GrantedChange of useDecided 16 March 2018

Faughts Td, Calry, Co Sligo

Change of use of a former school and protected structure to a democratic school.

17456 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 6 December 2017

Reference: 17456
Authority: Sligo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 December 2017

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of a former day care centre (a protected structure) to a democratic school. Works include demolishing an external shelter and flat-roof kitchen, internal alterations, constructing a new vehicular entrance, car park, and installing a new effluent treatment system.

Change of useschoolprotected structurechange of use

Floor area: 235 m²

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Official record

Development description

Pp - for development consisting of (1) demolition of existing external shelter and flat roof kitchen/utility to rear of existing building; (2) carrying out of change of use to existing building from day care centre to democratic school (total relevant floor area = 235.18 sq. M) - consisting of 3 no multi-purpose rooms, kitchen, library, lobby, general hall with ancillary corridors/stairwell and associated sanitary, office/storage accommodation; (3) carrying out of essential repairs, internal alterations and associated elevational changes to existing building; (4) construct new vehicular entrance, exit, car park and drop off area to the western side of the site; (5) replacing existing septic tank system with a proprietary tertiary effluent treatment system and polishing filter (previous planning permission pl13/327 refers); (6) carrying out all associated ancillary site works to include provision of services landscaping and boundary treatment at "former dunally school" (protected structure rps no. 289 under sligo and environs development plan)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GB – green beltHA

“Objective: Contain and consolidate settlements, while safeguarding lands for their future expansion and for the provision of strategic infrastructure. Green belts are to be used principally for agriculture. Any new development, such as roads and buildin”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 24 July 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 September 2018.

Notified floor area: 238.39 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Faughts, Doonally, Sligo	Jul 2025	€545,000	483 m

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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 received6 December 2017
Further information requested5 February 2018
Further information received22 February 2018
Decision due21 March 2018
Decision issued16 March 2018
Grant issued18 April 2018
Permission expiry17 April 2023

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