Main street charlestown, Charlestown, Co Mayo
Partial demolition and conversion of a building in Charlestown into a community enterprise centre.
2460516 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 20 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460516
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of an existing building to replace it with a new community enterprise centre. This includes changing the use of an existing first-floor apartment and ground-floor restaurant space into community and office space.
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
Partial demolition of existing building and replace with new community enterprise centre including change of use of existing first floor apartment and ground floor restaurant space into community/office space with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier III Self-Sustaining towns, through consolidating development, and encouraging a mix of uses, including but not restricted to commercial, residential, industry, enterprise and employ”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Charlestown, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €101,000 | 99 m |
| Main St, Charlestown, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €168,000 | 126 m |
| Main St, Charlestown, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €85,000 | 144 m |
| Bunnacrannagh, Charlestown, Co Sligo | Apr 2026 | €65,000 | 212 m |
| Bunnacranna, Charlestown, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 212 m |
| Cloonaughill, Charlestown, Co Sligo | Nov 2025 | €155,000 | 212 m |
| Bunnacranna, Charlestown, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €100,000 | 212 m |
| Lavy Beg, Charlestown, Mayo | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 212 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 received20 August 2024
- Decision due14 October 2024
- Decision issued14 October 2024
- Grant issued14 November 2024
- Permission expiry13 November 2029
In the area
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- Awaiting decision80 m away
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- Granted100 m away
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23680MayoLodged 18 Dec 2023Retention
- Granted120 m away
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16692MayoLodged 2 Sept 2016Retention
- Granted120 m away
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2660048MayoLodged 15 Jan 2026New dwelling
- Granted130 m away
Construction of 3 no. dwelling houses with connection to public services and all ancillary site works
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23265MayoLodged 9 May 2023Housing estate
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