GrantedInfrastructureDecided 5 June 2019

ESB's Oakfield 38kv Substation, Townland of Oakfield, Co. Sligo

Construction of a 24-metre-high lattice communication structure at an ESB substation.

19151 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 17 April 2019

Reference: 19151
Authority: Sligo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 April 2019

Summary

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The development consists of constructing a 24-metre-high free-standing lattice communication structure. It will include associated antennae, communication dishes, ground-mounted equipment cabinets, and a 2.4-metre-high palisade fence compound.

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Official record

Development description

For development consisting of the construction of a 24 metre high free standing lattice communication structure and its associated antennae communication dishes and ground equipment, with associated ground-mounted equipment cabinets within a 2.4m high palisade fence compound at

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TU – transport and utilities-related infrastructureTU

“Objective: Facilitate the provision and improvement/upgrading of transport-related infrastructure and essential services/utilities such as power supply, telecommunications, gas infrastructure, waste facilities, water supply, wastewater treatment etc.”

National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Oakfield Court, Oakfield Rd, Sligo	Dec 2025	€310,000	240 m
12 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€572,687	297 m
39 Oakfield Park, Sligo	Apr 2026	€200,000	302 m
5 Oakfield Drive, Oakfieldprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€466,960	364 m
24 Oakfield Park, Sligo, Sligo	Dec 2025	€277,000	372 m
21 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€440,529	390 m
35 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€524,390	390 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 received17 April 2019
Decision due11 June 2019
Decision issued5 June 2019
Grant issued8 July 2019
Permission expiry7 July 2024

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