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Change of use of existing vacant school building to dwelling house with integrated…

Carha, Bonniconlon, Ballina

Granted (with conditions)

Council decision recorded: September 22, 2026

Applicant
Carl Heath & Sinead McSorley
Proposed use
See council description

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 3af005a6e4bf09be1e64c82cdbc61301c7d7161530ea14409461aa782c52592e · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 3af005a6e4bf09be1e64c82cdbc61301c7d7161530ea14409461aa782c52592e · field: FIRequestDate

  3. Further information received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 3af005a6e4bf09be1e64c82cdbc61301c7d7161530ea14409461aa782c52592e · field: FIRecDate

  4. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 3af005a6e4bf09be1e64c82cdbc61301c7d7161530ea14409461aa782c52592e · field: DecisionDate

Record history

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Decision due date.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...; Council outcome: not supplied → Decided...; Decision due date: 2026-07-15 → 2026-09-22

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Carha , Bonniconlon , Ballina. Proposal excerpt: “permission for change of use of existing vacant school building to dwelling house with integrated independent living unit & to include alterations to the existing layout & elevations, relocation of site entrance and to c…”

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Carha , Bonniconlon , Ballina

The marker is the source location, not the site boundary. Open larger map · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Mayo County Council · Reference 2660403

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Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · source SHA-256: 81ae98078fe3bfb69315dd7e7cdb80b456854f064e73e0480ffe7b952d7b4828

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 3af005a6e4bf09be1e64c82cdbc61301c7d7161530ea14409461aa782c52592e

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-30T08:14:04.040492+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-29.

Full description from the council file
permission for change of use of existing vacant school building to dwelling house with integrated independent living unit & to include alterations to the existing layout & elevations, relocation of site entrance and to carry out all ancillary site works.
Application details
Reference
2660403
Applicant
Carl Heath & Sinead McSorley
Site address
Carha, Bonniconlon, Ballina
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Granted (with conditions)
Date received
May 21, 2026
Decision due
September 22, 2026
Council decision date
September 22, 2026
Authority
Mayo County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...
    • Council outcome: → Decided...
    • decision due date: 2026-07-15 → 2026-09-22
Source differences
  • Source status: {"ePlan": "Decided...", "NPAD": "DECISION MADE"}
  • Council outcome: {"ePlan": "Decided...", "NPAD": "CONDITIONAL"}
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "permission for change of use of existing vacant school building to dwelling house with integrated ...", "NPAD": "permission for change of use of existing vacant \r\nschool building to dwelling house with integrated independent living unit & to include \r\nalterations to the existing layout & elevations, relocation of site entrance and to carry out all ancillary site works."}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Carha Bonniconlon Ballina F26E782", "NPAD": "Carha , Bonniconlon , Ballina"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660403/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660403/0"}

Source: local authorities / National Planning Applications. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0 where supplied by NPAD. Linked documents may have separate reuse terms.

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