Upper Paddock, Westport, Co. Mayo







Upper Paddock, Westport, Co. Mayo
Type
Site-individual
Status
Sold
Description
LOCATION
This town centre site is situated in the Upper Paddocks accessed by foot from the Castlebar Road or by road via Horkans Hill to the Paddock. It enjoys a corner location onto the Upper Paddock while also having frontage to Horkans Hill. It's position vis-a-vis Westport Town is ideal, a 5 minute walk to the town's retail centre and just a 3 minute walk to Allergan and the multiple other industries adjacent including Portwest, Botox (Abbvie), Synergy Health Westport, Carraig Donn to mention just a few.
Westport town is the tourist capital of County Mayo and one of the main tourist centres in the West of Ireland attracting visitors globally. It is a well-developed hospitality sector and has a range of high quality hotels, bars, restaurants, cafes and other visitor attractions. In the past it has been voted one of the best places to live in Ireland (Irish Times) and continues to attract significant investment from outside. In addition, Westport benefits from an excellent road and rail connectivity being on the N5 which is currently being upgraded to a dual carriageway as far as Turlough circa 5 kilometres east of Castlebar. In addition, there are up to 5 return direct rail services to and from Dublin on a daily basis. Meanwhile Ireland West Airport (Knock) is about 55 kilometres, Galway 78 kilometres and Dublin 250 Kilometres.
DESCRIPTION
The upper Paddock is an established popular residential location having a mix of primarily detached and together with a few semi-detached dwellings more recently constructed. It is a well-regarded and sought after location. The subject site comprises 0.16 Hectares or 0.395 Acres. It has very generous frontage to the Upper Paddocks c. 50 + metres and further frontage to Horkans Hill road. It is a relatively regular shaped site and lends itself to a small multi-unit residential scheme (subject to planning permission) in this pivotal location which is hugely sought after due to its proximity and convenience to the town and its facilities.
SERVICES
We understand that all main services are available at this location and connections can be obtained subject to the associated costs.
TITLE
MY6313F Plots Plan No. 176 & 177
GUIDE PRICE - 220,000
DIRECTIONS
Proceed from the Mall along the Newport Road turning right after 350 m onto Horkans Hill. Continue for circa 400m and subject site has sign thereon.
Features
- Central residential location
- Less than 700 m from Town Centre
- Approximately 250 m from AbbVie (formerally Allergan)
- Ideal for small Multi Unit Scheme (Subject to P.P.)
- Zoned Residential