BURY STREET/TEELING STREET, BALLINA
Demolition of three derelict buildings, including the former Deanwood Hotel, to build a new discount foodstore in Ballina.
20316 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 21 May 2020
- Reference
- 20316
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of three derelict buildings totaling 1,556.1 sqm to make way for a new single-storey discount foodstore of 1,803 sqm. The development will feature an off-licence, 82 car parking spaces, illuminated signage, and an ESB substation.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 1,803 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
The demolition of 3 no. Existing derelict buildings including the former deanwood hotel and all associated strucutres (1,556.1sqm) and the construction of a single storey discount foodstore ( to include off licence use) including a welfare area, plant area, night storage area, warehouse area, freezer store , night chiller external plant area, loading area and esb switchroom, gross floor area of 1,803sqm (net retail area 1,315sqm) the development will be accessed from bury street and teeling street and will be served by 82 no. Car parking spaces. The development includes for the erection of 2 no. Free standing illuminated double-sided signs, 3 no. Illuminated gable signs, 1 no. Non-illuminated entrance sign and 1 no. Non-illuminated "welcome" external wall sign. The proposed development also includes for upgrades to an existing laneway from teeling street and provision of a connection to car park, the provision of an esb substation as well as all landscaping, boundary treatments and site development works, a trolley bay, connection to existing services and all other ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury St, Ballina, Mayo | May 2025 | €140,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 5, Demac Centre, Ballina | Mar 2026 | €150,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 1 Brennans Lane, Garden Street, Ballina | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 104 m |
| Tone St, Ballina, Mayo | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 117 m |
| 2 Garden Court, Garden St, Ballina | May 2025 | €160,000 | 142 m |
| Tone St, Ballina, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €200,000 | 144 m |
| 2 Wesley Court, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €240,000 | 145 m |
| Flat 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 154 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 received21 May 2020
- Further information requested14 July 2020
- Further information received12 October 2020
- Decision due17 February 2021
- Decision issued15 February 2021
- Grant issued22 March 2021
- Permission expiry21 March 2026
In the area
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2660289MayoLodged 13 Apr 2026Change of use
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1921MayoLodged 18 Jan 2019Change of use
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