Top Oil Ballymote Service Station at Abbey Terrace, Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Demolition of adjacent buildings and extension of a service station to include retail, deli, and EV charging.
22343 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 18 October 2022
- Reference
- 22343
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis development involves the demolition of an adjacent doctor's surgery and existing storage structures. It proposes a 100.9 sq.m extension to the service station to accommodate retail, deli, and off-licence areas, alongside a new fuel storage shed, forecourt extensions, and additional parking with EV charging points.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 101 m²
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) demolition of the doctors surgery building on adjacent site; (2) demolition of the fuel storage store, cold rooms and roof cover to storage areas; (3) removal of the portable toilet cabin and storage container; (4) construction of a single storey & porch extensions (100.9 sq. M) to the existing service station building with ancillary off-licence use; (5) reconfiguration of the internal ground floor layout of the existing building to provide retail area (89.9 sq. M), including off-licence use (10.2 sq. M), seating area (18 sq. M) and deli area (27 sq. M); (6) construction of a new fuel storage shed (50.8 sq. M); (7) extension to the service station site to provide additional car parking including 2 no. Ev charging points, improved traffic circulation, relocated car wash, external seating area, bicycle parking, reorientated pump islands, new fuel dispenser, forecourt & canopy extensions, new remote dispenser & truck forecourt and all associated site & drainage works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of a dynamic mix of uses able to create and sustain viable town and village centres. Commercial (including retail), residential, leisure, community, office and suitable enterprise uses are supported in mixed-use zones,”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killtyteigue, Culfadda, Ballymote | Jul 2025 | €130,000 | 191 m |
| Ambelikou, Rathdooney Beg, Ballymote | Feb 2025 | €380,000 | 191 m |
| Carrowntawa, Lavagh, Ballymote | Nov 2025 | €30,000 | 191 m |
| Cloonlaher, Lavagh, Ballymote | Jul 2025 | €80,000 | 191 m |
| Carnintavey, Lavagh, Ballymote | Nov 2025 | €60,000 | 191 m |
| 2 Castleburn, Ballymote, Sligo | May 2026 | €233,100 | 221 m |
| Teeling St, Ballymote, Sligo | Mar 2026 | €90,000 | 226 m |
| Carrowreagh, Ballymote, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €171,000 | 264 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 received18 October 2022
- Decision due18 December 2022
- Decision issued12 December 2022
- Grant issued24 January 2023
- Permission expiry23 January 2028
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