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Planning near you · Mayo · Ref 2660593

12 apartments proposed

North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads, Castlebar Co. Mayo, (former Coal Bunker site)

Refused

Council decision recorded: September 17, 2026

Applicant
Harold Conway
Building type
Apartments
Proposed use
Residential
Homes described
12 · council description

The description specifies 12 homes; the numeric source field records 0. The headline follows the description. Compare the source wording.

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: e42eabc448c7adf5aff20f14e9dbfd997421382a12dc8cb315a1f7dd5314670e · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: e42eabc448c7adf5aff20f14e9dbfd997421382a12dc8cb315a1f7dd5314670e · field: DecisionDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: not supplied → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-17

Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads , Castlebar Co. Mayo , (former Coal Bunker site). Proposal excerpt: “Permission for development of a housing scheme to North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads, Castlebar, Co. Mayo (former Coal Bunker site), comprising: 1. Construction of 12 no. apartments (4 no. two bed and 8 no. …”

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads , Castlebar Co. Mayo , (former Coal Bunker site)

The marker is the source location, not the site boundary. Open larger map · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Mayo County Council · Reference 2660593

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Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · source SHA-256: 42773a2c971842d7e87fd2b6459754c0aa0417108bb853fe811eb99bdf12e6b8

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: e42eabc448c7adf5aff20f14e9dbfd997421382a12dc8cb315a1f7dd5314670e

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:13:31.905088+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
Permission for development of a housing scheme to North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads, Castlebar, Co. Mayo (former Coal Bunker site), comprising: 1. Construction of 12 no. apartments (4 no. two bed and 8 no. one bed) in a three storey building; 2. Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access via Turlough Road; and, 3. Associated development and works including hard and soft landscaping, car and cycle parking, bin stores, communal and private amenity spaces and all other ancillary works above and below ground including works and connections to water supply, wastewater and surface water infrastructure and utilities.
Application details
Reference
2660593
Applicant
Harold Conway
Site address
North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads, Castlebar Co. Mayo, (former Coal Bunker site)
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Refused
Date received
July 23, 2026
Decision due
September 16, 2026
Council decision date
September 17, 2026
Authority
Mayo County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-08-05
    • Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
    • decision due date: → 2026-09-16
  2. 2026-09-21
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-09-17
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "Permission for development of a housing scheme to North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads, C...", "NPAD": "Permission for development of a housing scheme to North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads, Castlebar, Co. Mayo (former Coal Bunker site), comprising: \r\n1. Construction of 12 no. apartments (4 no. two bed and 8 no. one bed) in a three storey building;\r\n2. Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access via Turlough Road; and,\r\n3. Associated development and works including hard and soft landscaping, car and cycle parking, bin stores, communal and private amenity spaces and all other ancillary works above and below ground including works and connections to water supply, wastewater and surface water infrastructure and utilities."}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads Castlebar, Co. Mayo (former Coal Bunker site)", "NPAD": "North of junction of Pontoon and Turlough Roads , Castlebar Co. Mayo , (former Coal Bunker site)"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660593/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660593/0"}

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