Mayo County Council grants permission for 55-home scheme at Castlebar, Co. Mayo

In context

It is one of 40 housing scheme applications Mayo County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 2 July 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Mayo County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

1. Construction of a housing development (Garryduff Park East) of 55 no. dwellings in two and three storey semi-detached and terraced houses and duplex / apartment configurations; 2. Vehicular and pedestrian/cycle access point to Garryduff Park (also facilitating other/future phases of housing subject to separate planning application(s)) and secondary pedestrian/cycle access point from Garryduff Park; and, 3. Associated development and works and development including hard and soft landscaping, internal roads and footpaths, cycle and car parking, public and private amenity and open spaces (including play / games areas), boundary treatments, bin stores, public lighting and all other ancillary works above and below ground including connections to water supply, surface water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and utilities.