Hill Street(James Connolly Street), Ballina, Co. Mayo
Retention of a first-floor apartment conversion and facade changes in Ballina.
2360540 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 15 December 2023
- Reference
- 2360540
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use from an office unit to a one-bedroom apartment on the first floor. It also seeks to retain alterations made to the building's front facade.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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
(1) retention of change of use from office unit to one bedroom apartment on the first floor and (2) retention of alterations to the façades of the building fronting onto hill street (james connolly street), ballina, co. Mayo
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 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 50 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 50 m |
| Flat 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 50 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 206, Ridgepool Apts, Barrett St | Nov 2025 | €115,000 | 79 m |
| Apt 207 The Ridgepool, Barratt St, Ballina | May 2025 | €144,000 | 79 m |
| Apt 203 - Ridgepool, Barret Street, Ballina | May 2025 | €117,500 | 79 m |
| 308 Ridgepool View, Barrett St, Ballina | Sept 2025 | €97,000 | 79 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 December 2023
- Further information requested12 February 2024
- Further information received15 March 2024
- Decision due21 May 2024
- Decision issued20 May 2024
- Grant issued20 June 2024
- Permission expiry19 June 2029
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