MAIN ST., CARROWNISKY, BALLYCASTLE
Demolition of outbuildings and redevelopment of a mixed-use site into a hostel, apartments, and commercial units in Ballycastle.
1656 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 29 January 2016
- Reference
- 1656
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing outbuildings to construct a two-storey, 6-bedroom hostel with campervan bays. It also includes converting a disused pub to a commercial unit, converting first-floor residential space into 2 apartments, and extending an existing retail unit.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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
Demolition of disused outbuildings to the rear of existing mixed use premises comprising a dwelling house, disused public house and retail unit. Extension and change of use of disused public house to commercial unit, change of use of dwelling house at ground floor level to ancillary accommodation associated with proposed hostel accommodation (28.5sqm) extension of existing retail unit at ground floor level (66.9sqm) construction of a two storey hostel comprising 6 bedrooms/dormitories, common room, kitchen, scuba gear and drying room, bicycle store, laundry room and ancillary facilities to the rear of existing building (670.9sqm) conversion of existing first floor residential accomodation to 2 no. Apartments (173.3sqm) construction of 2 no. Campervan parking and amenity bays to the rear of the site ancillary to hostel accommodation. Alterations to existing front elevations on main street. Connection to existing public utilities. Ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,”
National zoning type: Built up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Ballycastle, Mayo | May 2026 | €110,000 | 128 m |
| Ballycastle Garda Station, Ballycastle, Co Mayo | Dec 2025 | €340,000 | 301 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 received29 January 2016
- Further information requested23 March 2016
- Further information received11 April 2016
- Decision due8 May 2016
- Decision issued3 May 2016
- Grant issued7 June 2016
- Permission expiry6 June 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION (DWELLING)
MAIN STREET , CARROWNISKY , BALLYCASTLE
20159MayoLodged 3 Mar 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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16799MayoLodged 18 Oct 2016Retention
- Granted40 m away
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2360285MayoLodged 13 Jul 2023Extension
- Granted50 m away
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17232MayoLodged 3 Apr 2017Commercial
- Granted120 m away
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2460510MayoLodged 16 Aug 2024Change of use
- Awaiting decision120 m away
Section 5 Declaration; change of use from car repair workshop to original use as a dwelling house
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25128MayoLodged 8 Apr 2025Change of use
- Granted140 m away
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19773MayoLodged 2 Oct 2019New dwelling
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