Rathoma , Killala Ballina , County Mayo.
The installation of a linear array of 80 no. (2no. rows x 30no. & 2no. rows x 10no. panels) x 625w ground mounted bifacial solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with existing shed for battery storage area. Including all other ancillary site work and services (35m trench for cabling & electric infrastructure)
The application
- Reference
- 2660693 · full record
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1.13 ha
- Received
- 31 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 25 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
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/2660693/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660693at 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 5 Oct 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
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560018 | Conditional | 5 Mar 2025 | 0 | 440 m | Full planning permission for the following: (1) Proposed Change of house type from previous planning PL Ref23/60503, together with all associated site works at Ballymackeehola, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo. |
| 2460390 | Refused | 15 Aug 2024 | 0 | 31 m | Planning permission to install a 40ft metal shipping container underground with 3.2m high earth mounding to all sides for the safe and secure storage of pyrotechnics (Class 1 hazardous goods) along with 4.0m² timber shed for packing and unpacking of pyrotechnics, erect green mesh security fencing, erect stock proof fencing to site perimeter and to carry out all associated ancillary site works |
| 2360447 | Refused | 22 Mar 2024 | 0 | 31 m | Planning permission to install a 40ft metal shipping container underground with 3.2m high earth mounding to all sides for the safe and secure storage of pyrotechnics (Class 1 hazardous goods) along with 4.0m² timber shed for packing and unpacking of pyrotechnics, erect green mesh security fencing, erect stock proof fencing to site perimeter and to carry out all associated ancillary site works at Rathoma, Killala, Co. Mayo |
| 2360503 | Conditional | 24 Jan 2024 | 1 | 440 m | full planning permission for the following: (1) Proposed Change of house type from previous planning PL Ref 23/60026 ,together with all associated site works at Ballymackeehola, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo. |
| 2360026 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2023 | 1 | 440 m | Full planning permission for the following: (1) Demolish existing detached two-story dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement detached dwelling house, together with all associated site works |
| 211374 | Conditional | 16 May 2022 | 1 | 231 m | CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONSTRUCT PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS FOR SAME, CONSTRUCT NEW DOMESTIC ENTRANCE OFF THE PUBLIC ROAD AND CONNECT ALL SERVICES, CARRY OUT ALL ANCILLARY WORKS ON SITE |
| 21984 | Conditional | 20 Apr 2022 | 0 | 247 m | DECOMMISSION AND REPLACE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND SOAK PIT WITH NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA ADN TO CARRY OUT ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324525 | — | pending | 6 Aug 2026 | 31 m |
| 320786 | — | Refused | 24 Jul 2025 | 31 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
- 31 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 Oct 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Mayo County Council before relying on it.