Convent Road, Aughadark, Ballinamore
Retention of a community hall and permission for extensions, internal alterations, and a theatre.
16239 · Leitrim County Council · Lodged 22 December 2016
- Reference
- 16239
- Authority
- Leitrim County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain the existing community hall on site. It also requests permission to construct two-storey front and single-storey side and rear extensions, make internal alterations to provide a theatre, and improve access and landscaping.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retain existing community hall as it is on site. Planning permission is also sought to construct extensions, with two storey to front and single storey to sides and rear, comprising ancillary space to the existing hall, dressing rooms and toilets, entrance porch, internal alterations, with the provision of theatre within existing hall, alterations to elevations, including signage, external lighting, alterations to improve access to and around existing hall, creation of an amenity space and landscaping
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for community, social, recreational and educational services and facilities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinamore Convent, Ballinamore, County Leitrim | Mar 2025 | €276,000 | 114 m |
| 1 Taobh Na Coillte, Kiltymoodan, Leitrim | Apr 2026 | €249,000 | 169 m |
| Church St, Ballinamore, Leitrim | Nov 2025 | €185,000 | 190 m |
| 24 Riverside Ballinamore, Ballinamore, Leitrim | May 2025 | €135,000 | 261 m |
| 10 Riverside Apartments, Ballinamore, Leitrim | Jun 2025 | €70,000 | 296 m |
| Kilaneen, Balinamore, Leitrim | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 299 m |
| Kilaneen, Balinamore, Leitrim | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 299 m |
| 8 Riverside, Main St, Ballinamore | Jun 2025 | €132,000 | 302 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 December 2016
- Decision due24 February 2017
- Decision issued22 February 2017
- Grant issued29 March 2017
- Permission expiry28 March 2022
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