Old farm shed replaced with new machinery shed and slatted shed

Granted with conditions on 22 April 2026

Francis Walsh has been granted permission to knock down an old agricultural shed and build two new farm buildings at Cornamarrow near Castlebar. The new machinery shed will be 6.375m tall and a slatted shed will be 6.712m tall, both going up in the existing farmyard where his family have farmed for years. All slurry will be stored in existing tanks on the site.

Full description from the council file

Planning Permission for Development consisting of removal of an existing agricultural shed and construction of a new machinery shed and new slatted shed over an existing underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works. There will be two buildings constructed and all effluent will be collected and stored in the existing slatted tanks. The proposed machinery shed will be 6.375m in height and the proposed slatted shed will be 6.712m in height and is to be constructed in an existing farmyard our clients family have been farming for years.

Details

Reference: 2660153
Applicant: Francis Walsh
Site address: Cornamarrow, Frenchill,, Castlebar,, Co. Mayo
Status: Decision code: CONDITIONAL
Date received: February 27, 2026
Decision due: April 23, 2026
Date decided: April 22, 2026
Authority: Mayo County Council

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Source: Mayo County Council planning portal. Full file, drawings, observations and decision documents are on the council's own ePlan site — view application 2660153 on the council portal →.
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