Finisklin Business & Technology Park, Finisklin, Sligo
Extension of an existing production facility, including warehouse, office, and canteen spaces in Sligo.
17221 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 8 June 2017
- Reference
- 17221
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes an extension to the existing production area to provide ground-floor warehouse storage and offices on the ground and first floors. It also features a new canteen, a fire sprinkler storage tank, a second site entrance, and an expanded car park.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
(1) revision of existing site boundary with an overall increase in site area of 0.48ha to that granted under pl 15/267 (2) construction of an extension to the existing production area (to provide warehouse storage to ground floor only) & office areas on ground and first floor (3) construction of a ground floor canteen to include storage, prep & wash areas with an external waste storage area (single storey) to proposed western gable (4) construction of a fire sprinkler storage tank & intergrated pump house, electrical switch room, electrical meter room to serve the existing & proposed facility (5) construction of an additional car park area adjacent to the northern boundary (6) provision of external mechanical & electrical plant equipment to the northern & western elevations of the proposed extension to facilitate site services (7) provision of a second site entrance to loading docks/warehouse area with access from the western site boundary (8) carrying out of all associated site development works deemed necessary as part of the works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Edenmount Hall, Brooklawns, First Sea Rd | Oct 2025 | €267,000 | 198 m |
| 12 Edenmount Hall, First Sea Rd, Strandhill Rd | Dec 2025 | €248,000 | 205 m |
| 25 Orchard Green, Brooklawns, First Sea Rd | Jul 2025 | €341,000 | 240 m |
| 3 Orchard Green, Brooklawns, First Sea Rd | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 240 m |
| 4 Orchard Green, Maugheraboy, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €325,109 | 251 m |
| 23 Orchard Green, Brooklanns, First Searoad | Dec 2025 | €339,000 | 252 m |
| 8 Ivy Crescent, Brooklawns, First Sea Road | Dec 2025 | €358,000 | 297 m |
| 50 Seaview Park, Knappaghmore, Sligonot full market price | Jul 2025 | €80,000 | 322 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 received8 June 2017
- Decision due2 August 2017
- Decision issued27 July 2017
- Grant issued27 August 2017
- Permission expiry26 August 2022
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