GrantedChange of useDecided 15 August 2017

Waterfront Bar & Restaurant, adjoining house/gallery, Rosses Upper

Change of use of a house and gallery to a licensed bar, restaurant, and B&B accommodation.

17200 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 25 May 2017

Reference: 17200
Authority: Sligo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 May 2017

Summary

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The development will convert an existing house and former gallery into a licensed bar and restaurant, connecting it to the adjacent Waterfront Bar. It also includes building a new rear stairwell and converting first-floor bedrooms into B&B guest accommodation.

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Development description

Development consisting of the following: (1) change of use of existing house which was previously used as a gallery to licensed bar/restaurant use with interconnection to the existing licensed bar/restaurant (2) construction of a new stairwell from ground to first floor at the rear of the existing gallery/house (3) change of use of first floor bedrooms to provide b&b type guest accommodation and all associated site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MIX – mixed usesRE

“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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Wembley Lodge, Rosses Point, Sligo	Jun 2026	€800,000	162 m
Rosses Point, Sligo	May 2026	€610,000	235 m
Spinnaker View, Rosses Point, Sligo	Mar 2026	€835,000	297 m
The Links, Rosses Point, Sligo	Nov 2025	€616,602	434 m
Apt4, Seapoint, Rosses Point	Feb 2025	€485,000	439 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 received25 May 2017
Further information requested14 July 2017
Further information received24 July 2017
Decision due20 August 2017
Decision issued15 August 2017
Grant issued15 September 2017
Permission expiry14 September 2022

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