Observation pack · Mayo County Council

Lugalisheen North , Ballindine , Co. Mayo

1) construction of a pitched roof to replace the flat roof on the existing administration building, 2) construction of an extension to the front of the administration building, 3) revised fenestration to the building and all ancillary works

Observations close 19 Nov 2026 5 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660807 · full record
Authority: Mayo County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Site area: 8,381 m²
Received: 15 Oct 2026
Decision due: 9 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/2660807/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660807 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 19 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
M4 Major town centre	Rural Settlements Consolidation Zoning: To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,	mayo county development plan 2022 2028	10 Aug 2022 → 9 Aug 2028

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 within 100 m

Recorded monument × 1
R154508

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660548	Conditional	24 Aug 2026		489 m	For permission to construct and extension to the rear of private house and to demolish existing extension (now in derelict condition) also to upgrade the existing original house.
2660411	Conditional	29 Jun 2026		0 m	Construction of a new building within the school grounds to accommodate a classroom and 2 No. special needs rooms, toilet facilities and store with all ancillary works.
2679	Conditional	29 May 2026		455 m	demolition of an existing conservatory and construction of a new single storey extension to an existing dwelling house and all ancillary works
2560225	Conditional	14 Jul 2025	4	35 m	The development will consist of the following: demolition of existing house; construction of 4no. Dwellings (comprising of: 1no. 1-Bedroom dwelling; & 3no. 2-Bedroom dwellings); connection to existing services; along with all associated ancillary site development works.
2460398	Conditional	4 Dec 2024	1	35 m	Planning Permission to demolish part of existing extension and shed and planning permission to subdivide existing dwelling house from 1 unit to 2 units, construct extension, alter elevations and entrance all as per drawing documents submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.
2460514	Conditional	11 Oct 2024		174 m	Construction of a rear extension to an existing factory building and all ancillary works
2360325	Conditional	31 Jan 2024	1	0 m	Planning Permission to demolish existing shed and permission to construct a residential housing development consisting of 6 number dwelling house units (3no. semi Detached houses) All as per drawing documents submitted together with all ancillary site works and services
2360049	Conditional	2 May 2023		4 m	Construction of a side extension (incorporating exercise/ training area) to the existing clubhouse, and all ancillary site works

What has happened on this file

15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 Nov 2026
15 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.