Mayo County Council grants permission for 52-home scheme at Bohernasup, Ballina, Co. Mayo

In context

It is one of 40 housing scheme applications Mayo County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 19 June 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Mayo County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing unfinished terrace block structures on site. (2) Construction of a housing development with a total of 52 no. dwellings in detached, semi-detached and terrace configurations, consisting of 20 no. 5-bed detached houses, 6 no. 4-bed semi-detached houses, 4 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses, 10 no. 3-bed terrace houses, 11 no. 2-bed terrace houses and 1 no. 2 bed detached single storey house. (3) Associated development and works including the extension of existing pedestrian and vehicular access to Lansyn Bohernasup, all hard and soft landscaping, internal roads and footpaths, cycle and car parking, public and private amenities and open spaces, boundary treatments, public lighting, and all other ancillary works above and below ground including connections to water supply, surface water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and utilities.