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Mayo - Mayo County Council

Proposed Development

Section 5 Declaration: Change of use from shop/office to residential accommodation

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    2 Oct 2024

  2. Decision due

    29 Oct 2024

Application Details

Location
Unit 5 Mercy Road , Ballina
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Mayo County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
2 October 2024
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
N/A
Decision Due
29 October 2024

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Lord Edward Street , Ballina

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2660603N/A28 Jul 2026

MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL SITE NOTICE McDermott Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo. F26T3P1 Ballina Convent Regeneration CLG intends to apply for permission and retention permission for development at this site for change of use of a shed yet to be built and of the main convent kitchen, as well as St. Anne’s and rooms in St. Mary’s. The development will consist of changes of use such as: 1. Letting a new shed, to be constructed, to a non-commercial dive club for storage of a small boat and diving gear 2. Letting of the kitchen, to be refurbished, in the convent as a commercial central production kitchen. 3. Letting of rooms in St. Mary’s to community groups. 4. Letting of St. Anne’s to Ballina Involve CLG, Ballina Men’s Shed and other community based groups.

Sisters of Mercy Convent Ballina , McDermott Street , Ballina

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2660624N/A4 Aug 2026

Ballina Convent Regeneration CLG intends to apply for permission and retention permission for development at this site for change of use of a shed yet to be built and of the main convent kitchen, as well as St. Anne's and rooms in St. Mary's. The development will consist of changes of use such as: 1. Letting a new shed, to be constructed, to a non-commercial dive club for storage of a small boat and diving gear 2. Letting of the kitchen, to be refurbished, in the convent as a commercial central production kitchen. 3. Letting of rooms in St. Mary's to community groups. 4. Letting of St. Anne's to Ballina Involve CLG, Ballina Men's Shed and other community based groups.

Sisters of Mercy Convent Ballina , McDermott Street , Ballina

170m
2660640N/A12 Aug 2026

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Sisters of Mercy Convent Ballina , McDermott Street , Ballina

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2660650N/A14 Aug 2026

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Sisters of Mercy Convent Ballina , McDermott Street , Ballina

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Ballina Convent is a protected structure. 1. 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. 2. New single storey steel shed for carpentry workshops and storage @ 203 sqm; 3. Change of use to community facilities of St. Marys unused school building @ 462 sqm, and external insulation and photovoltaic panels. 4. Change of use to community facilities of St. Annes unused school building @ 795 sqm, and external insulation and photovoltaic panels. 5. 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. 6. New steel palisade fencing and cast-iron heritage type fencing at parts of site. 7. New car parking layouts to the main site. 8. New fuel tank. 9. All associated site works. 10. Directional signposting on site and signage at entrance gates area.

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