Observation pack · Mayo County Council

Peace View , The Demesne , Westport Co. Mayo

Retention of extensions as build to existing residential property, previously granted under P08/33 by Westport Town Council. The development includes the retention of domestic shed and private drive for rear access. The development is located within the curtilage of Westport House, Protected Structure Ref. RPS No. 077.

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Nov 2026

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: 2660759 · full record
Authority: Mayo County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 1.07 ha
Received: 28 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 22 Nov 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/2660759/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660759 at 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 2 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.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
G5 Open space and amenity	Recreation & Amenities: To protect and improve the provision, attractiveness, accessibility and amenity value of public open space, amenity and recreation.	westport local area plan	8 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2030
M1 Metro / rail economic corridor	Westport House & Demesne Masterplan: To facilitate appropriate development in accordance with Chapter 9 of this plan, in order to ensure the viability and conservation	westport local area plan	8 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2030
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

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 3
Westport House · Westport House · Westport House
Recorded monument × 2
Souterrain · R152437

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660169	Conditional	22 Apr 2026	0	61 m	Retention permission application to Mayo County Council for the following: First Floor of existing dwelling, along with all associated site works at No. 14 Pairc na Coille, Westport, Co. Mayo F28 Y793.
2560863	Conditional	27 Jan 2026	0	372 m	Permission for retention of development adjacent to The Farmyard (a Protected Structure) and Camping and Caravan area at Westport Estate, Westport, Co. Mayo, comprising the construction of an Electricity Substation (with switch room) building, primarily subterranean with a natural stone finish to visible façade, and all associated and ancillary works including access / set down area, timber fencing, landscaping and screening.
25464	Conditional	13 Jan 2026	0	226 m	construction of an extension together with minor alterations to existing dwelling house together with all ancillary site services
2560758	Conditional	15 Dec 2025	0	344 m	Permission for development at Gracy’s Restaurant, The Farmyard (a Protected Structure), Westport Estate, Westport, Co. Mayo, for the continued use (for up to 5 additional years) of the extension to the existing restaurant kitchen (within the Farmyard Courtyard) permitted under Reg. Ref: P22/60001, including the continuance of use of structures / works, service area / bin store, and all associated and ancillary elements, and for the subsequent removal of structures / features on expiry of permission and reinstatement of area to pre-existing condition.
2560735	Conditional	5 Dec 2025	0	141 m	Retention permission application to Mayo County Council for the following: (1) 3 No. Existing Rooflights to the front of the dwelling, (2) Existing first floor and (3) Alterations to all elevations of the dwelling, along with all associated site works at No. 50 Pairc na Coille, Westport, Co. Mayo. F28 NW59.
2560604	Conditional	21 Oct 2025	0	126 m	We, Simon Beale + Associates, are applying to Mayo County Council on behalf of Tessa Tobia for the retention of the following: (1)) 2 No. Existing Roof Lights to the Front of the Dwelling, together with all associated site works at No. 49 Pairc na Coille, Golf Course Road, Westport, Co. Mayo.
2560276	Conditional	1 Jul 2025	1	137 m	Full planning permission for the following; (1) Demolish existing semi-detached dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement semi- detached dwelling house and all associated site works
2560235	Conditional	10 Jun 2025	0	182 m	The development consists of 1.) the retention of extension as constructed including the retention stone cladding in lieu of timber cladding previously Granted under P22/903 and 2.) Planning Permission to construct a porch on the front elevation together with all ancillary site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
315438	—	Other	10 May 2023	416 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

28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
28 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Mayo County Council before relying on it.