Finisklin Business and Technology Park, Finisklin, Sligo
Internal and external alterations to a business park facility, including new offices, clean rooms, and parking.
17271 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 17 July 2017
- Reference
- 17271
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes significant upgrades to a facility in Finisklin Business and Technology Park. Works include the demolition of existing internal offices to provide new ground floor offices, clean rooms, laboratories, and warehouse space, alongside external elevation changes, new dock levelers, a boundary fence, and additional car parking.
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) provision of new ground floor offices, meeting rooms, clean rooms, washroom facilities, laboratory and warehouse accommodation. (b) making of alterations to existing elevations, including change of external panel design to all elevations, new glazing design to east and north elevations, addition of two additional dock levelers, loading bay doors and pedestrian entrance doors to west elevation (c) demolition of existing internal office space which includes ground and first floor accommodation to provide new accommodation. (d) erection of a new site boundary fence to perimeter of site. (e) provision of additional car parking spaces to existing car parking area, 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Sraid Na Mara, Sligo, Sligo | Sept 2025 | €332,500 | 378 m |
| 12 Rathfinn Close, Strandhill Road, Sligo | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 402 m |
| 12 Edenmount Hall, First Sea Rd, Strandhill Rd | Dec 2025 | €248,000 | 424 m |
| 31 Clara Court, Farmhill Rd, Sligo | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 432 m |
| 3 Orchard Green, Brooklawns, First Sea Rd | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 433 m |
| 106 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo | May 2025 | €230,000 | 437 m |
| 4 Orchard Green, Maugheraboy, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €325,109 | 437 m |
| 89 Farmhill Manor, Strandhill Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €341,410 | 451 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 received17 July 2017
- Decision due10 September 2017
- Decision issued6 September 2017
- Grant issued7 October 2017
- Permission expiry6 October 2022
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