Muckduff, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Extension of duration for a glamping site featuring 100 plots, double-decker buses, and a converted Boeing 767 aircraft.
15239 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 10 September 2020
- Reference
- 15239
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 10 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedAn extension of duration is sought for a 3.91-hectare glamping development. The site plans include 100 glamping plots, double-decker buses, a communal facilities zone in shipping containers, and a converted Boeing 767 aircraft with a cafe access building. The development also features a replica landing strip, 144 parking spaces, and playgrounds.
- Residential units
- 100
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for a proposed development of lands consisting of 3.91 hectares which includes a recorded archaeological monument (ref. No. Smr sl 16:038) as a 'glamping site' to consist of the following elements
- 100 glamping plots which will facilitate temporary & permanent residential units (90 no. Of area 4m x 8m with single storey structures to maximum height of 4m and 10 no. Sites of area 6m x 15m to contain double decked buses to maximum height of 5.5m); facilities zone consisting of communal kitchen, dining, washing and bathroom (total area of 200m2) in converted metal shipping containers; permanent placement on the site of converted disused boeing 767 aircraft of wings span 47.5m and maximum height of 16m to tailwing of overall area 158m2 of which 55m2 is commercial use; construction of a cafe/access building to aircraft (area = 331m2); proposed landscaping works to the site to include new access road from r297 (16m reserve width) with continued tarmacadam surface of 100m for replica landing strip and new service access from the local road to the west; car parking (144 no. Spaces for use of the glamping site and for 'public' use); 3 no. Playgrounds (230m2); raising of land with suitable imported fill material to facilitate the proposed site levels; laying of 90m of railway track for display & use as accommodation of 5 no. Stationary carriages and all noted service roads & paths with ancillary site works, pumping station, raising main and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Retain, enhance and support the development of tourism-related facilities and activities.”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
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
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Mar, Ballina Rd, Enniscrone | Mar 2026 | €415,000 | 230 m |
| Fishermans Cottage, Duck Lane, Enniscrone | Sept 2025 | €258,000 | 272 m |
| 10 The Links, Enniscrone, Sligo | Mar 2026 | €401,000 | 302 m |
| 4 The Links, Inniscrone, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 352 m |
| 5 St Andrews, Inniscrone, Sligo | Jan 2025 | €160,000 | 497 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 September 2020
- Decision due4 November 2020
- Decision issued27 August 2015
- Grant issued27 September 2015
- Permission expiry20 February 2026
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