34 Kestrel Drive, Kevinsfort, Ballydoogan
Retention of a change of use from a family room to an early years classroom in Ballydoogan.
17344 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 8 September 2017
- Reference
- 17344
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for converting an existing family room within a dwelling house into an early years classroom.
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
For development consisting of the retention of change of use of family room in dwelling house to early years classroom
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Protect and enhance the residential amenity of established residential areas and their communal or public open space and allow for small-scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of development in the immediate”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Old Fort Rd, Kevinsfort, Sligo | Mar 2026 | €725,000 | 33 m |
| 7 Linnet Lane, Kevinsfort, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €685,000 | 131 m |
| 4 Linnet Lane, Kevinsfort, Strandhill Rd | Apr 2026 | €785,000 | 182 m |
| 9 Knocknarea Villas, Ballydoogan Rd, Sligo | Feb 2026 | €330,000 | 186 m |
| 45 Kevinsfort Heath, Strandhill Rd, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €187,500 | 270 m |
| 24 Oakfield Park, Sligo, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €277,000 | 304 m |
| 36 Kevinsfort Heath, Sligo, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €187,500 | 318 m |
| 1 Larkhill Court, Larkhill Rd, Sligo | Jun 2026 | €348,000 | 339 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 September 2017
- Decision due2 November 2017
- Decision issued25 October 2017
- Grant issued25 November 2017
- Permission expiry24 November 2022
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