Mulranny Arts School, Mulranny, Westport Co. Mayo
Design revisions to an approved arts school to include student accommodation and a small extension.
2360495 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 27 November 2023
- Reference
- 2360495
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves revising the design of a previously approved arts school by removing a workshop and adding visiting student accommodation. It also includes a 10 square metre extension to the former convent building, external storage, and landscaping.
- Floor area
- 10 m²
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Official record
Development description
Revisions to design of previously approved arts school comprising removal of machine workshop and hand tooling use and provision of visiting arts student accommodation for use ancillary to the arts school, increasing size of arts school studio space and other incidental revisions, together with a c. 10 q. Metre extension to the existing mulranny arts school (former convent) building, external storage spaces, hard and soft landscaping and parking provision to the arts centre site and all ancillary siteworks and services at mulranny arts school, mulranny, westport, co. Mayo height of buildings: 7.8 metres high
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Woodlands, Mulranny, Mayo | Feb 2025 | €265,000 | 158 m |
| 9 Woodlands, Mulranny, Mayo | May 2025 | €250,000 | 179 m |
| Mulranny, Westport | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 430 m |
| Mulranny, Westport, Co Mayo | Jul 2025 | €480,000 | 430 m |
| Bunnahowna, Mulrany, Westport | Oct 2025 | €225,000 | 430 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 received27 November 2023
- Decision due30 January 2024
- Decision issued24 January 2024
- Grant issued24 February 2024
- Permission expiry23 February 2029
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
Change of use from a Convent/house to an arts school
Erris Gateway House , Mulranny , Westport
20228MayoLodged 2 Apr 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARTS SCHOOL AND THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS
MULRANNY , WESTPORT
211006MayoLodged 21 Sept 2021Commercial
- Granted170 m away
The development will consist of 1.) the extension and renovation of the existing dwelling 2.) the extension…
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2660054MayoLodged 19 Jan 2026Extension
- Granted300 m away
Planning Permission to retain alterations to existing dwelling house including internal attic conversion, car…
Mallaranny , Westport , Co. Mayo
2460324MayoLodged 24 May 2024Retention
- Refused300 m away
RETAIN ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING INTERNAL ATTIC CONVERSION, CAR PORT, DOMESTIC SHED…
MALLARANNY , WESTPORT , CO. MAYO
20722MayoLodged 1 Oct 2020Retention
- Granted310 m away
RETENTION OF REVISIONS TO BUILDING AS CONSTRUCTED UNDER P08/687. RETENTION OF A CHANGE OF USE FROM A DOMESTIC…
MALLARANNY , MULRANNY , CO. MAYO
1746MayoLodged 31 Jan 2017Retention
- Refused320 m away
The development will consist of (i) construction of a three bedroom, three storey house(with two storeys…
Between N59 &Trawaughter Sand , Mulranny , Co Mayo
191028MayoLodged 23 Dec 2019Commercial
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