James Street, Westport, Co. Mayo
Proposed development
The development will consist of 1) combine two ground floor retail units into a single retail unit 2) the change of use of first floor office into a 1 bed apartment 3) a rear extension providing three, 2 bed apartments and access stairwell 4) new shop front 5) new rear access gate, together with all ancillary site works.
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Decision due
- 1 Oct 2025
Timeline
Application received
10 Feb 2025
Council asked for further information
3 Apr 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
4 Sept 2025
Decision due
1 Oct 2025
Decision: conditional
30 Sept 2025
Grant issued
31 Oct 2025
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housing or apartment development
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housing or apartment development
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing public house and residential building and the construction of a proposed new café restaurant incl
James Street, Westport, Co Mayo · refused 7 May 2025 · about 30 m away · 2560142
housing or apartment development
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing public house and residential building and the construction of a proposed new café restaurant incl
James Street, Westport, Co Mayo · refused 30 Oct 2024 · about 30 m away · 2460351
housing or apartment development
CONVERT EXISTING DILAPIDATED CAP FACTORY BUILDING INTO AN APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 1 NO. 1 BED APARTMENT, 2 NO. 2 BED APARTMENTS AND 1 NO. 3 BED APARTME
BRIDGE ST./JAMES ST., CAR PARK, WESTPORT · refused 23 Sept 2021 · about 70 m away · 2162
Planning history within 750 m
Renovation and extension of existing property together with all ancillary site works.
The proposed development on a total site area of 1.93 hectares, comprising of: (i) Construction of a residential development comprising of 48 no. units in total, consisting of 10 no. apartments (6 no. one bed units and 4 no. 2 bed units) and 38 no. houses (18 no. three bed units and 20 no. four bed units) in a mix of apartment duplex, and semi-detached units, in a range of heights from two storeys to four storeys above ground level. (ii) Provision of 90 surface car parking spaces, including visitor, accessible and electric vehicle charging spaces, and 102 no. bicycle parking spaces. (iii) Public open space areas of combined 2,502 sq.m or 15.6% of the net site area; (iv) Creation of a new vehicular and pedestrian/cyclist entrance off of Horkan’s Hill, including new footpath network connecting and junction upgrades to connect to existing road network; (v) Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, public lighting, site drainage works, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with the planning application.
retain converted dwelling house as constructed to include ground floor apartment, retention of conversion of first floor to a self contained apartment, with a third permitted apartment to the rear of the dwelling house together with associated site services
Planning Application To Mayo County Council For Permission For (1) Change Of Use From Commercial Unit To Residential Use, (2) New Shop Front Façade, Together With All Site Services At Premises Formerly Known As The ‘Leaping Lizard’, Bridge Street, Westport, County Mayo F28 F856
retain converted dwelling house as constructed to include ground floor apartment, retention of conversion of first floor to a self contained apartment, with a third permitted apartment to the rear of the dwelling house together with associated site services
The development will consist of the construction of a residential development comprising 4 no. own-door residential units including 2 no. 3-bedroom duplex apartments, 1 no. 2-bedroom apartment and 1 no. studio apartment together with connection to public services and all ancillary site works