Shrule, Co. Mayo
Construction of a new all-weather astro sports facility with floodlighting and a 47-space car park.
23483 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 28 August 2023
- Reference
- 23483
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 August 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 2501 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new 61m x 41m all-weather astro sports pitch with perimeter fencing, floodlighting, and ball netting. It also includes a 2-metre wide pedestrian walkway, a 47-space car park with a school drop-off area, and a storm water drainage system.
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Official record
Development description
Construct a new all weather astro sports facility (61m x 41m) with incorporated perimeter fencing, floodlighting and ball netting, provide a new 2 metre wide pedestrian walk way around the perimeter of the all weather astro sports facility, provide a new car park to facilitate 47 number car parking spaces, including 3 number spaces for parking designated for persons with adapted requirements and a set down area for drop off associated with the adjoining national school, for the installation of an incorporated drainage system including a hydrochamber and interceptor for storm water attenuation on site
The historical record
How infrastructure applications have been decided in Mayo County Council
95% granted
of 422 infrastructure applications granted, refused or part-granted by Mayo County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 91%11,893
- All categories in Mayo County Council
- 94%9,748
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,”
National zoning type: Built up area
Objective set by the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Churchfields, Shrule, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €385,000 | 104 m |
| 4 Churchfields, Shrule, Co Mayo | Jun 2025 | €295,000 | 120 m |
| 7 Churchfields, Shrule, Mayo | Jul 2025 | €392,500 | 153 m |
| 11 Churchfields, Shrule, Mayo | Feb 2026 | €366,000 | 178 m |
| Shrule, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 321 m |
| Apartment, Lucky Kebab Takeaway, Shrule | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 400 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 received28 August 2023
- Further information requested16 October 2023
- Further information received19 July 2024
- Decision due15 August 2024
- Decision issued12 August 2024
- Grant issued12 September 2024
- Permission expiry11 September 2029
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
To relocate the position on site, and incrase the size of the previously approved new all weather astro…
Shrule ,
25231MayoLodged 9 Jun 2025Alterations
- Granted200 m away
CONVERT 2 NO. APARTMENTS BACK INTO 1 NO. DWELLING HOUSE AT NO. 22 A/B, P00/657 & P02/1083 REFERS
NO. 22A/B CHURCHFIELDS , SHRULE , CO. MAYO
16608MayoLodged 2 Aug 2016Change of use
- Granted260 m away
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23336MayoLodged 16 Jun 2023New dwelling
- Granted280 m away
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19619MayoLodged 12 Aug 2019Retention
- Granted280 m away
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1673MayoLodged 9 Feb 2016New dwelling
- Granted320 m away
REMOVE EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND CONSTRUCT TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES
SHRULE ,
20978MayoLodged 14 Dec 2020Extension
- Granted320 m away
RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING AND EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS ON REVISED SITE BOUNDARY; PERMISSION TO EXTEND…
SHRULE , CO MAYO
20597MayoLodged 20 Aug 2020Retention
- Granted320 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER
RAMOLIN , SHRULE
22312MayoLodged 25 Apr 2022New dwelling
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