Altamount Court, Altamount Street, Westport
Retention of two existing flats and two maisonettes in Westport.
25368 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 5 September 2025
- Reference
- 25368
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 5 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for two existing flats (numbers 4 and 5) and two maisonettes (numbers 4A and 5A). The application includes all ancillary site works at Altamount Court in Westport.
- Residential units
- 4
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
- Retain existing 2 nos. Flats (nos. 4 &
- And maisonettes (nos. 4a & 5a) together with all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the amenity and character of existing residential areas.”
Objective set by the Westport Local Area Plan (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Bruach Na Habhainn, Altamount St, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 201 m |
| Linden Hall, Altamount St, Westport | Jul 2025 | €960,000 | 220 m |
| 11 Distillery Court, Distillery Rd, Westport | Sept 2025 | €235,000 | 236 m |
| Apt 65 Westpoint, Altamont St, Westport | Dec 2025 | €272,500 | 239 m |
| 66 Bruach Na Habhann, Altamont St, Westport | Mar 2026 | €285,000 | 239 m |
| 12 Riverside Apts, Distillery Rd, Westport | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 332 m |
| 15 Riverside, Distillery Rd, Westport | Mar 2026 | €275,000 | 332 m |
| Knockranny, Westport, Mayonot full market price | Sept 2025 | €118,534 | 354 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 received5 September 2025
- Further information requested29 October 2025
- Further information received11 December 2025
- Decision due16 January 2026
- Decision issued15 January 2026
- Grant issued16 February 2026
- Permission expiry15 February 2031
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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