Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 3 July 2026

McDermott St., Ballina, Co. Mayo

Conversion of a protected convent and school buildings in Ballina into community facilities and an apartment.

2660126 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 16 February 2026

Reference
2660126
Authority
Mayo County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
16 February 2026

Summary

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This project involves the change of use of the ground floor of the protected Ballina Convent to community facilities and a two-bedroom apartment. It also includes a new carpentry workshop shed, conservation works, and the conversion of the unused St. Mary's and St. Anne's school buildings into community facilities.

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Official record

Development description

  • Ballina convent is a protected structure
  • Change of use of the convent ground floor to community facilities @ 1036 sqm and two-bedroom apartment @ 103 sqm. The proposed community facilities include continued use of the existing chapel for religious purposes, continued use of kitchen areas and dining/meeting room. Other proposed community facilities will include counselling and therapy functions, meeting rooms, training rooms, music and art facilities, sanitary facilities and community courtyard. The proposed apartment will be used by residents associated with the functioning of the community facilities. The works will include new mechanical, electrical and drainage services throughout and photovoltaic panels at convent flat roof and some pitched roofs. The works will include various conservation related works to the historical internal and external fabric of the convent
  • New single storey steel shed for carpentry workshops and storage @ 203 sqm
  • Change of use to community facilities of st. Marys unused school building @ 462 sqm, and external insulation and photovoltaic panels
  • Change of use to community facilities of st. Annes unused school building @ 795 sqm, and external insulation and photovoltaic panels
  • Re instatement of the existing gatehouse as a residential building, including refurbishment works and two-bedroomed extension, photovoltaic panels and new parking area and storage shed with new road access from the convent site access road. The gatehouse will be used by residents associated with the functioning of the community facilities
  • New steel palisade fencing and cast-iron heritage type fencing at parts of site
  • New car parking layouts to the main site
  • New fuel tank
  • All associated site works
  • Directional signposting on site and signage at entrance gates area

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town Centre OuterUC
To provide commercial office and mixed land 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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
4 Thomas Clarke Place, Ballina, Co MayoMay 2026€110,000132 m
73 Convent Hill Ave, Ballina, Co MayoMar 2025€183,000163 m
Convent Terrace, Ballina, MayoDec 2025€45,000171 m
87 Convent Hill Ave, Ballina, Co MayoMay 2025€167,500182 m
34 St Muredachs Tce, Ballina, Co MayoApr 2025€90,000198 m
22 Convent Hill Crescent, Ballina, Co MayoDec 2025€165,000213 m
26 Convent Hill Crescent, Ballina, Co MayoMar 2026€259,000215 m
41 Convent Hill, Ballina, Co MayoSept 2025€255,000218 m

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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

  1. Application received16 February 2026
  2. Further information requested9 April 2026
  3. Further information received5 June 2026
  4. Decision due2 July 2026
  5. Decision issued3 July 2026

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