Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal National School, Carrowcauly or (Earlsfield), Pearse Road
Construction of 17 car parking spaces, access road, footpaths, and a retaining wall at a national school.
20256 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 4 August 2020
- Reference
- 20256
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal National School consists of constructing 17 car parking spaces, a road, and footpaths. It also includes a new entrance off the existing set-down area, a low retaining wall, and a pedestrian barrier.
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
Development consisting of (1) the construction of 17 car parking spaces (2) the construction of a road and footpaths to the proposed car parking spaces and a new entrance off the existing set down area (3) the construction of a low retaining wall and a pedestrian barrier on top of this retaining wall and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Protect existing facilities or retain existing uses and provide for the establishment of new/additional community and institutional uses, such as schools, community centres, health centres etc.”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Marren Park, Ballymote, Sligo | Aug 2025 | €50,000 | 70 m |
| 49 Marren Park, Ballymote, Co Sligo | May 2025 | €100,000 | 81 m |
| 24 Marren Park, Ballymote, Sligo | Mar 2026 | €174,000 | 126 m |
| 32 Marren Park, Ballymote, Sligo | May 2025 | €91,000 | 134 m |
| 19 Marren Park, Ballymote, Sligo | Feb 2025 | €100,000 | 153 m |
| 22 Earls Court, Ballymote, Sligo | Jun 2026 | €400,000 | 194 m |
| 15 Teeling St, Ballymote, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €50,000 | 235 m |
| Teeling Street, Ballymote, Co. Sligo | Oct 2025 | €110,000 | 242 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 received4 August 2020
- Decision due28 September 2020
- Decision issued14 September 2020
- Grant issued22 October 2020
- Permission expiry21 October 2025
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