Balla, Co. Mayo
Construction of a forestry access road in Balla.
24100 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 8 April 2024
- Reference
- 24100
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to construct a new access road to facilitate access to an existing forestry plantation. The project includes all ancillary site works and services.
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
Construct an access road to facilitate access to the existing forestry plantation, together with all ancillary site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier III Self-Sustaining towns, through consolidating development, and encouraging a mix of uses, including but not restricted to commercial, residential, industry, enterprise and employ”
National zoning type: Built up area
Objective set by the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Ard Cronan, Balla, Co Mayo | Oct 2025 | €237,000 | 309 m |
| 13 Church View, Balla, County Mayo | Jan 2026 | €304,000 | 447 m |
| Station Rd, Balla, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €230,000 | 449 m |
| Main Street, Balla, Co. Mayo | Jun 2025 | €282,000 | 458 m |
| 3 Church View, Balla, County Mayo | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 491 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 received8 April 2024
- Further information requested30 May 2024
- Further information received27 September 2024
- Decision due24 October 2024
- Decision issued24 October 2024
- Grant issued24 November 2024
- Permission expiry23 November 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted90 m away
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211034MayoLodged 30 Sept 2021Demolition
- Granted200 m away
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2463MayoLodged 11 Mar 2024New dwelling
- Granted290 m away
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BALLYKERRIGAN , BALLA , CO. MAYO
1989MayoLodged 14 Feb 2019New dwelling
- Granted340 m away
Application for Permission to construct an extension and modifications to an existing dwelling house with all…
No. 13 Hillcrest Station Road , Balla , Co. Mayo
2460661MayoLodged 25 Oct 2024Extension
- Granted470 m away
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Ardboley North , Balla , CO. MAYO
2560515MayoLodged 1 Aug 2025Extension
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Similar applications
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- Awaiting decisionInfrastructure
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- Awaiting decisionInfrastructure
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- GrantedInfrastructure
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- Awaiting decisionInfrastructure
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