Main Street & The Square , Balla , Co. Mayo

What’s proposed

change of use of existing ground floor commercial space to that of cafe and offices, change of use of existing first floor commercial space to that of 2 no. 2 bedroomed apartments and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment, minor alterations to the existing elevations, the construction of 147 sqm additional office space to the rear of the existing building, connection to existing public services and all ancillary works

23678 is a planning application to Mayo County Council for change of use of existing ground floor commercial space to that of cafe and offices, received on 18 Dec 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Sept 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 23678
Local authority: Mayo County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 18 Dec 2023
Observations close: 31 Jan 2024 (closed 961 days ago)
Decision due: 15 Sept 2024 · decided 12 Sept 2024
Decision: Conditional on 12 Sept 2024
Proposed development: change of use of existing ground floor commercial space to that of cafe and offices, change of use of existing first floor commercial space to that of 2 no. 2 bedroomed apartments and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment, minor alterations to the existing elevations, the construction of 147 sqm additional office space to the rear of the existing building, connection to existing public services and all ancillary works
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Site area: 752 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Seven day notice SN0012861MO
11 Aug 2025Main Street & The Square, Balla, Mayo, F23 HP52matched by ref_exact

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 434503). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/23678/0.

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Main Street & The Square , Balla , Co. Mayo

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