Eircom Exchange, Main Street, Ballycastle
Addition of three antennas to an existing 18m monopole in Ballycastle for emergency services.
2460604 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 30 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460604
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of attaching three antennas to the top of an existing 18-metre monopole, increasing the overall height to 21.3 metres. The project includes a GPS, cabinet, cable management, and associated site works for use by the Emergency Services.
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
The proposed development will consist of attaching three no. Antennas on top of the existing 18m monopole (previously granted permission under planning reference 2185), to give an overall height (monopole with proposed antennas) of 21.3m, together with gps, cabinet, cable management and all associated site development works for use by the emergency services (garda, ambulance, fire brigade).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Ballycastle, Mayo | May 2026 | €110,000 | 93 m |
| Ballycastle Garda Station, Ballycastle, Co Mayo | Dec 2025 | €340,000 | 406 m |
| No.6 Ballycastle Holiday Cottages, Ballycastle, Co.mayo | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 471 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 received30 September 2024
- Decision due24 November 2024
- Decision issued25 November 2024
- Grant issued2 January 2025
- Permission expiry1 January 2030
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
CONSTRUCTION OF A 18 METRE HIGH FREE STANDING COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE WITH ITS ASSOCIATED ANTENNAE,…
EIRCOM EXCHANGE , MAIN STREET , BALLYCASTLE
2185MayoLodged 8 Feb 2021Infrastructure
- Granted50 m away
INSTALLATION OF AN ATM MACHINE TO THE EXISTING FRONT (NORTH) ELEVATION
SEAVIEW TAVERN , MAIN STREET , BALLYCASTLE
20599MayoLodged 25 Aug 2020Commercial
- Awaiting decision50 m away
Section 5 Declaration: Self contained flat
Ballycastle , Co Mayo
23343MayoLodged 21 Jun 2023Other
- Awaiting decision140 m away
Section 5 Declaration; change of use from car repair workshop to original use as a dwelling house
Main Street , Ballycastle
25128MayoLodged 8 Apr 2025Change of use
- Granted180 m away
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO…
MAIN STREET , CARROWNISKY , BALLYCASTLE
16821MayoLodged 24 Oct 2016New dwelling
- Granted210 m away
Full Planning Permission for an extension to the rear of the existing house, along with alterations and…
Main Street , Ballycastle , Co. Mayo
2360285MayoLodged 13 Jul 2023Extension
- Granted220 m away
DEMOLITION OF DISUSED OUTBUILDINGS TO THE REAR OF EXISTING MIXED USE PREMISES COMPRISING A DWELLING HOUSE,…
MAIN ST. , CARROWNISKY , BALLYCASTLE
1656MayoLodged 29 Jan 2016Change of use
- Awaiting decision230 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION (DWELLING)
MAIN STREET , CARROWNISKY , BALLYCASTLE
20159MayoLodged 3 Mar 2020Change of use
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