Magherboy and Caltragh, Circular Road, Sligo
Construction of 58 dwelling units, including 22 houses and 36 apartments, on Circular Road in Sligo.
20352 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 12 October 2020
- Reference
- 20352
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 October 2020
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 6206.49 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 58 dwelling units comprising 22 houses (semi-detached and terraced) and 36 apartments across a 5-storey and a 6-storey block. The project includes basement parking, a new access road, public open spaces, and connection to the public sewer.
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 58 no. Dwelling units comprising (1) 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached 2 -storey dwellinghouses, 2 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached 2-storey dwellinghouses, 2 no. Blocks of 2-storey terraced houses with 2 no. 4 bedroom dwellinghouses and 4 no. 3-bedroom dwellinghouses in each block, total 22 no. Housing units. (2) 1 no. 5-storey apartment block(including basement) comprising 16 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 1 no. 6-storey apartment block (including basement) comprising 10 no. 3-bedroom apartments and 10 no. 2-bedroom apartments, with internal circulation and services areas in each block, total 36 apartments, also with associated car and bicycle parking, bin storage and storage areas and circulation at each apartment block basement level, all together with connection to existing public sewer network via summerhill village including all necessary enabling works, creation of new access from circular road and also estate road network and paths including traffic calming measures as shown, creation of public open spaces, works to site boundaries as shown, and all other ancillary site works and services including esb sub-station and public lighting as shown
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of greenfield/infill/backlands for high-quality residential uses such as apartments, houses, sheltered housing and live-work units, retirement homes etc., in tandem with the provision of the required physical infrastruc”
National zoning type: New/proposed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 St Patricks Terrace, Temple St, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €310,000 | 156 m |
| 16 St Patricks Terrace, Sligo, Sligo | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 178 m |
| 18a Summerhill Vlge, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 195 m |
| 13 Temple St, Sligo, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 200 m |
| 16 A Summerhill Village, Summerhill, Sligo | Jul 2026 | €266,000 | 204 m |
| 17 Temple Street, Sligo | Jun 2026 | €79,000 | 216 m |
| 4 Hanley Terrace, Temple St, Sligo | May 2026 | €338,000 | 217 m |
| 5a Summerhill Village, Sligo, Sligo | Aug 2025 | €260,000 | 236 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 received12 October 2020
- Decision due6 December 2020
- Decision issued2 December 2020
In the area
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2360101SligoLodged 4 May 2023Extension
- Granted220 m away
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2560252SligoLodged 19 Jun 2025Change of use
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