Units 10 11 12 & 13 GWI Business Park, Union Road, Collooney
Extension of duration for the conversion and extension of warehouse units into a plastic manufacturing facility in Collooney.
14346 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 10 January 2020
- Reference
- 14346
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 10 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks an extension of duration to change the use and amalgamate units 10-13 into a light industrial unit for manufacturing plastic products. The works include a side extension, first-floor office space, six storage silos, and a revised parking layout.
- Floor area
- 2,524 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Development consisting of the following
- (1) change of use & amalgamation of existing units 10, 11, 12 & 13 from warehouse & office space to light industrial unit which will be used to manufacture plastic products (floor area = 2293m2); (2) carrying out of alterations to elevations of existing building; (3) provision of first floor office space in existing building with additional floor area of 231m2; (4) construction of an extension to side elevation with additional floor area of 266m2, provision of 6 no. Silos for raw material storage, each with a capacity of 99.7m3, a rain water harvesting tank and water chiller; (5) relocation of existing site entrance and construction of new boundary walls and fencing; (6) revised car parking layout and provision of loading bays; (7) signage & 3 no. Flag poles and (8) carrying out of ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of business/technology parks and industrial estates, including office-based businesses, research and development, high-technology manufacturing, workshops, small-scale warehousing, logistics/transport-related uses, wast”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Cois Abhainn, Collooney, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €170,000 | 290 m |
| 8 Steeple View, Collooney, Sligo | May 2025 | €378,000 | 307 m |
| Convent Of Mercy, Collooney, Co Sligo | Mar 2025 | €480,000 | 321 m |
| 1 Hawthorn Court, Collooney, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 328 m |
| 4 Hawthorn Court, Collooney | Jan 2010 | €220,000 | 353 m |
| Boyle Rd, Collooney, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 383 m |
| 8 Castle Cove, Coolooney, Sligo | May 2025 | €395,000 | 398 m |
| Church View, Collooney, Co. Sligo | Jun 2025 | €204,000 | 416 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 received10 January 2020
- Decision due5 March 2020
- Decision issued4 February 2015
- Grant issued7 March 2015
- Permission expiry20 April 2025
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