TOLAN STREET, BALLINA
Change of use from a retail unit to a bookmakers office in Ballina.
16504 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 24 June 2016
- Reference
- 16504
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a bookmakers office. It includes internal modifications to existing stud walls and new signage on the front, side, and rear elevations.
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
Change of use of ground floor retail unit to bookmakers office, internal modifications to existing stud walls, proposed signage to shop front on tolan street, external signage to side and rear elevations fronting onto rear car park
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the role of the town centre and provide for town centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Ballina Local Area Plan (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Spire View, Ballina, Co. Mayo | May 2026 | €1,328,000 | 76 m |
| Flat 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 80 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 80 m |
| Flat 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 80 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 207 The Ridgepool, Barratt St, Ballina | May 2025 | €144,000 | 129 m |
| Apt 203 - Ridgepool, Barret Street, Ballina | May 2025 | €117,500 | 129 m |
| 308 Ridgepool View, Barrett St, Ballina | Sept 2025 | €97,000 | 129 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 received24 June 2016
- Further information requested10 August 2016
- Further information received14 October 2016
- Decision due10 November 2016
- Decision issued7 November 2016
- Grant issued12 December 2016
- Permission expiry11 December 2021
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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