Main Street / Church View Backlands, Ballymahon Co. Longford, (including rear of former St. Matthews National School Nally Tyres / Circle K and adjoining lands)
Demolition of a former school and construction of a new discount foodstore in Ballymahon.
2460100 · Longford County Council · Lodged 16 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460100
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing a former single-storey school building to construct a new 2,291 sqm discount foodstore with an off-licence. The development includes a new access road, car parking, solar panels, and associated site works.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 2,291 m²
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
- Development for a discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales. The proposed development comprises
- The demolition of existing single storey former school building and site clearance
- Construction of new footpath to (west side) of existing church view access road and associated and ancillary road realignment
- Construction of new access road from church view access road, providing vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development (and facilitating the future development of adjoining lands)
- The construction of a single storey discount foodstore (with ancillary off-licence use) with mono-pitch roof measuring 2,291 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,489 sqm; and
- Provision of car and cycle parking, boundary treatments, free standing and building mounted signage, covered trolley bay, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, esb substation, drainage, utility and services infrastructure and connections, and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development & enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic & other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters Of Mercey, Upper Main St, Ballymahon | Apr 2025 | €550,000 | 181 m |
| Main St, Ballymahon, Longford | Oct 2025 | €170,000 | 229 m |
| 96 Main St, Ballymahon, Co Longford | Nov 2025 | €110,000 | 249 m |
| 21 Hawthorn Meadows, Ballymahon, Longford | Feb 2025 | €265,000 | 276 m |
| 9 Moycourt, Moyvale, Ballymahon | Mar 2026 | €145,000 | 495 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 received16 May 2024
- Further information requested5 July 2024
- Further information received17 October 2024
- Decision due11 December 2024
- Decision issued4 December 2024
- Grant issued16 January 2025
- Permission expiry15 January 2030
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