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CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO PRIVATE USE AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND NEW SHOP…

Formerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street Westport , County Mayo

Refused

Council decision recorded: September 01, 2026

Applicant
Dr. Goesta Fischer
Proposed use
See council description

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: b3fe3bdb461d4fe04244292bc0be6f35212c1fdd3f4c80632e6aec14f8004d89 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: b3fe3bdb461d4fe04244292bc0be6f35212c1fdd3f4c80632e6aec14f8004d89 · field: DecisionDate

What changed

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

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: Decided... → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: Decided... → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-01

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 16 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Formerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street Westport , County Mayo. Proposal excerpt: “CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO PRIVATE USE AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND NEW SHOP FRONT FAÇADE, TOGETHER WITH ALL SITE SERVICES AT PREMISES”

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

Location & nearby applications

Formerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street Westport , County Mayo

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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 2660556

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: b3fe3bdb461d4fe04244292bc0be6f35212c1fdd3f4c80632e6aec14f8004d89

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:39.537262+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO PRIVATE USE AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND NEW SHOP FRONT FAÇADE, TOGETHER WITH ALL SITE SERVICES AT PREMISES
Application details
Reference
2660556
Applicant
Dr. Goesta Fischer
Site address
Formerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street Westport , County Mayo
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Refused
Date received
July 08, 2026
Decision due
September 01, 2026
Council decision date
September 01, 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. 2026-09-02
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...
    • Council outcome: → Decided...
  2. 2026-09-16
    • Source status: Decided... → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: Decided... → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-09-01
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO PRIVATE USE AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND NEW SHOP FRONT FAÇADE, T...", "NPAD": "CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO PRIVATE USE AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND NEW SHOP FRONT FAÇADE, TOGETHER WITH ALL SITE SERVICES AT PREMISES"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Formerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' Bridge Street, Westport County Mayo F28 F856", "NPAD": "Formerly Known as 'The Leaping Lizard' , Bridge Street Westport , County Mayo"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660556/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660556/0"}

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