Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Limited, Rathedmond Td, Finisklin Road
Construction of a new garden centre retail unit, new vehicular entrance, and yard modifications at Brooks Timber & Building Supplies.
19476 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 22 November 2019
- Reference
- 19476
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a single-storey garden centre retail unit with covered horticulture areas at the northern corner of the existing warehouse. It also includes lowering a boundary wall, creating a new delivery entrance, repositioning the builder's yard entrance with a new canopy, and installing a new front porch.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Development consisting of (1) construct a single-story retail unit, for use as a garden centre, to the northern corner of the existing main 'brooks' warehouse building with covered horticulture and nursery areas to the rear. (2) lower boundary wall along rathedmond road to the front of the proposed retail unit. (3) construct a new vehicular entrance onto the rathemond road to serve as delievery access to the rear of the new retail unit. (4) reposition the existing builder's yard entrance and construct a new canopy over the existing security hut serving this entrance, to create additional parking spaces. (5) install new porch to front entrance of existing retail section at the front of the 'brooks' main warehouse building. (6) all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Consolidate the existing fabric of central areas outside the town core (TC1 Zone) by densification of appropriate commercial and residential developments, ensuring a mix of commercial, recreational, civic, cultural, leisure, residential uses a”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, The Old Mill, Union Street | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 262 m |
| Apt 3, The Old Mill, Union Streetprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €240,000 | 262 m |
| Apt 15, The Old Mill, Union St | Jun 2025 | €283,000 | 262 m |
| 20 The Old Mill, Union St, Sligo | Feb 2026 | €260,000 | 262 m |
| Apt 13, The Old Mill, Union St | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 262 m |
| Apt 10, The Old Mill, Union Streetprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €237,885 | 262 m |
| Apt 19, The Old Mill, Union Street | Feb 2026 | €273,530 | 262 m |
| Apt 7, The Old Mill, Union Streetprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €233,480 | 262 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 received22 November 2019
- Further information requested22 January 2020
- Further information received7 August 2020
- Decision due3 September 2020
- Decision issued24 August 2020
- Grant issued2 October 2020
- Permission expiry1 October 2025
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