Ballinacarrow Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ballinacarrow, Co. Sligo
Upgrading of the Ballinacarrow Wastewater Treatment Plant with new tanks, reed beds, and an administration building.
17112 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 27 March 2017
- Reference
- 17112
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of upgrading the existing wastewater treatment plant. It will include constructing a utility yard, settlement, stormwater, and secondary treatment tanks, 200 square meters of sludge drying reed beds, a single-storey administration building, and removing the existing plant.
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Official record
Development description
Development consisting of the upgrading of the ballinacarrow wastewater treatment plant and will generally comprise the following; construction of utility yard area comprising associated equipment including screen and odour control; construction of a primary settlement tank; construction of a stormwater holding tank; construction of a secondary treatment tank with associated mechanical equipment; construction of a final clarifier tank; construction of sludge drying reed beds (total area 200m2); erection of a single-storey administration and control building; removal of existing wastewater treatment plant and all ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Facilitate the provision and improvement/upgrading of transport-related infrastructure and essential services/utilities such as power supply, telecommunications, gas infrastructure, waste facilities, water supply, wastewater treatment etc.”
National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinacarrow, Ballymote, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €75,000 | 112 m |
| 2 Owenmore Paddock, Ballinacarrow, Ballymote | May 2025 | €178,000 | 131 m |
| 19 Owenmore Paddock, Ballinacarrow, Co Sligoprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €198,237 | 132 m |
| 18 Owenmore Paddock, Ballinacarrow, County Sligoprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 136 m |
| 17 Owenmore Paddock, Ballinacarrow, County Sligoprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €189,427 | 140 m |
| 24 Owenmore Paddock, Ballinacarrow, Co Sligoprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €238,875 | 149 m |
| 25 Owenmore Paddock, Ballinacarrowprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €229,225 | 156 m |
| 15 Owenmore Paddocks, Ballinacarrow, Co Sligo | Feb 2026 | €265,000 | 157 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 received27 March 2017
- Decision due21 May 2017
- Decision issued17 May 2017
- Grant issued17 June 2017
- Permission expiry16 June 2022
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