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Sold March 2026

Market Square, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

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Not in the search index: sold over 3 months ago, no outside visitor.

Watch this: an application 89 m away is open for comments.

0 lodged in 90 days13 in 12 monthslast 4 months ago

14 things worth knowing before you buy

  • 3 applications on this site; latest 24428, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
  • Zoned M2 (major town centre); protected building; heritage-listed; no vacant land tax.
  • 9 sites nearby could change: 9 empty zoned plots.
  • 4 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest for continued use of (2025).
  • Castlebar (bus 420, 422) 346 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 84% rent (council 21%); 16% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 2001–2010; 24% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
  • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2024.
  • The council decides in a median 60 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a protected building; inside the zone around a recorded monument (MA078-003----); a building in the national heritage inventory (31209059)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Around it
0
Open for comments · none today
90%
Approved, when decided · 56 approved · 6 refused
60 days
Time to a decision · median; 43% asked for more information
9
Sites that could change · see the list
No
Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · none within 500 m
0
Protected buildings nearby · not this site
10%
Owner-occupied (2022) · council 73%
16%
Homes empty (2022) · council 22%
6/h
Public transport, morning peak · services from stops within 500 m

Questions to ask before you buy 6

  1. Change the use (24428) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
  2. Revise facade to (2281) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
  3. Demolition (17557) ran out unbuilt in 2023: built anyway?
    Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
  4. Protected building: what changes would you be allowed?
    Ask for: A section 57 declaration from the council.
  5. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
    Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
  6. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

Market Square, Castlebar, Co. Mayo is a home in Knockacroghery, Mayo. It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in March 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 142 planning applications: 13 open for observation, 86 granted, 5 refused, 1 under appeal, 11 decided on appeal, 12 commenced.

More about this address

The site is zoned M2 — major town centre. The site is on the council's Record of Protected Structures. The building is recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (reg. 31209059). It is inside the zone of notification of a recorded monument (MA078-003----).

Sold
2 Mar 2026
Type
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Bedrooms / bathrooms
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Floor area
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BER
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Local authority
Mayo County Council
Location precision
Rooftop
Protected structure
On the Record of Protected Structures
NIAH
Recorded, reg. 31209059 · Regional rating
Monument zone (SMR)
Historic town · MA078-003----
Schools within 1.0 km
Castlebar Educate Together National School (primary school · 113 pupils, 138 m) +6 more
Crèche inspected nearby
Little Treasures Creche · inspected 11 Jan 2023 (113 m)
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