ABBEY STREET, BALLINA, CO. MAYO
Conversion of an unoccupied ground-floor retail unit into a daycare facility in Ballina.
18616 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 10 August 2018
- Reference
- 18616
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use for the ground floor of an existing unoccupied retail and commercial premises on Abbey Street. The space will be converted into a daycare facility with associated site works.
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 of existing unoccupied retail/commercial premises to use as a daycare facility with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide commercial office and mixed land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4 Block 1, Chapel Court, Abbey Street | Mar 2025 | €80,000 | 98 m |
| Abbey Street, Ballina, County Mayo | Sept 2025 | €65,000 | 117 m |
| 6 Amana Estate, Ballina, Co Mayo | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 153 m |
| 4a Abbey St, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2026 | €167,000 | 195 m |
| 10 Church Rd, Ballina, Co Mayo | Oct 2025 | €105,000 | 206 m |
| 35 Manor Gardens, Ballina, Co Mayo | Feb 2026 | €136,000 | 208 m |
| 11 Church Rd, Ballina, Co Mayo | Jun 2025 | €105,000 | 212 m |
| 34 Manor Gardens, Church Rd, Ballina | Jul 2025 | €74,157 | 215 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 received10 August 2018
- Further information requested21 September 2018
- Further information received27 September 2018
- Decision due24 October 2018
- Decision issued3 October 2018
- Grant issued7 November 2018
- Permission expiry6 November 2023
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
Full planning permission for the following: (1) Change of use from existing retail to proposed recreational…
35 Abbey Street Ardnaree or Shanaghy , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2660264MayoLodged 7 Apr 2026
- Awaiting decision40 m away
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2660247MayoLodged 1 Apr 2026Change of use
- Granted60 m away
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22833MayoLodged 21 Sept 2022Extension
- Granted60 m away
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- Granted100 m away
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- Granted110 m away
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17762MayoLodged 22 Sept 2017Industrial
- Granted120 m away
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25432MayoLodged 20 Oct 2025Retention
- Granted130 m away
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Abbeyhalfquarter , Ardnaree , Ballina
2360446MayoLodged 25 Oct 2023Commercial
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