KILLALA ROAD, BALLINA, CO. MAYO
Conversion of a former car showroom into an An Post mail delivery unit with solar panels and parking.
22194 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 9 March 2022
- Reference
- 22194
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of an abandoned car showroom to an industrial mail delivery unit for An Post. Works include external modifications, a secure compound, 47 parking spaces, solar panels, and branding alterations.
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 an existing abandoned commercial property (car showroom) to industrial use (mail delivery service unit for an post), new manifestations to the existing windows on the north and east facades. Modification to the existing opes on the north facade. The addition of a new goods ope with an electronic roller shutter door to the loading area on the west facade. A new external secure compound area with palisade fencing and electronic sliding gate. Modifications to the site parking to provide a total of 47 no. Car parking spaces (37 no. Delivery van spaces and 10 no. Visitor parking spaces). Demolition of the existing ramped display plinth on the eastern boundary to provide level parking. Provision of 4 no. E-trikes parking spaces with associated metal canopy. Alterations to the internal layout and the addition of a hoist lift. New led illuminated branded signage to the north and east elevations. New finger point sign on killala road. Redecoration of the existing render to an post brand colour (ral/d8 150 60 60). Solar photovoltaic panels to the roof. New external steel canopy structure to the western facade and all ancillary site development and service works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“It is an objective to provide for the improvement of retailing, enterprise and industrial employment needs of the town”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nephin Court, Killala Rd, Ballina | Feb 2025 | €368,000 | 365 m |
| 35 The Hawthorns, Ballina, Co Mayo | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 366 m |
| 25 The Hawthorns, Killala Rd, Ballinanot full market price | Mar 2026 | €235,000 | 426 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 received9 March 2022
- Further information requested28 April 2022
- Further information received22 November 2022
- Decision due19 December 2022
- Decision issued12 December 2022
- Grant issued21 January 2023
- Permission expiry20 January 2028
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