Oceansands Hotel, Main Street, Enniscrone
Retention of extensions to the dining area, lobby, function room, and a wooden porch at a hotel.
1688 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 10 March 2016
- Reference
- 1688
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for several extensions to the Oceansands Hotel. This includes extending the dining area and roofing a balcony, extending the lobby seating area, extending the function room, and a wooden shelter porch.
- Floor area
- 120 m²
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
Permission for retention of the following: (1) extension of existing dining area within the bar and roofing the existing balcony area (45.52sqm) to the northern elevation at ground floor level (2) extension of hotel lobby seating area (18.13sqm) into access walkway to southern front elevation at ground floor level (3) extension of function room to the northern elevation and roofing in of area 47.91sqm at lower ground level (4) wooden shelter porch to the northern elevation (8sqm) at lower ground level
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of a dynamic mix of uses able to create and sustain viable town and village centres. Commercial (including retail), residential, leisure, community, office and suitable enterprise uses are supported in mixed-use zones,”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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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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 March 2016
- Further information requested28 April 2016
- Further information received23 June 2016
- Decision due20 July 2016
- Decision issued13 July 2016
- Grant issued13 August 2016
- Permission expiry12 August 2021
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