High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Conversion of a building in Ballinamore to a ground-floor pharmacy and three apartments overhead.
2560312 · Leitrim County Council · Lodged 17 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560312
- Authority
- Leitrim County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves changing the use of a mixed office, retail, and residential building to a ground-floor pharmacy with residential units above. It includes partial demolition, a small rear extension, internal alterations, a new shopfront, and the creation of three apartments (two 1-bedroom units and one 2-bedroom duplex).
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 233 m²
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Official record
Development description
I, the applicant, intend to apply for permission for works to high street, ballinamore, co. Leitrim, n41 ek85 as follows:(1) part demolition of southwest rear return; (2) change of use from mixed office/ retail and residential use as ground floor pharmacy use (233sqm) with residential use overhead; (3) residential extension at first floor level to rear southwestern elevation (9.1sqm); (4) 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment at first floor level (47.63 sqm) ;1 no. 1-bedroom apartment at second floor level (45.36 sqm); 1 no. 2-bedroom duplex apartment over first and second floor levels (69.70 sqm); (5) internal alterations to suit; (6) alterations to front elevation including new shop front; (7) external works include the provision of car parking and cycle spaces and service area to the rear and all necessary site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To maintain and enhance the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres through consolidation with an appropriate mix of retailing, commercial, cultural and residential activities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilaneen, Balinamore, Leitrim | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 134 m |
| Kilaneen, Balinamore, Leitrim | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 134 m |
| 10 Riverside Apartments, Ballinamore, Leitrim | Jun 2025 | €70,000 | 176 m |
| 8 Riverside, Main St, Ballinamore | Jun 2025 | €132,000 | 178 m |
| 24 Riverside Ballinamore, Ballinamore, Leitrim | May 2025 | €135,000 | 182 m |
| Church St, Ballinamore, Leitrim | Nov 2025 | €185,000 | 240 m |
| 2 Willow Court, Ballinamore, Leitrim | Mar 2025 | €187,000 | 301 m |
| 4 Willow Grove, Willowfield Rd, Ballinamore | Nov 2025 | €195,000 | 307 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 received17 December 2025
- Decision due19 February 2026
- Decision issued17 February 2026
- Grant issued20 March 2026
- Permission expiry19 March 2031
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