Keenagahan, Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Retention of an independent living unit with basement storage behind an existing house in Ballymote.
20277 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 20 August 2020
- Reference
- 20277
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for an independent living unit located to the rear of an existing dwelling house. The unit includes integrated basement storage and all ancillary site works.
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 retention of independent living unit with integrated basement storage to rear of existing dwelling house with all ancillary site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Protect and enhance the residential amenity of established residential areas and their communal or public open space and allow for small-scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of development in the immediate”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Keenaghan Crescent, Ballymote, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 96 m |
| 36 Bothar An Corran, Keenaghan, Ballymote | Sept 2025 | €237,000 | 220 m |
| 3 Mill Race View, Wolfe Tone St, Ballymote | Oct 2025 | €163,000 | 248 m |
| Wolfe Tone St, Ballymote, Sligo | Apr 2026 | €245,000 | 273 m |
| 27 Bothar An Corran, Ballymote, Co Sligo | Jul 2025 | €185,000 | 296 m |
| 30 Bothar An Corran, Keenaghan, Ballymote | Sept 2025 | €254,000 | 297 m |
| 21 Bothar An Corran, Ballymote, Co Sligo | Mar 2026 | €205,000 | 336 m |
| 46 Bothar An Corran, Keenaghan, Ballymote | May 2025 | €170,000 | 360 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 received20 August 2020
- Decision due14 October 2020
- Decision issued8 October 2020
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