The Tower Bar, Market Street, Killala
Change of use from a public house to a community building, including partial demolition and a new toilet block.
25442 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 23 October 2025
- Reference
- 25442
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the Tower Bar from a public house into a community building featuring library, training, retail, and multi-purpose spaces. The works include the demolition of an existing ground floor toilet block and the construction of a replacement toilet block and stairwell/lift shaft.
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 from public house to community building to include library space, training space, retail and multi-purpose space, alterations to existing building to include demolition of existing ground floor toilet block to rear and construction of replacement toilet block and stairwell/lift shaft to rear of existing building along with associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Takeaway Georges St, Killala | Dec 2025 | €130,000 | 46 m |
| 5 Ard Na Mara, Killala, Mayo | May 2025 | €150,000 | 65 m |
| 1 The Old Deanery Holiday Cottage, Shore Road, Killala | May 2025 | €156,250 | 106 m |
| 3 Courthouse St, Killala, Mayo | Sept 2025 | €50,000 | 112 m |
| 2 The Old Deanery Holiday Cottage, Shore Road, Killala | May 2025 | €156,250 | 112 m |
| 3 The Old Deanery Holiday Cottage, Shore Road, Killala | May 2025 | €156,250 | 113 m |
| 4 The Old Deanery Holiday Cottage, Shore Road, Killala | May 2025 | €156,250 | 118 m |
| 5 The Old Deanery Holiday Cottage, Shore Road, Killala | May 2025 | €156,250 | 126 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 received23 October 2025
- Further information requested16 December 2025
- Further information received15 May 2026
- Decision due11 June 2026
- Decision issued8 June 2026
In the area
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22586MayoLodged 15 Jul 2022Extension
- Refused60 m away
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- Refused60 m away
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17835MayoLodged 23 Oct 2017New dwelling
- Granted60 m away
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25224MayoLodged 4 Jun 2025Extension
- Granted60 m away
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19583MayoLodged 26 Jul 2019New dwelling
- Granted70 m away
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21382MayoLodged 22 Apr 2021Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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21119MayoLodged 18 Feb 2021Commercial
- Granted70 m away
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Georges’s Street , Townplots West , Killala Ballina County Mayo.
2460372MayoLodged 18 Jun 2024Commercial
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