PlanningRegister.ie
Back
Planning report · Mayo County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 25 Oct 2026, 21:10

Stephen Garvey Way, Knockacroghery

53.85432, -9.30413

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%). 43 homes approved 846 m away haven't started.

See on the mapWatch this area
Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Mayo County Council: council consultations.

95%of home extensions approved nearbyn=61 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–592open for comments nearbyclose 27 Oct–6 Nov262homes approved nearby, not startednearest 742 m · 2460379

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 9 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1942: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1946–1960.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KnockacrogheryBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2025: 3 files on Knockacroghery2026: 1 file on Knockacroghery4 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre: To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and environment of the town centre and provide for appropriate town centre uses.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

castlebar local area plan · 17 Jan 2024 – 16 Jan 2030

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m New Cemetery

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings79Castlebar District Lunatic Asylum; Old Church Graveyard
Monuments49Ringfort - rath; Historic town
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 31 on the draft 2027 map; 21 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site33 decided · more info asked 61%
82% · council 90%
Approved nearbyMayo overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 33 nearby, 2,181 council-wide

Figure 3

Knockacroghery, file by file since 2025

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

4 planning files on Knockacroghery since 2025, by kind and decision.20252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25420No. 39 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560572No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660288New house in a side gardenNo number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560231
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Knockacroghery" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2025–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 98 days. Building starts about 9 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 149 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 285 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 49–59 (n=42)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 149 days (n=19)149 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 285 days after permission (n=9)285 days after permissionSigned off44% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated61 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed4 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    0 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    • 502255 Invalid · 99A Chestnut Grove, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. · 765 m
    • 324634 Pending · Castlebar Retail Park, Breaffy Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo · 1.4 km
    • 502077 Pending · Gold Rush Casino , Rush Street , Castlebar. F23HY04. · 641 m
    • 502010 Pending · Garryduff , Castlebar , Co. Mayo. · 699 m
    • 501837 Pending · Knockacroghery, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 RK22. · 1.4 km
    • 501340 Pending · Garryduff Park North Site 3, Snugborough, Castlebar, County Mayo. · 872 m
    • 500307 Refused · Moneenbradagh, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. · 1.4 km
    • 500158 Invalid · 40 Whitehorse Lane, Turlough Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. · 1.8 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher24 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Stephen Garvey Way, Knockacroghery with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedRefused
    1. 1Castlebar Retail Park, Breaffy Road 2660772No decision yet · 1.7 km
    2. 2Mallard House Snugboro, Castlebar 2660735No decision yet · 1.9 km
    3. 324 St Patricks Ave, Castlebar 2660671Approved with conditions · 274 m
    4. 4Moneenbradagh, Castlebar 2660494Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    5. 5Humbert Way 2460379Approved, no sign building has started · 742 m
    6. 6Garryduff Park East site 1 2560366Approved, no sign building has started · 766 m
    7. 7Garryduff Park West site 2 2560464Approved, no sign building has started · 846 m
    8. 8NEWPORT ROAD 2291Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 969 m
    9. 9Garryduff 2460110Approved, no sign building has started · 996 m
    10. 10Knockaphunta 2560644Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    11. 11Knockthomas 2560024Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    12. 12Turlough Road 2560242Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    13. 13Knockaphunta 2560630Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    14. 14Turlough Road and An Sruthán Road 2460574Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
    15. 15Stephen Garvey Way and Mountain View, Castlebar 2560907Refused · 112 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 44 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.

    49 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 44 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 44 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 35 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT44: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused44: approved → approved5: refused → refused35: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out49 lodged49 lodged44 approved44 approved5 refused5 refused44 approved44 approved5 refused5 refused35 no start notice found35 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off4 signed off4 signed off2 ran out2 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured49 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    6 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-27 2660735: application received — Planning application for the construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing; 2026-11-06 2660772: application received — We, MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for development at Castlebar Retail Park, Breaffy ; 2026-11-10 2560644: CONDITIONAL — construct 12 dwelling houses comprising of 8 semidetached three bedroom units and a terrace of 4, two bedroom dwellings ; 2026-11-12 2660671: CONDITIONAL — Permission to extend the rear of the property and make internal alterations to the ground and first floor.; 2026-11-12 2660494: CONDITIONAL — The development consists of a new children’s hospice, which will provide specialist palliative day and in-patient servictoday30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov24 Nov2660735: application received — Planning application for the construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-272660772: application received — We, MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for development at Castlebar Retail Park, Breaffy · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-062560644: CONDITIONAL — construct 12 dwelling houses comprising of 8 semidetached three bedroom units and a terrace of 4, two bedroom dwellings · 1 km away · 2026-11-102660671: CONDITIONAL — Permission to extend the rear of the property and make internal alterations to the ground and first floor. · 274 m away · 2026-11-122660494: CONDITIONAL — The development consists of a new children’s hospice, which will provide specialist palliative day and in-patient servic · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-12
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 27 Oct 20262 days left
      22660735 · application received — Planning application for the construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension to…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202612 days left
      12660772 · application received — We, MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for development at…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 10 Nov 202616 days left
      102560644 · CONDITIONAL — construct 12 dwelling houses comprising of 8 semidetached three bedroom units and a terrace of 4, two…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.0 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202618 days left
      32660671 · CONDITIONAL — Permission to extend the rear of the property and make internal alterations to the ground and first floor.
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 274 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202618 days left
      42660494 · CONDITIONAL — The development consists of a new children’s hospice, which will provide specialist palliative day and…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 2 Dec 202638 days left
      Invalid - no acknowledgement of local submission S.127(1)e
      765 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    43 homes 846 m away were approved Jul 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2031.

    Garryduff Park West site 2 · 43 homes: 43 homes approved Jul 2026, not started; Garryduff Park East site 1 · 41 homes: 41 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Garryduff · 38 homes: 38 homes approved May 2024, not started; Turlough Road and An… · 32 homes: 32 homes approved May 2025, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Garryduff Park West site 2 · 43 homes846 m · 256046443 homes approved Jul 2026, not started43 homes approved Jul 2026, not startedGarryduff Park East site 1 · 41 homes766 m · 256036641 homes approved Aug 2026, not started41 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedGarryduff · 38 homes996 m · 246011038 homes approved May 2024, not started38 homes approved May 2024, not startedTurlough Road and An… · 32 homes1.6 km · 246057432 homes approved May 2025, not started32 homes approved May 2025, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 19 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • NEWPORT ROAD · 28 homes approved, not started; runs out Aug 2027 · 969 m

    Approved, not started 9

    Empty land zoned for homes 9

    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 126 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 291 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 308 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 437 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 443 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 535 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 603 m
    • 10.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 607 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 663 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 11 a year; busiest 2022. 90% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 7, 2022: 11, 2023: 11, 2024: 7, 2025: 8, 2026: 5051015202021: 7 approved7’21*2022: 11 approved11’222023: 9 approved2023: 2 refused11’232024: 5 approved2024: 2 refused7’242025: 7 approved2025: 1 refused8’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 51 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Building work nearby 27 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished14 not signed off11 no sign-off needed
    • Station Road, Castlebar, Mayo · 2 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25443 · 1.1 km
    • 55 Aglish, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 NP78 · 28 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 710 m
    • Turlough Road, Castlebar, Mayo · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P25/60546 · 1.7 km
    • Lough Lannagh Village, Castlebar, Mayo · 22 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 662 m
    • Riverside, Newtown, Castlebar, Mayo · 7 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 201041 · 442 m
    • 50 Knockaphunta Park, Castlebar, Mayo · 19 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · P26/60184 · 1.6 km
    • Lios Mor, Castlebar, Mayo · 13 Aug 2026 · 43 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60723 · 839 m
    • Bóthar Cathair Na Mart, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 H529 · 11 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · P23/60530 · 285 m
    • 17 Main Street, Castlebar, Mayo · 3 Jul 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560316 · 466 m
    • Lios Mor, Castlebar, Mayo · 3 Jul 2026 · 18 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60723 · 858 m
    • Westport Road, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 · 16 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P24/60084 · 1.2 km
    • Snugborough, Castlebar, Mayo · 28 Apr 2026 · 99 homes · start notice not signed off · P24/60782 · 1.1 km
    • Pontoon Road, Castlebar, Mayo, F23D680 · 20 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P25/60899 · 1.9 km
    • 27 Market Street, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 H367 · 17 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 336 m
    • 2 Turlough Road, Castlebar, Mayo · 7 Apr 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · 22/481 · 1.5 km
    • Rathbaun, Castlebar, Mayo · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P25/60831 · 1.2 km
    • 3 Kennedy Gardens, Castlebar, Mayo · 12 Mar 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · P2560446 · 849 m
    • Garryduff Park, Castlebar, Mayo · 4 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560297 · 717 m
    • 21 Curragh, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 VN12 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · P24/493 · 809 m
    • Ballinrobe Road, Castlebar, Mayo · 2 Jan 2026 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · 20639 · 1.5 km
    • Garryduff, Castlebar, Mayo · 23 Dec 2025 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · P25/60129 · 746 m
    • Ballinaglough, Castlebar, Mayo · 23 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460760 · 1.3 km
    • Lawn Road, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 WK40. · 16 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 2560597 · 1.1 km
    • 39 Ellison Street, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 TD50 · 13 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · P25/60572 · 273 m
    • 1A Newtown, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 WV66 · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · P23/60041 · 433 m
    • New Antrim Street, Castlebar, Mayo, 0000 · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 661 m
    • 36 Spencer Street, Castlebar, Mayo, F23 Y303 · 13 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · ABP-319619-24 · 523 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    Homes coming 262 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Treasures Creche · Crèche11 Jan 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate357 m
    Curious Minds · Crèche9 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate530 m
    Imagination Station · Crèche3 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate579 m
    Juniors Childcare · Crèche10 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate664 m
    Ballyheane Buttercups · Crèche26 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate905 m
    Buttercups Playschool and Afterschool Castlebar · Crèche16 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate905 m
    Naionra Tir na Nog · Crèche27 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate977 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Mayo County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here274
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here129
    Council middle2
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:46
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:46open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    58% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 46% owner-occupied (council 73%).

    Homes built before 1971
    58% · council 26%
    Homes built since 2001
    19% · council 32%
    Owner-occupied
    46% · council 73%
    Rented
    49% · council 21%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    19% · council 20%
    Households with 2+ cars
    26% · council 45%
    Work mainly from home
    6% · council 9%
    This small area (226 people)Mayo

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 157049002

    Bus
    40 m
    Castlebar · 420, 422, 430 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    327 m
    Castlebar Educate Together National School, 113 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Castlebar Educate Together National School · primary · 113 pupils · 327 m
    • St. Geralds College · postprimary · 688 pupils · 429 m
    • St Brids Special Sch · primary · 40 pupils · 525 m
    • Castlebar Primary School · primary · 864 pupils · 547 m
    • St Anthonys Special Sc · primary · 69 pupils · 808 m
    • St Joseph's Secondary School · postprimary · 542 pupils · 855 m
    • Davitt College · postprimary · 902 pupils · 960 m
    • Gaelscoil Raifteirí · primary · 229 pupils · 1.0 km

    Stops 12

    • Castlebar · 420, 422, 430, 440, 454, 456 · 4/hour at peak · 40 m
    • Castlebar · 430, 454, 460a, 460b, 498, 721 · 2/hour at peak · 61 m
    • Mayo Hospital · 422, 440, 454, 456, 460a, 460b · 3/hour at peak · 282 m
    • Mayo Hospital · 420, 422, 440, 454, 456, 460a · 3/hour at peak · 302 m
    • Ellison Street · 437 · 334 m
    • Ellison Street · 437 · 337 m
    • Castlebar Library · UL05 · 425 m
    • Castlebar Library · UL05 · 431 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Castlebar Educate Together National School · 327 m-11.7% pupils (113)
    • St. Geralds College · 429 m+3.5% pupils (688)
    • St Brids Special Sch · 525 m+17.6% pupils (40) · 3 classrooms 2026, no decision yet
    • Castlebar Primary School · 547 m+1.8% pupils (864)
    • St Anthonys Special Sc · 808 m+3% pupils (69)
    • St Joseph's Secondary School · 854 m+0.6% pupils (542)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 01:51
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    Council consultation portalsPublic25 Oct 2026, 01:52open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public25 Oct 2026, 01:51open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Application 1.7 km away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Knockacroghery
    Electoral division
    Castlebar Urban
    Electoral area
    Castlebar
    Council
    Mayo County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 19 sites nearby could change: 10 approved schemes, 9 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 262 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 43 at Garryduff Park West site 2.
    • Castlebar (bus 420, 422) 40 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 49% rent (council 21%); 24% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 1946–1960; 36% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 62 days (about 9 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 60 in the last year, 39 three years before.
    What the terms mean 8 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
    Sources and licences 26
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public25 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher24 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public25 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence25 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register21 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 25 Oct 2026, 21:10 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.