Deerpark East , Westport
Retain converted dwelling house as constructed to include ground floor apartment, retention of conversion of first floor to a self contained apartment, with a third permitted apartment to the rear of the dwelling house together with associated site services
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 26243 · full record
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Site area
- 588 m²
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 1 Dec 2026
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/26243/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26243at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Mayo County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 11 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Mayo County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To protect the amenity and character of existing residential areas. | westport local area plan | 8 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2030 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Mayo County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660500 | Conditional | 19 Aug 2026 | 354 m | The development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the existing restaurant (May’s Bistro) at the rear courtyard side of the Castlecourt Hotel, together with the relocation of the courtyard entrance to the existing bar (Petie Joe’s), internal modifications and all associated ancillary site works. | |
| 2660141 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2026 | 5 | 426 m | demolition of existing unfinished structure and construction of 5 No. 4-bedroomed terraced dwelling houses with connection to public services together with all ancillary site works |
| 2660418 | Conditional | 15 Jul 2026 | 171 m | Proposed new ‘Granny Flat’ attached to the side of existing house together with associated site works at 10/11 Kings Hill, Westport, County Mayo - F28 FA34, for Peter (Snr) and Maureen Flynn. | |
| 2653 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 91 m | construct vehicular access/entrance gate to existing dwelling house together with associated site services | |
| 25488 | Conditional | 23 Jan 2026 | 196 m | extension to the existing side garage to adjoin the house for domestic use | |
| 2560832 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2026 | 498 m | 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. | |
| 25464 | Conditional | 13 Jan 2026 | 487 m | construction of an extension together with minor alterations to existing dwelling house together with all ancillary site services | |
| 25148 | Conditional | 17 Nov 2025 | 23 | 261 m | construct 16 no. 3 and 2 bedroom duplex apartments, 8 no. 3 bedroom town houses, connection to existing services and associated site development works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315438 | Other | 10 May 2023 | 491 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
- 7 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Mayo County Council before relying on it.