Breaghwy, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Installation of football pitch floodlights and walkway lighting upgrades in Castlebar.
23538 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 22 September 2023
- Reference
- 23538
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves installing a football pitch floodlighting system consisting of four 18m high columns with lighting arrays. It also includes upgrading the walkway lighting surrounding the pitch and associated site works.
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
Installation of the football pitch flood lighting system, consisting of 4 no. 18m high columns with lighting array, and the upgrading of the walkway lighting surrounding the pitch, together with ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier V Rural Villages, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village, incl”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2066 The Residences, Breaffy House Hotel, Breaffy | Nov 2025 | €160,058 | 290 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 received22 September 2023
- Decision due16 November 2023
- Decision issued9 November 2023
- Grant issued10 December 2023
- Permission expiry9 December 2028
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