O'RAHILLY STREET, BALLINA
Demolition of a three-storey bakery building to build a new shop and four apartments.
20391 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 19 June 2020
- Reference
- 20391
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the demolition of an existing 398 sqm three-storey building known as Garveys Bakery. In its place, a new three-storey development will be constructed, comprising a ground-floor shop and four apartments split across the first and second floors.
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 662 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
Demolition of existing three storey building 398sqm (premises known as garveys bakery) construction of new three storey development comprising shop with ancillary area at ground floor with overall area 243sqm, two apartments and ancillary area at first floor with overall area 217sqm, two apartments and ancillary area at second floor with overall area 202sqm, giving total new build of 662sqm (all apartments to be entered from clarkes lane), connection to public sewer and all associated services and 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 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 10 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 10 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 10 m |
| Flat 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 10 m |
| 2 Wesley Court, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €240,000 | 57 m |
| 3 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 81 m |
| 6 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 81 m |
| Apartment 8 Hillside Court, Connolly Street, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 81 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 received19 June 2020
- Further information requested6 August 2020
- Further information received4 January 2021
- Decision due11 March 2021
- Decision issued8 March 2021
- Grant issued12 April 2021
- Permission expiry11 April 2026
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