100 m away
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2560114MayoLodged 4 Mar 2025Change of use
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