Observation pack · Mayo County Council

27 Ard Lugalisheen , Ballindine , Co. Mayo

Permission sought to retain alterations to elevations of dwelling previously approved under Pl. Ref. No. 05/1057 and associated siteworks

Observations close 20 Nov 2026 15 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660808 · 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: 391 m²
Received: 16 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: 10 Dec 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/2660808/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660808 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 20 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660411	Conditional	29 Jun 2026	0	327 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.
2360325	Conditional	31 Jan 2024	1	466 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
23226	Conditional	14 Jun 2023	1	273 m	change of house and garage type to that granted on site under P21/394 together with all ancillary site works and services
2360049	Conditional	2 May 2023	0	482 m	Construction of a side extension (incorporating exercise/ training area) to the existing clubhouse, and all ancillary site works
211060	Conditional	23 Feb 2022	2	413 m	CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND SEPARATE GARAGE AS SHOWN ON PLANS TOGETHER WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

16 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 20 Nov 2026
16 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.