Bunnyconnellan West, Ballina, Co.Mayo
Demolition of a funeral home and bar buildings to build 8 houses and 2 apartments.
2660261 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 7 April 2026
- Reference
- 2660261
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing funeral home, lounge, bar toilets, and outbuildings. It will alter the existing bar/shop to create 2 apartments on the first floor, and construct 8 new terraced and semi-detached houses.
- Residential units
- 10
- Storeys
- 2
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
- This development will consist of permission to
- Demolish existing funeral home including sheds, lounge area, pool room, bar, toilets to existing bar, squash court, along with storage areas and cold room, outbuildings made up of storage, prep room, keg shed
- Alterations to the existing bar and shop, including renovations and reconfiguration of the stairs to the first floor, while maintaining the original shop, bar and front façade fronting onto the r294 ballina road
- Renovate first floor of existing building to incorporate 2 no 2 bed apartments
- Construct 8 no. Residential units consisting of 6 no. Two storey 2 bed terrace dwelling houses, 2 no. Two storey 3 bed semi-detached dwelling house
- Associated developments and works including pedestrian and vehicular access, hard and soft landscaping, carparking, bin store, public and private amenity and open spaces, lighting, all other ancillary site works and services including connections to surface water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and utilities. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development, accompanies the application and will be available for inspection or purchase at the fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the office of planning authority
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for, protect and strengthen the vitality and viability of Tier IV Rural Settlements, through consolidating development, and encouraging an appropriate mix of uses commensurate with the character, capacity and connectivity of the rural village,”
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Cois Na Habhann, Bonniconlon, Ballina | Jan 2026 | €302,000 | 250 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 received7 April 2026
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