BOWGATE STREET/NEALE ROAD, BALLINROBE, CO. MAYO
Major mixed-use development including a hotel, apartments, and houses within a protected structure curtilage in Ballinrobe.
16527 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 30 June 2016
- Reference
- 16527
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis large-scale development within the curtilage of Cranmore House (a protected structure) includes a new 46-bedroom hotel, 27 apartments, 15 houses, and retail space. It also involves the demolition of a two-storey house to create a new vehicular access and mini-roundabout.
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 incorporates and is within the curtilage of protected structure ref no. Rps 00076 cranmore house and consists of the construction of a new 2 storey over basement hotel. Includes 46 no. Bedrooms, new function rooms, bars, restaurant, health suite, gym and swimming pool. The proposal also incorporates a new basement level car park and deck car park, underground delivery/service area and all ancillary accommodation and site services. The construction of new 3 storey 1,596sqm mixed use development partially over basement comprising of 367sqm of ground floor retail space and 8 no. Residential apartments and all ancillary accommodation. The construction of a new 3 storey 2,183sqm building for use as elderly accommodation and comprising of 19 no. Residential apartments, communal area/day room, activities space, storage plus all ancillary accommodation, the construction of 8 no. Terraced townhouses, the construction of 7 no. Individual dwelling houses, the demolition of an existing 2 storey dwelling house facing the neale road to make way for a new site vehicular access, mini roundabout, footpaths, signage and landscaping. The upgrading of the existing site entrance to bowgate street, restoration and relocation of original estate entrance pillar, new pedestrian access and plaza, site landscaping, alterations and restoration of existing boundary treatments, provision of new boundary treatments, new riverside walks and footpath, new internal road network across site, new car parking, signage, site drainage, site lighting, serviced connections and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and environment of the town centre and provide for appropriate town centre uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 River View, Neale Rd, Ballinrobe | Nov 2025 | €235,000 | 109 m |
| Bowgate St, Ballinrobe, Mayo | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 132 m |
| 4 Teallach Roba, Neale Rd, Ballinrobe | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 172 m |
| Bowgate St, Ballinrobe, Mayo | Dec 2025 | €120,000 | 175 m |
| Bowgate Street, Ballinrobe, County Mayo | Feb 2026 | €140,000 | 189 m |
| 21 The Bowers, Main St, Ballinrobe | Apr 2025 | €165,000 | 192 m |
| Apt 1 Bowerslane, Main St, Ballinrobe | Jun 2026 | €140,000 | 222 m |
| The Rectory, Main Street, Ballinrobe | Jul 2025 | €565,000 | 255 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 received30 June 2016
- Further information requested23 August 2016
- Further information received21 February 2017
- Decision due20 March 2017
- Decision issued16 March 2017
- Grant issued20 April 2017
- Permission expiry19 April 2022
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