Woodfield, Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Demolition of a retail shop and construction of a new shop, meal store, and agri-diesel pump in Ballymote.
16462 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 28 November 2016
- Reference
- 16462
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing retail shop and storage building. It will be replaced with a new retail shop and meal store, the relocation of two meal silos, and the erection of a bunded agri-diesel tank and sales pump.
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
Development consisting of: (a) demolition of existing retail shop and storage building (b) construction of new retail shop and meal store (c) relocation of 2 no. Existing meal silos (d) erection of bunded agri-diesel tank and sales pump in lieu of existing, together with all ancillary site works and services
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Corn Mill Ballymote, Ballymote, Sligo | Mar 2025 | €170,000 | 243 m |
| Woodfield, Ballymote, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €50,000 | 302 m |
| 82 Corn Mill Park, Ballymote, Mill Park | Dec 2025 | €138,000 | 339 m |
| 85 Corn Mill Park, Ballymote, Co Sligo | Jul 2025 | €125,000 | 339 m |
| 62 Cornmill, Ballymote, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €155,000 | 342 m |
| 4 Castlegrove, Ballymote, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €226,000 | 456 m |
| Wolfe Tone St, Ballymote, Sligo | Apr 2026 | €245,000 | 480 m |
| O'connell Street, Ballymote, Co Sligo | Jan 2026 | €205,000 | 491 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 received28 November 2016
- Decision due31 January 2017
- Decision issued30 January 2017
- Grant issued2 March 2017
- Permission expiry1 March 2022
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