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Planning in Mayo

Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Mayo County Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.

1,347
Applications received in the 12 months to 21 September 2026
92.5%
Granted, of applications decided, received 2023 to 2025 (3,161 decisions). Rank 9 of 31
545
Homes completed, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026 (CSO)
613
Homes commenced, August 2025 to July 2026 (CSO)

Applications Each Year

Applications received by Mayo County Council in each full year since 2017, with the share of decided applications that were granted. The grant rate for 2023 to 2025 is 92.5%, 3.7 points above the national rate of 88.9%.

96794% granted201799994% granted201896991% granted20191,00992% granted20201,32991% granted20211,18193% granted20221,21693% granted20231,30891% granted20241,48893% granted2025

What Is Applied For

Applications received in 2023 to 2025 by type of development, as classified from the description on the register, with the grant rate for each type here and nationally.

Type of developmentApplicationsGranted hereGranted nationally
Single house1,63590.9%86.8%
Extension95197.6%94.7%
Other-mixed48792.9%87.7%
Agricultural18998.2%91.3%
Change of use16086.5%86.9%
Apartments12581.5%80.1%
Demolition11984.4%86.3%
Commercial-industrial9797.1%87.2%
Housing scheme9790.4%83.1%
Retention (unclassified)8593.1%80.4%
Solar-energy3988.5%88.6%
Signage-telecoms2880.0%83.1%

Homes Completed

545 homes were completed in Mayo in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 294 single houses, 187 houses in schemes and 64 apartments (CSO, new dwelling completions by local authority). The national picture, and how completions relate to permissions, is in the monthly housing pipeline report.

Largest Residential Applications, Last Two Years

Applications for 20 or more homes received since 21 September 2024, largest first, where the number of homes can be read from the register. Some applications do not state it in a form that can be read, so the list is not complete; a scheme refused and lodged again appears twice. No applicant is named.

ReferenceReceivedLocationHomesStatus
246078219 December 2024Snugborough , Castlebar , Co. Mayo79Granted
256036711 June 2025Garryduff Park West site 2 , Snugborough , Castlebar68Not recorded
256072316 October 2025Garryduff , Castlebar , Co. Mayo61Granted
256036611 June 2025Garryduff Park East site 1 , Snugborough , Castlebar55Granted
266068125 August 2026Kilcolman (& Ballyhaunis) Road , Claremorris , Co. Mayo52Not recorded
256064819 September 2025Carrowbaun , Westport , County Mayo52Granted
256000820 December 2024Bohernasup , Ballina , Co Mayo52Granted
256037212 June 2025Friars Court Laghtadawannagh , Killala Road , Ballina Co Mayo47Granted
256015419 March 2025Mullenmore North & Knockalegan , Crossmolina , Ballina Co. Mayo44Granted
256046413 July 2025Garryduff Park West site 2 , Snugborough , Castlebar43Granted
256036811 June 2025Garryduff Park North Site 3 , Snugborough , Castlebar41Refused
256016123 March 2025Lowpark , Charlestown , Co Mayo39Granted

Wastewater Capacity

Of the 44 settlements in Mayo on the Uisce Éireann wastewater capacity register, 2 are shown red, 5 amber and 37 green (register as retrieved 15 September 2026). Uisce Éireann shows a red settlement as having no capacity available for new connections. A scheme there depends on a planned upgrade or, for a small discharge of up to 150 population equivalent (about 40 homes), the developer-led route in circular NSP 01/2026.

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How these figures are made. Mayo County Council records an application without a recorded outcome as "N/A" in the national register: 21.2% of applications received in 2023 to 2025. These are left out of the grant rate, which uses only applications granted or refused. Invalidations are not recorded by this authority's system and are not compared between authorities. Register data to 21 September 2026; a recent application may take some weeks to appear. Completions are the CSO's quarterly series by local authority; commencements are the CSO's monthly series of commencement notices. The comparison table sets every authority side by side.

For a File in Mayo

Planning Search finds any application received since 2013 by reference or address; the deadline calculator gives the last day for a submission or appeal from the reference; which Act applies settles whether the file is under the 2000 Act or the 2024 Act; appeal statistics show how often decisions here are changed on appeal. The council's own register: planning portal.

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