Finisklin Business & Technology Park, Finisklin, Sligo
Construction of a new two-storey office and light industrial building with car parking.
185 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 11 January 2018
- Reference
- 185
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a new two-storey office and light industrial building with a floor area of 1,297 square meters. It includes connections to services, street lighting, signage, and associated car parking.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,297 m²
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
- Construction of new 2 storey office / light industrial building (floor area
- 1297m2) provision of connection to foul, storm & waterman services
- Provision of street lighting and signage
- Provision of car parking located beside subject building and additional car parking on lands to the southeast of the access road and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo | May 2025 | €230,000 | 115 m |
| 7 Laurel Lodge Ardfinn, Strandhill Rd, Sligo | May 2026 | €255,000 | 244 m |
| 89 Farmhill Manor, Strandhill Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €341,410 | 345 m |
| 39 Farmhill Manor, Strandhill Road, Sligo Town | Jan 2025 | €470,000 | 352 m |
| 52 Farmhill Manor, Strandhill Road, Sligo | May 2026 | €486,000 | 361 m |
| 14 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €332,000 | 363 m |
| 12 Rathfinn Close, Strandhill Road, Sligo | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 371 m |
| 6 Brookgrove, Farmhill, Strandhill Rd | Nov 2025 | €290,000 | 374 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 received11 January 2018
- Further information requested27 February 2018
- Further information received10 April 2018
- Decision due22 May 2018
- Decision issued16 May 2018
- Grant issued18 June 2018
- Permission expiry17 June 2023
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