The Woods Hotel, Breaffy Resort, Castlebar
Section 5 declaration to provide accommodation for international protection applicants.
25179 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 13 May 2025
- Reference
- 25179
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis is a Section 5 Declaration application to determine if the use of the hotel to provide accommodation for displaced international protection applicants is exempt development.
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
Section 5 declaration: provide accommodation for displaced internal protection applicants
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 | 14 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 received13 May 2025
- Further information requested5 June 2025
- Further information received17 June 2025
- Decision due7 July 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted70 m away
PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING 3 STOREY OVER PART BASEMENT HOTEL (AT BASEMENT, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND…
BREAFFY WOODS HOTEL , BREAFFY HOUSE RESORT , BREAFFY
20143MayoLodged 28 Feb 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Section 5 Declaration; provide accommodatoin units for displaced International Protection Applicnats on…
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24515MayoLodged 12 Dec 2024Change of use
- Refused140 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEWAGE TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH…
DEMESNE , BREAGHWY , CASTLEBAR
18978MayoLodged 6 Dec 2018New dwelling
- Granted170 m away
Full Planning Permission for the installation of 3 no. modular, portable Padel tennis courts, complete with…
The Breaffy House Resort , Breaghwy Castlebar , Co. Mayo
2660012MayoLodged 18 Dec 2025Commercial
- Awaiting decision180 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF APARTMENTS 409 & 410 FROM OVERNIGHT GUEST ACCOMMODATION USE TO LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL USE AS…
BREAGHWY , CASTLEBAR
17538MayoLodged 7 Jul 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decision280 m away
Planning Permission for a new free-standing sign at the entrance to the club including all associated site…
Breaffy GAA Club , Demesne Breaghwy , Castlebar Co. Mayo
2660470MayoLodged 17 Jun 2026
- Granted280 m away
Installation of the football pitch flood lighting system, consisting of 4 no. 18m high columns with lighting…
Breaghwy , Castlebar , Co. Mayo
23538MayoLodged 22 Sept 2023Other
- Awaiting decision280 m away
Planning Permission for a new free-standing sign at the entrance to the club including all associated site…
Breaffy GAA Club , Demesne Breaghwy , Castlebar Co. Mayo
2660479MayoLodged 19 Jun 2026
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