TOLAN STREET, BALLINA
Change of use of a retail unit to a fast food takeaway in Ballina.
16664 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 25 August 2016
- Reference
- 16664
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a 96.21 square metre retail unit to a fast food and takeaway outlet. The works will include providing an emergency exit door on the rear elevation and ancillary site works.
- Floor area
- 96 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
Change of use of existing retail unit to fast food/takeaway outlet. Total floor area for change of use is 96.21sqm. Provide emergency exit door on rear elevation. Carry out all ancillary site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 75 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 75 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 75 m |
| Flat 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 75 m |
| 1 Spire View, Ballina, Co. Mayo | May 2026 | €1,328,000 | 84 m |
| Tone St, Ballina, Mayo | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 121 m |
| 308 Ridgepool View, Barrett St, Ballina | Sept 2025 | €97,000 | 134 m |
| Apt 203 - Ridgepool, Barret Street, Ballina | May 2025 | €117,500 | 134 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 received25 August 2016
- Further information requested13 October 2016
- Further information received25 November 2016
- Decision due22 December 2016
- Decision issued16 December 2016
- Grant issued30 January 2017
- Permission expiry29 January 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO BOOKMAKERS OFFICE, INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING STUD…
TOLAN STREET , BALLINA
16504MayoLodged 24 Jun 2016Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Section 5 Declaration: change of use from commercial premises (office) to residential use (2 no. apartments)
Tolan Street , Ballina
23547MayoLodged 4 Oct 2023Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Section 5 Declaration: Removal of ATM and night safe facing plates and replace with new glazing panels to…
Pearse Street , Ballina
23315MayoLodged 9 Jun 2023Alterations
- Granted50 m away
RECONFIGURATION OF INTERNAL LAYOUT OF PERMITTED APARTMENT NOS. 1-3 FROM GROUND TO SECOND FLOOR LEVEL;…
TOLAN ST. & HELLY'S LANE , BALLINA , CO. MAYO
22537MayoLodged 1 Jul 2022Alterations
- Granted50 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF THREE STOREY (FORMER) LICENSED PREMISES AND STORE INTO 3 NO. APARTMENTS AND 1 STUDIO…
TOLAN STREET & HELLYS'S LANE , BALLINA
20518MayoLodged 30 Jul 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision50 m away
Renovation to an existing building, within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA), to include (1) Change of…
James Connolly (Hill) Street , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2660194MayoLodged 12 Mar 2026Change of use
- Awaiting decision50 m away
Renovation to an existing building, within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA), to include (1) Change of…
James Connolly (Hill) Street , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2660202MayoLodged 16 Mar 2026Change of use
- Granted60 m away
(1) Retention of change of use from office unit to one bedroom apartment on the first floor and (2) Retention…
Hill Street(James Connolly Street) , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2360540MayoLodged 15 Dec 2023Retention
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
CHANGE OF USE OF PART GROUND FLOOR EXISTING RETAIL UNIT INTO TAKEAWAY, WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
MAIN STREET , BALLYNALLY , MOVILLE
1750078DonegalLodged 23 Jan 2017
- GrantedRetention
(1) CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL UNIT TO TAKEAWAY, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF REAR EXTENSION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE…
CASTLE STREET , BALLYSHANNON , CO DONEGAL
2460597DonegalLodged 29 Apr 2024
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of part of an existing retail unit to a food takeaway unit area 48m2. Also construct a single…
James Street , Claremorris
23679MayoLodged 20 Dec 2023
- GrantedChange of use
CHANGE OF USE FROM AN EXISTING RETAIL UNIT TO A TAKEAWAY, WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
THE DIAMOND , CHURCHLAND QUARTERS , CARNDONAGH
1751220DonegalLodged 1 Aug 2017
- GrantedChange of use
'change of use' of existing retail unit 125 sqm (Ground Floor) to Takeaway including necessary alterations,…
31 Roches Street , Limerick
22573LimerickLodged 24 May 2022
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Alterations to front and rear elevations of existing retail unit, change of use of existing retail unit to a…
Main Street, Creggane, Buttevant,
108482corkLodged 17 Nov 2010
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.