IDA Business & Technology Park, Oakfield, Sligo
Construction of a new Advance Technology Unit with offices and light industrial space at the IDA Business & Technology Park.
20362 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 19 October 2020
- Reference
- 20362
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a new Advance Technology Unit containing office and light industrial/production space. It includes a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance, car parking, cycle shelters, an ESB substation, and associated 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 a new advance technology unit consisting of office and light industrial/production space. Permission is also sought for vehicular and pedestrian entrance to site, signage, new timber post and rail site boundaries, car parking, cycle shelters, landscaping, a gas skid, underground storage tank, esb substation, switch room, access road and all associated site works, the development has been the subject of a screening for appropriate assessment in accordance with article 6(3) of the eu habitats directive (directive 92/43/eec) and the planning and development act 2000 as amended. The screening for appropriate assessment will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €704,846 | 334 m |
| 35 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €524,390 | 409 m |
| 21 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €440,529 | 409 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 received19 October 2020
- Decision due13 December 2020
- Decision issued11 December 2020
- Grant issued27 January 2021
- Permission expiry26 January 2026
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