Main Street, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Conversion of a school building into an art workshop and a one-bedroom apartment, with a rear extension.
2460510 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 16 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460510
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of an existing school building to create an art workshop space and a one-bedroom apartment. It also includes the construction of a 37.7 sqm single-storey extension to the rear.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 38 m²
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
The development will consist of the change of use of school building to use as an art workshop space and one bedroom apartment. The development will also consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the building (37.7m²) together with ancillary site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Ballycastle, Mayo | May 2026 | €110,000 | 171 m |
| Ballycastle Garda Station, Ballycastle, Co Mayo | Dec 2025 | €340,000 | 187 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 received16 August 2024
- Decision due10 October 2024
- Decision issued10 October 2024
- Grant issued10 November 2024
- Permission expiry9 November 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted60 m away
RETENTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUDING PITCHED ROOF OVER ORIGINAL PITCHED AND FLAT ROOF TO REAR OF DWELLING…
MAIN STREET , BALLYCASTLE , CO MAYO
22153MayoLodged 2 Mar 2022Retention
- Granted80 m away
Full Planning Permission for an extension to the rear of the existing house, along with alterations and…
Main Street , Ballycastle , Co. Mayo
2360285MayoLodged 13 Jul 2023Extension
- Granted80 m away
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING 2 STOREY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF 2 STOREY ART GALLERY, WORKSHOP AND STUDIO SPACE…
MAIN STREET , BALLYCASTLE
17232MayoLodged 3 Apr 2017Commercial
- Refused100 m away
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND DERELICT STRUCTURES, CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. TWO STOREY DWELLING…
MAIN STREET , BALLYCASTLE
19191MayoLodged 20 Mar 2019New dwelling
- Granted100 m away
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND DERELICT STRUCTURES, CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. TWO STOREY DWELLING…
MAIN STREET , BALLYCASTLE , CO. MAYO
19773MayoLodged 2 Oct 2019New dwelling
- Granted100 m away
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO…
MAIN STREET , CARROWNISKY , BALLYCASTLE
16821MayoLodged 24 Oct 2016New dwelling
- Granted120 m away
DEMOLITION OF DISUSED OUTBUILDINGS TO THE REAR OF EXISTING MIXED USE PREMISES COMPRISING A DWELLING HOUSE,…
MAIN ST. , CARROWNISKY , BALLYCASTLE
1656MayoLodged 29 Jan 2016Change of use
- Granted120 m away
DEMOLISH EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES CONSISTING OF DWELLING HOUSE AND BUTCHER SHOP AND ERECT…
MAIN ST. , BALLYCASTLE , CO. MAYO
18346MayoLodged 14 May 2018New dwelling
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