(Curry’s Meats) O’Rahilly Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Conversion of a vacant commercial unit into a home in Ballina.
2560512 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 31 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560512
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 July 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 38.84 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application is for the renovation of the former Curry's Meats building within an Architectural Conservation Area. It includes changing the use of a vacant commercial unit to a dwelling, along with sympathetic alterations to the windows and doors.
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
Renovation to an existing building, within an architectural conservation area (aca), to include (1) change of use of a vacant commercial unit to a dwelling, (2) material alterations to the northwest and southwest elevations, including the replacement of windows and doors, in a manner sympathetic to the character of the aca, using materials and design details that respect the architectural heritage of the structure, (3) together with all associated site works at (curry’s meats) o’rahilly street, ballina, co. Mayo, f26 pr68.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 32 m |
| Flat 1, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 32 m |
| Flat 3, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 32 m |
| Flat 2, Clarkes Lane, O'rahilly Street | Oct 2025 | €60,000 | 32 m |
| 2 Wesley Court, Ballina, Co Mayo | May 2025 | €240,000 | 40 m |
| 3 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 77 m |
| 6 Hillside Court, Connolly St, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 77 m |
| Apartment 8 Hillside Court, Connolly Street, Ballina | Mar 2025 | €96,250 | 77 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 received31 July 2025
- Further information requested22 September 2025
- Further information received31 October 2025
- Decision due27 November 2025
- Decision issued25 November 2025
- Grant issued5 January 2026
- Permission expiry4 January 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Section 5 Declaration: change of use of vacant commercial unit to dwelling including material alterations
Casement St/O Rahilly St , Ballina
25191MayoLodged 19 May 2025Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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20391MayoLodged 19 Jun 2020Apartments
- Granted40 m away
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24503MayoLodged 2 Dec 2024Change of use
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2488MayoLodged 3 Apr 2024Change of use
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2460128MayoLodged 12 Mar 2024Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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2460196MayoLodged 10 Apr 2024Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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2460654MayoLodged 23 Oct 2024Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Full Planning permission for the following: (1) Change of use to part of existing ground floor public house…
O'Rahilly St , Ballina , Co. Mayo
2360083MayoLodged 27 Mar 2023Change of use
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