Cairns Road, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Demolition of a bungalow and construction of 74 residential units on Cairns Road, Sligo.
2297 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 16 March 2022
- Reference
- 2297
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 8434 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 74 residential units, including 24 own-door apartments and 50 houses of varying sizes. The project includes the demolition of an existing bungalow and outbuildings, new vehicular and pedestrian access, public open space, 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: (1) construction of 74 no. Residential units comprising
- 5 no. 1-bed own-door apartments
- 19 no. 2-bed own-door apartments
- 8 no. 3-bed terrace houses
- 14 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses
- 2 no. 4-bed terrace houses
- 26 no. 4-bed semi-detached houses. (2) provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections with all associated site works and ancillary services. (3) pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular access/egress with cairns road, and pedestrian and cycle access/egress with the adjoining ardcairn residential estate. (4) provision of public open space, communal open space, private open space, site landscaping, public lighting, refuse storage, resident and visitor car parking including electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works. (5) demolition of existing bungalow dwellinghouse and outbuildings located to the north-east of the development site. (6) this application is accompanied with a natura impact statement (nis)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €330,396 | 24 m |
| 39 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €339,206 | 24 m |
| 46 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €325,110 | 41 m |
| 45 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €321,586 | 42 m |
| 44 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €325,110 | 44 m |
| 47 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €353,785 | 44 m |
| 48 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €377,974 | 46 m |
| 33 The Tannery, Cairns Hill, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €333,921 | 48 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 received16 March 2022
- Decision due10 May 2022
- Decision issued12 July 2022
- Grant issued22 September 2023
- Permission expiry21 September 2028
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