Unit 2, North-West Business Park, Rathrippen
Change of use of a retail warehouse to a motor dealership with showrooms, workshop, and offices.
2331 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 14 March 2023
- Reference
- 2331
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the ground floor of an existing retail warehouse into a motor dealership with two car showrooms, a workshop, offices, and storage. The first floor will be converted and extended internally to provide car display areas, alongside elevational alterations and new signage.
- Floor area
- 1,936 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 the following
- (1) change of use to ground floor level of existing building from retail warehousing use (as granted under planning ref. No. 06/931) to motor dealership use, consisting of 2 no. Car showrooms together with workshop, associated office and storage, sanitary facilities and all other ancillary areas (floor area = 1407.600 m2) (2) change of use to first floor level from ancillary office areas to new car display area (floor area = 354.210 m2) (3) proposed increase to first floor area internally to provide additional car display area (floor area = 173.860 m2) (4) alterations to existing elevations namely, the provision of 2 no. Entrance portals and modifications to all other elevations (5) provision of new signage to the front and side elevations of the existing building and the construction of 2 no. Stand-alone totem advertising signs (6) connection to existing services and all ancillary site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle Rd, Collooney, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 166 m |
| 4 Hawthorn Court, Collooney | Jan 2010 | €220,000 | 174 m |
| 1 Hawthorn Court, Collooney, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 205 m |
| Church View, Collooney, Co. Sligo | Jun 2025 | €204,000 | 244 m |
| 31 Highwood Park, Collooney, Co Sligo | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 257 m |
| 43 Highwood Park, Collooney, Sligo | Jan 2025 | €245,000 | 282 m |
| 8 Castle Cove, Coolooney, Sligo | May 2025 | €395,000 | 366 m |
| 24 Ivg Grove, Collooneyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €390,000 | 377 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 received14 March 2023
- Decision due8 May 2023
- Decision issued4 May 2023
- Grant issued9 June 2023
- Permission expiry8 June 2028
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