Observation pack · Mayo County Council
Attireesh , Westport , Co. Mayo
Planning permission to construct new extension along with car port and all necessary site works and ancillaries.
Observations close 23 Nov 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660816 · 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
- 2,181 m²
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 13 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/2660816/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660816at 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 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 Rural | Agriculture: To reserve land for agricultural and rural uses and to preserve the amenity of the town setting. | 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660141 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2026 | 5 | 337 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 |
| 2660108 | Conditional | 23 Jun 2026 | 0 | 467 m | CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION AND CARRY OUT RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS |
| 2653 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 0 | 365 m | construct vehicular access/entrance gate to existing dwelling house together with associated site services |
| 25148 | Conditional | 17 Nov 2025 | 23 | 422 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 |
| 2560634 | Conditional | 6 Nov 2025 | 0 | 301 m | Planning permission to demolish existing Domestic Shed and construct a one bed Granny Flat to the rear of the existing House together with all ancillary siteworks and services at 15 Deerpark East, Westport, Co. Mayo Height of proposed Granny Flat building: 6.23 |
| 25199 | Conditional | 7 Aug 2025 | 0 | 471 m | make alterations to existing floor plans to include fenestrational changes to existing elevations and site layout previously granted planning permission under PD460 |
| 2560117 | Conditional | 28 Apr 2025 | 0 | 288 m | Planning Permission to construct an extension to the rear of the existing detached dwellinghouse, including a new entrance porch, elevational alterations, demolitions and connection to existing services and all ancillary site works. |
| 2460206 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2025 | 0 | 90 m | 1) The construction a new Firewater Retention (FWR) facility; 2) The construction a new FWR lifting station and dedicated FWR diversion pipe; 3) The construction of new single storey FWR Utilities Building c. 9.5m x c. 7.0m x c. 5.0m high; 4) The alteration/modification to the existing surface water (SW) and process water (PW) drainage networks to facilitate the diversion of the FWR run-off and interconnection with the new FWR diversion pipe; 5) The alterations/modifications to the existing surface finishes and gradients to facilitate the division of the site into the smaller nominated catchment areas; 6) The demolition of the existing derelict furniture store on the Lodge Road; 7) The construction of a new 152 no. bay car park located to the east of the site in replacement of the existing derelict furniture store on the Lodge Road to be demolished; 8) The construction of a new 119 no. bay car park located to the west of the site adjacent to the existing entrance to the B2 Building; 9) The alterations/extension of the existing permanent contractor’s construction compound north of the Innovation Centre Building, including the construction of a new overflow car park (that currently accommodates 78 no. car parking bays for contractors only) located to the north side of the Campus; and 10) The construction of all associated works including alterations and additions to the existing external tanks, vessels, plant, equipment, external pipe bridge, underground services, external site works such as internal access roads, footpaths, lay down areas, hardstanding areas, external lighting, etc. |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026
- 19 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.