Pearse Street, Ballina
Section 5 Declaration to convert the first floor of a shop into a two-bedroom apartment.
2522 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 27 January 2025
- Reference
- 2522
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 Declaration is sought to determine if the conversion of the first floor of an existing shop into a single two-bedroom apartment is exempt development.
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
Section 5 declaration; 1st floor of my shop for 1 two bedroom apartment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tone St, Ballina, Mayo | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 93 m |
| Rehins, Ballina, Mayo | May 2025 | €315,000 | 97 m |
| Carrick, Attymass, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 97 m |
| Errew, Castlehill, Ballina | Feb 2025 | €120,000 | 97 m |
| Bofeenaun, Ballina, Co. Mayo | May 2025 | €49,000 | 97 m |
| Kincon, Kilfine, Ballina | Apr 2025 | €138,000 | 97 m |
| Tirraun, Clogher, Ballina | Jan 2025 | €162,000 | 97 m |
| Faulagh, Barnatra, Ballinanot full market price | Jun 2025 | €24,773 | 97 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 received27 January 2025
- Decision due23 February 2025
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused30 m away
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22597MayoLodged 22 Jul 2022Apartments
- Granted40 m away
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16101MayoLodged 17 Feb 2016Change of use
- Awaiting decision60 m away
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25170MayoLodged 7 May 2025Alterations
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Section 5 Declaration: Removal of ATM and night safe facing plates and replace with new glazing panels to…
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23315MayoLodged 9 Jun 2023Alterations
- Granted90 m away
ALTERATIONS TO FRONT FACADE ON PEARSE STREET AND SIDE FACADE ON WALSH STREET INCLUDING MINOR ALTERATIONS TO…
PEARSE STREET/WALSH STREET , BALLINA , CO. MAYO
16481MayoLodged 17 Jun 2016Alterations
- Granted90 m away
(1)The retention of the change of use of the second floor from a store to a kitchen for the restaurant below,…
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2560646MayoLodged 17 Sept 2025Retention
- Awaiting decision90 m away
(1)The retention of the change of use of the second floor from a store to a kitchen for the restaurant below,…
Tone Street , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2560605MayoLodged 3 Sept 2025Retention
- Granted100 m away
RETENTION OF EXISTING YELLOW BOLLARDS ALONG PAWN OFFICE LANE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SERVICES
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21410MayoLodged 29 Apr 2021Retention
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