Merville Youth & Community Centre, Church Hill, Maugheraboy
Upgrades to tennis courts including new sports fencing, floodlighting, and synthetic grass in Maugheraboy.
1070061 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 12 September 2016
- Reference
- 1070061
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- APPROVAL
- Received
- 12 September 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing existing boundary fencing and replacing it with 4-meter-high sports fencing. It also includes installing six 8-meter-high floodlights and overlaying the existing blacktop tennis courts with synthetic grass.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
To remove existing boundary fencing and replace with 4m high sports fencing, install 6 no. 8m high flood lighting (operational on demand up to but no later than 10pm) and overlay existing blacktop surfacing with synthetic grass to the area of existing tennis courts at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of sustainable local retail and service centres to serve the surrounding residential neighbourhoods.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 Treacy Ave, Sligo Town, Sligo | Jan 2025 | €237,000 | 102 m |
| 98 Treacy Ave, Sligo Town, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €235,000 | 118 m |
| 29 Treacy Ave, Sligo, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €221,000 | 120 m |
| 99 Treacy Ave, Sligo, Sligo | Feb 2025 | €253,000 | 125 m |
| 57 Treacy Ave, Sligo, Sligo | Mar 2026 | €210,000 | 156 m |
| 60 Treacy Avenue, Sligo, Co Sligo | Jan 2026 | €194,000 | 171 m |
| 71 Tracey Ave, Sligo | Sept 2025 | €70,000 | 209 m |
| 72 Treacy Ave, Sligo, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €212,000 | 211 m |
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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 September 2016
- Decision due6 November 2016
- Decision issued14 April 2011
- Grant issued13 September 2011
- Appeal submitted11 May 2011
- Appeal decided13 September 2011
- Permission expiry11 December 2021
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