THE DOLPHIN HOTEL, BALLINA STREET, CROSSMOLINA.
Retention and completion of a change of use from a hotel function room to social and residential accommodation.
2560378 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 13 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560378
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain and complete the change of use of a single-storey function room at the rear of the Dolphin Hotel. The space will be converted from commercial use to social and residential accommodation, including internal and external layout changes.
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Official record
Development description
Mayo county council we pat mulhern civil engineering (ireland) limited are applying for planning permission to retain and complete a change of use of the single-story function room, to the rear of the dolphin hotel, from commercial to social and residential accommodation. Including internal layout changes and elevation changes along alleyway to the southwest side and all ancillary works, all at ballina street, crossmolina, co. Mayo.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina Street, Crossmolina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €80,000 | 44 m |
| Mullenmore Street, Crossmolina, Co. Mayonot full market price | Sept 2025 | €44,440 | 63 m |
| Chapel St, Crossmolina, Mayo | Jun 2026 | €75,000 | 98 m |
| 1 Beech Hill, Crossmolina, Mayoprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €233,480 | 109 m |
| Ballinabaun, Crossmolina, Co Mayo | Feb 2025 | €35,500 | 109 m |
| Rathnamagh, Crossmolina, Co Mayo | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 109 m |
| 3 Beech Hill, Mullenmore, Crossmolinaprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €356,828 | 109 m |
| Ballina Street, Crossmolina, Co Mayo | Sept 2025 | €125,000 | 147 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 received13 June 2025
- Decision due7 August 2025
- Decision issued7 August 2025
- Appeal submitted2 September 2025
- Appeal decided14 January 2026
- Permission expiry13 January 2031
In the area
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