LOCATION - Located on McDermot Street just to the north of Ballina town centre. This is a mixed use commercial and residential location. Adjoining or nearby occupiers now include Ballina Cinema, A disused Convent, a National School, St Joseph’s District Hospital and a large number of Housing Estates.

 

Ballina is the second largest town in County Mayo with a population in excess of 10,000 It serves as the business and retail centra of north County Mayo and south County Sligo. Key local employers include Mayo County Council, Hollister, Coca Cola and The Road Safety Authority. Ballina is well connected with road, rail being on the N26, N59 and main rail services to Dublin. Ireland West Airport is located within 39kms.

 

Castlebar 39kms, Sligo 60kms, Galway 114kms, Dublin 234kms 

 

DESCRIPTION – Comprises a former girl’s secondary school which was built in 1987 and closed in May 2022. Extending to 2.400sq.m over two floors, the property is sits on an extensive site of 2.913 Hectares (7.2 Acres). Constructed of fairfaced concrete block with pvc double glazed windows and doors under a series of pitched tiled roofs. Internally, the property is arranged as a series of classrooms, labs, offices ect centred along two corridors.

 

Externally, the property is accessed via secure gates into a large car parking under a tarmac surface. There are large undeveloped lands to the

 

FLOOR AREAS

Room

Sq.m

Offices/Reception

64.24

Toilets

50.94

Hallway

62.80

Open plan classroom L shaped

186.36

Hallway + classrooms

114.61

Classrooms

847.99

Labs, kitchens, classrooms

213.54

3 classrooms with dimensions

162.13

Hallway

45.65

Toilets 

26.36

Large open plan classroom/art room

224.22

Long Hallway                                   

7.28

Chemistry Lab                                  

78.4

Lecture Theatre                                

49.0

Part of lab classroom/storeroom  

15.84

Another lab                                       

81.59

Home Ec.                                            

100.94

Hallway & Staircase

41.98

Toilets

24.60

TOTAL

2398.47sq.m

 

  

 

LANDS

 

The lands are effectively rectangular in shape and extending to 2.913 Hectares (7.2 Acres). The School building sits towards to the west side of the site with car parking to the east and undeveloped lands to the north.

 

SERVICES - The property is cone3ncted to all mains services including Sewerage, Water, Electricity and Telecoms. There is a xx central heating system throughout.

 

ZONING - The property is zoned for community facilities under the Local Area Plan for Ballina (2009-2015) as amended.

The zoning states, “ To provide for health and welfare, religious and educational facilities or to provide for recreational/amenity development.

 

Please note that a new Local Area Plan is due to be adopted for Ballina by Mayo County Council in 2024.

 

BER – D2  800971228

 

TITLE – Mainly Freehold title held within Folio MY27020 and part non-registered title.

 

 

 

PRICE ON APPLICATION

 

VIEWINGS & FURTHER INFORMATION – Please contact Gerard O’Toole or O’Toole & Co. (098) 28000 or gerard@tot.ie