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Mayo County Council · 2660126

McDermott St. , Ballina , Co. Mayo

  1. 16 Feb 2026Received
  2. 3 Jul 2026Conditional
  3. 3 Aug 2026Final grant
  4. 2 Aug 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 3 Jul 2026
Council
Mayo County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.56 ha
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What’s proposed

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

2660126 is a planning application to Mayo County Council for ballina Convent is a protected structure. 1. Change of use of the convent ground floor, received on 16 Feb 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 3 Jul 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2660126
Local authority
Mayo County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
16 Feb 2026
Observations close
23 Mar 2026 (closed 185 days ago)
Decision due
2 Jul 2026 · decided 3 Jul 2026
Decision
Conditional on 3 Jul 2026
Proposed development
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
As published by the register.
Site area
1.56 ha 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 437270). 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/2660126/0.

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