GrantedEnergyDecided 9 October 2018

Old Bundoran Road, Ballytivnan, Sligo

Installation of a ground-mounted solar panel array at the AbbVie facility in Sligo.

18344 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 29 August 2018

Reference: 18344
Authority: Sligo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 August 2018

Summary

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The development consists of installing a photovoltaic (PV) panel array in the south-west corner of the existing AbbVie facility. The array will cover an area of 1,700 square meters and will be mounted on support brackets at ground level, including cables and associated site works.

Energysolarindustrialrenewable

Floor area: 1,700 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development consisting of the installation of a photovoltaic (pv) panel array in the south west corner of abbvie's existing facility. The photovoltaic panel array will consist of rows of pv panels mounted on support brackets at ground level (area 1,700m2). The development also includes cables and associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

BIE – business, industry, enterpriseSI

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Old Bundoran Road, Sligo	Jun 2025	€80,000	194 m
92 Rathbraughan Park, Ballytivnan, Sligo	Jun 2026	€188,000	229 m
88 Rathbraughan Park, Ballinode, Sligo	Jun 2025	€154,000	261 m
85 Rathbroughan Park, Sligo	Feb 2025	€181,000	261 m
63a Rathbraughan Park, Sligo, Sligo	Mar 2026	€210,000	293 m
64 Rathbraughan Pk, Sligo, Sligo	Jun 2026	€175,000	294 m
35 Rathbraughan Park, Sligo, Sligo	Mar 2025	€168,500	321 m
Ballytivnan House, Ballytivnan Rd, Ballytivnan	Feb 2025	€400,000	327 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

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Application received29 August 2018
Decision due23 October 2018
Decision issued9 October 2018
Grant issued9 November 2018
Permission expiry8 November 2023

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