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Site planning risk brief

Barcastle Retail Park , Gorteendrunnagh , Castlebar Co Mayo

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

8% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 670 decisions within 5 km, 5 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 59 structured appeals.

Matched source
2660376
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

5 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

5 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Mayo County Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Confirmed coverage

One current citation from the Mayo County Council development plan, with section, page and source URL.

1 matched

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

2 of 4 layers are loaded for Mayo County Council and were intersected with the site; flood and built heritage are not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for them.

2 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

59 structured nearby appeal records.

59 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Mayo County Council development plan.

1 matched
670Nearby applications
5Site-linked candidates
8%Nearby refused
59Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2660376

Change of use from retail showroom to Coffee Shop within curtilage of existing building along with new signage and alterations

Granted0.0 km06 July 2026
2460692

Planning permission to retain a pitched roof over a pre-existing flat roof together with changes to the front and rear elevations on a commercial storage building at Barcastle Industrial Estate, Castlebar, County Mayo.

Granted0.0 km13 February 2025
2560597

For the change of use of a vacant commercial unit to a medical use comprising of a new medical diagnostics facility with X-Ray, MRI, CT and Ultrasound scanning services and all associated administrative spaces. Associated development works to facilitate this change of use comprise of internal fit out, elevational alterations including modification to existing curtain wall glazing and external wall to relocate the existing entrance door on the east elevation, partial demolition of existing first floor area to accommodate ceiling heights required at ground floor. The proposed development also includes a new electrical substation, new signage, and all associated site development works at Barcastle Retail Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 WK40.

Granted0.0 km23 October 2025
2560063

The development will consist of the construction of a 2-story commercial building, including a café and retail showrooms at ground floor and offices at upper level. The development will also include car parking facilities, landscaping, signage, the realignment and use of the existing entrance from Lawn Road and all necessary and associated site works and connections to public services.

Granted0.1 km14 August 2025
19206

ERECT A DIGITAL LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

Refused0.1 km16 May 2019
2360358

Retention of self containment unit at 77 McHale Road, Castlebar

Granted0.1 km26 October 2023

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 670 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €39 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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