Site Number 2, IDA Finisklin Business Park, Finisklin
Upgrades to an industrial site including an ESB sub-station, external plant yard, and building alterations.
19189 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 16 May 2019
- Reference
- 19189
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing an ESB sub-station, an external plant yard, a bicycle shed, and a smoking hut. It also includes access road extensions, demolition of an out-building, additional first-floor space, and elevational changes to the existing industrial unit.
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 (i) the construction of an esb sub-station, (ii) the construction of an external yard/plant area to the rear of the existing building, (iii) the provision of a bicycle storage shed, (iv) the provision of a smoking hut, (v) extension to, and completion of access roads to the site, (vi) demolition of small out-building, (vii) the provision of public lighting on the site, (viii) an underground surface water sewer network including on-site attenuation and petrol/oil interceptor(s) and connections to existing surface water infrastructure, (ix) corporates signage, (x) 3 no. Flagpoles, (xi) 2 no. Automated traffic barriers & site fencing/gates, (xii) elevational changes to existing industrial unit, (xiii) additional floor space to first floor, (xiv) porches, and connections to services and all ancillary 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 | 279 m |
| 7 Laurel Lodge Ardfinn, Strandhill Rd, Sligo | May 2026 | €255,000 | 450 m |
| 7 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €280,000 | 474 m |
| 7 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo | May 2026 | €352,000 | 474 m |
| 14 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €332,000 | 475 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 received16 May 2019
- Decision due10 July 2019
- Decision issued27 June 2019
- Grant issued30 July 2019
- Permission expiry29 July 2024
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