GARDEN STREET/TONE STREET, BALLINA
Demolition of a workshop section to build a traditional thatched cottage with a display area as a tourist attraction.
211134 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 26 October 2021
- Reference
- 211134
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 October 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 58.54 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of an existing workshop on Garden Street/Tone Street in Ballina. In its place, a traditional thatched cottage with a rear display area will be constructed to serve as a tourist attraction, including all ancillary 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
Demolition of a section of existing workshop and construction of a traditional thatched cottage with display area to the rear for the purposes of a tourist attraction along with any other attached ancillary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tone St, Ballina, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €200,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 1 Brennans Lane, Garden Street, Ballina | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 80 m |
| 2 Garden Court, Garden St, Ballina | May 2025 | €160,000 | 84 m |
| Kincon, Kilfine, Ballina | Apr 2025 | €138,000 | 100 m |
| Errew, Castlehill, Ballina | Feb 2025 | €120,000 | 100 m |
| Tirraun, Clogher, Ballina | Jan 2025 | €162,000 | 100 m |
| Carrick, Attymass, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 100 m |
| Rehins, Ballina, Mayo | May 2025 | €315,000 | 100 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 received26 October 2021
- Decision due20 December 2021
- Decision issued9 December 2021
- Grant issued21 January 2022
- Permission expiry20 January 2027
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 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR FLORIST SHOP AND RESIDENTIAL UNIT TO RESTAURANT WITH DINE-IN/TAKE-OUT…
TONE STREET , BALLINA , CO. MAYO
20533MayoLodged 4 Aug 2020Change of use
- Granted30 m away
RETAIN CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST & SECOND FLOORS FROM RETAIL/COMMERCIAL UNITS (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER P06/2740…
MARKET SQUARE , BALLINA
20124MayoLodged 20 Feb 2020Retention
- Granted80 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF THE GROUND FLOOR AND PART OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING (GRANTED UNDER…
TONE STREET/POUND STREET , BALLINA
20287MayoLodged 29 Apr 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision80 m away
The development will consist of the following, change of use of unit 4 from restaurant to office space along…
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2660552MayoLodged 7 Jul 2026
- Granted110 m away
Retain change of use from commercial unit (previously granted under Planning permission no. P01/2216) to…
No. 8 Market Road , Ballina , Co. Mayo
23634MayoLodged 29 Nov 2023Retention
- Granted110 m away
CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL 3RD FLOOR PLAN OF EXISTING BUILDING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED…
TONE STREET , BALLINA , CO MAYO
21243MayoLodged 18 Mar 2021Apartments
- Awaiting decision130 m away
Section 5 Declaration: Removal of an existing sign and installation of a new sign with a back panel
Penneys , Pearse Street , Ballina
25170MayoLodged 7 May 2025Alterations
- Granted130 m away
(1)The retention of the change of use of the second floor from a store to a kitchen for the restaurant below,…
Tone Street , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2560646MayoLodged 17 Sept 2025Retention
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