O'RAHILLY ST./JAMES CONNOLLY ST., BALLINA
Conversion of a former licensed premises and house into a licensed restaurant and guest apartments in Ballina.
19548 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 15 July 2019
- Reference
- 19548
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks material alterations, renovations, and a change of use for a three-storey former licensed premises and a two-storey house. The development will create an 83-seat licensed restaurant, four en-suite guest bedrooms, a one-bedroom apartment, and a one-bedroom duplex apartment.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 493 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
Material alterations,renovations and change of use of the three storey (former) licensed premises and associated residential accommodation at o'rahilly street (411sqm) and two storey dwelling house at james connolly st. (82.4sqm) into a licensed restaurant, guest apartments and associated site development works. The proposed development will include the following works. Conversion of existing ground floor bar, kitchen, toilets, store and yard into licensed restaurant (approx 83 seats), kitchen, toilets, store and outdoor seating area, conversion of 2 no. Existing residential units into self-contained guest/tourist accommoddation, comprising 4 no. En-suite bedrooms, 1 no. One-bedroom apartment and 1 no. One-bedroom duplex apartment , all accessed from james connolly st. The proposed works will also include alterations , repairs and renovations of the whole premises comprising, removal of existing partitions, floors, ceilings, joinery, fixtures and fitting, installation of new fire-rated partitions, ceilings and doors in compliance with tgd park b, insertion of new kitchens, toilets, stores and staff facilities, repair and restoration works to roofs, valleys, parapters, shopfronts and sash windows, remodelling of existing facade to james connolly st. , renewal of the mechanical electrical and waste disposal installations throughout, sundry repairs, renewals and alteration works to facilitate the development outlined above
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 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 9 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 9 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 9 m |
| Flat 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 9 m |
| 2 Wesley Court, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €240,000 | 75 m |
| 3 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 91 m |
| 6 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 91 m |
| Apartment 8 Hillside Court, Connolly Street, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 91 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 received15 July 2019
- Further information requested5 September 2019
- Further information received4 March 2020
- Decision due31 March 2020
- Decision issued30 March 2020
- Grant issued29 June 2020
- Permission expiry28 June 2025
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