GrantedCommercialDecided 24 June 2024

Units B C & D First Floor, Cavendish House Hopkins Road, Castlebar Co. Mayo

Installation of six external air conditioning units on a first-floor office facade.

2460275 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 7 May 2024

Reference: 2460275
Authority: Mayo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 May 2024

Summary

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The Legal Aid Board is seeking planning permission to install six external air conditioning units. These units will be mounted on the north-east facade of the first floor of Cavendish House.

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought by the legal aid board for proposed works at units b,c &d, first floor cavendish house, hopkins road, castlebar, co. Mayo, consisting of the following elements: the installation of 6 no. External air conditioning units to the north east facade of the existing building.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“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 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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 2, Market Sq, Castlebar	Oct 2025	€142,500	15 m
Apt 1a Cavendish Lane, Castlebar, Mayo	Jan 2026	€2,200,000	61 m
38 Nephin Halls, Hopkins Rd, Castlebarnot full market price	May 2025	€50,000	133 m
Apt. 23 Nephin Halls, Castlebar, Mayo	Jun 2025	€180,600	133 m
Mountain View, Castlebar, Co. Mayo	Nov 2025	€420,000	153 m
7 Brooklands, Castlebar, Mayo	Oct 2025	€310,000	192 m
16 Brooklands, Newtown, Castlebar	May 2026	€295,000	208 m
4 Teach An Mhuilinn, Ballyvary, Castlebarprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€339,208	255 m

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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 received7 May 2024
Decision due1 July 2024
Decision issued24 June 2024
Grant issued25 July 2024
Permission expiry24 July 2029

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