Lillies Public House, James Connolly Street, Ballina
Retention of change of use from public bar areas to a commercial kitchen and back-of-house facilities.
24503 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 2 December 2024
- Reference
- 24503
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to change the use of a ground floor public bar pool room to a commercial kitchen. It also covers changing an outdoor smoking area into a back-of-house food prep, wash area, and staff facilities.
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 previous ground floor public bar pool room area to existing commercial kitchen. Change of use of previous ground floor outdoor public bar smoking area to commercial back of house food prep, wash area and staff toilet/changeing facilities. Complete with all internal/external ancillary site development 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 20 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 20 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 20 m |
| Flat 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 20 m |
| 2 Wesley Court, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €240,000 | 63 m |
| 3 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 71 m |
| 6 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 71 m |
| Apartment 8 Hillside Court, Connolly Street, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 71 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 received2 December 2024
- Decision due4 February 2025
- Decision issued31 January 2025
- Grant issued3 March 2025
- Permission expiry2 March 2030
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