Mayo County Council grants permission for 61-home scheme at Garryduff, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

In context

It is one of 40 housing scheme applications Mayo County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 6 May 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.

Full Planning Permission for the construction of 61 no. residential units consisting of 17 No. two storey detached houses,  24 no. two-storey semi-detached houses and 20 no. two storey terraced houses , providing for 6 no. two bedroom units, 14 no. three bedroom units and 41 no. four bedroom units on completion, together with the continuation of the new internal access road from the adjacent development (as granted under planning reference P24/60110 ), connection to all services and all ancillary site development works