Mayo County Council · 2560832
Mount Browne House, Distillery Road, Westport
- 19 Nov 2025Received
- 22 Jan 2026Conditional
- 23 Feb 2026Final grant
- 30 Mar 2026Commenced
- 22 Feb 2031Permission expires
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- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Conditional · 22 Jan 2026
- Council
- Mayo County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 162 m²
What’s proposed
Change of Use from existing office use to residential guesthouse use at Mount Browne House, Distillery Road, Westport, Co. Mayo, which is a Protected Structure (RPS No. 05). The development will consist of the change of use of the existing two-storey office building to a guesthouse, including the construction of new ensuite bedrooms, provision of an open-plan kitchen and living area, minor internal alterations, and all associated site development works
2560832 is a planning application to Mayo County Council for change of Use from existing office use to residential guesthouse use at Mount Browne, received on 19 Nov 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Jan 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560832
- Local authority
- Mayo County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Observations close
- 2 Jan 2026 (closed 272 days ago)
- Decision due
- 22 Jan 2026 · decided 22 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 22 Jan 2026
- Proposed development
- Change of Use from existing office use to residential guesthouse use at Mount Browne House, Distillery Road, Westport, Co. Mayo, which is a Protected Structure (RPS No. 05). The development will consist of the change of use of the existing two-storey office building to a guesthouse, including the construction of new ensuite bedrooms, provision of an open-plan kitchen and living area, minor internal alterations, and all associated site development worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 162 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 80 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- OpenFormerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , The Fairgreen , County Mayo
- GrantedAltamont Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- RefusedFormerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street Westport , County Mayo
- GrantedCastlebar Road , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedCastlecourt Hotel Castlebar Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnFormerly known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street , Westport Co. Mayo
- GrantedNo 15 Monastery View , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedThe White House , Fairgreen , Westport Co. Mayo
Show all 80
- GrantedUpper Paddock , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnUpper Paddock , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedNo. 7 Fr. Angelus Park , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnNo. 7 Fr. Angelus Park , Westport , County Mayo
- Granted12 South Mall , Westport , County Mayo
- WithdrawnUpper Paddock , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnNo. 7 Fr. Angelus Park , Westport , County Mayo
- GrantedHigh Street , Westport , County Mayo
- WithdrawnUpper Paddock , Westport , Co. Mayo
- CommencedBridge Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedWestport Parish Pastoral Council , South Mall , Westport
- WithdrawnMount Browne House , Distillery Road , Westport
- Appeal decidedThe Wyatt Hotel , The Octagon , Westport
- Open38 St Marys Crescent , Westport , Co Mayo
- GrantedAltamount Court , Altamount Street , Westport
- RefusedSt. Anthony’s Distillery rd , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnSt. Anthony’s Distillery rd , Westport , Co. Mayo
- OpenNo. 5 Upper Paddock , Westport
- OpenHorkans Hill , Westport
- WithdrawnAltamount Court , Altamount Street , Westport
- OpenFormer Scoil Phadraig , Altamont Street , Cahernamart
- CommencedHorkans Hill , Westport
- Appeal decidedJames Street , Westport , Co Mayo
- GrantedCastlebar Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- OpenHoly Trinity Church , Newport Road , Westport
- GrantedJames Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedMill Street , Westport , Mayo
- WithdrawnMount Brown House , Distillery Road , Westport
- WithdrawnMount Browne House , Distillery Road , Westport
- GrantedBridge Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedAltamount Street , Westport , Co.Mayo
- GrantedKnockranny , Westport , Co Mayo
- RefusedJames Street , Westport , Co Mayo
- GrantedNo. 6 Fr. Angelus Park , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedApt. No. 2 Lime Court , James Street , Westport Co. Mayo
- GrantedJames Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnNo. 6 Fr. Angelus Park , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedSupervalu , Shop Street , Westport
- Appeal decidedBridge Street/James Street Car Park , Westport , Co. Mayo
- WithdrawnSuper Valu , Shop Street , Westport
- GrantedShop Street , Westport , Co Mayo
- GrantedDun-Muire , Altamount Street , Westport
- GrantedCastlecourt Hotel Castlebar Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- OpenLouis Barber Shop , James Street , Westport
- OpenThe West Bar , Bridge Street , Westport
- CommencedClew Bay Hotel , James Street , Westport
- OpenMill Street , Westport
- Granted11 Monastery View , Westport , Co. Mayo
- RefusedThe Cattlepass , Altamount Street , Westport
- GrantedNo. 8 Fr. Angelus Park , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedJames Street , Westport , Co. Mayo
- GrantedMill Street Car Park , Westport
- OpenMarket Lane , Bridge Street , Westport
- GrantedUNIT 12 MARKET LANE , BRIDGE STREET , WESTPORT
- GrantedTHE DEMESNE , WESTPORT
- GrantedCASTLECOURT HOTEL , CASTLEBAR STREET , WESTPORT
- GrantedNEWPORT ROAD , WESTPORT , CO. MAYO
- Granted1 THE OLD MILL , JAMES STREET , WESTPORT
- Appeal decidedFATHER ANGELUS PARK , WESTPORT , CO. MAYO
- GrantedJAMES STREET , WESTPORT
- GrantedJames Street , Westport
- OpenMILL STREET , WESTPORT , CO MAYO
- CommencedULSTER BANK , NORTH MALL , CAHERNAMART
- GrantedHORKAN'S HILL , WESTPORT
- GrantedABBEYWOOD HOUSE , NEWPORT ROAD , WESTPORT
- GrantedWOOD MOUNT , HIGH STREET , WESTPORT
- GrantedNO. 2 NEW ROAD , DEMESNE , WESTPORT
- GrantedRETAIL UNIT NO. 3 , LIME COURT , JAMES STREET
- GrantedAPT NO. 3 LIME COURT , JAMES STREET , WESTPORT
- GrantedSHOP STREET , WESTPORT , CO. MAYO
- GrantedNORTHERN FEATHER FACTORY , THE DEMESNE , WESTPORT
- GrantedUPPER PADDOCK , WESTPORT
Homes nearby
- For saleApt 20, Riverside, Distillery Road, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 FP60
- For sale10 Distillery Court, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 FX38
- For sale1 Altamount Close, Altamount Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 A2F4
- For sale8 Mill Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 XW14
- For sale18 Fr Angelus Park, Castlebar Road, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 F512
- For sale6 Monument View, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 KH21
- For saleResidence & Licensed Premises, Altamount Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 T634
- For sale26 Monument Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 N526
- For sale27 Carrowbeg Estate, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 KD29
- For sale21 The Elms, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 YR23
- For sale21 The Elms, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 YR23
- For saleLeenane Road, Carrowbaun, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 HA25
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0013976MO
Zoning at the site
M2 — Major town centre
Town Centre Outer: To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and environment of the town centre and provide for appropriate town centre uses.
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 60
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 438675). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560832/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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