GrantedIndustrialDecided 13 July 2023

Finisklin Road, Finisklin Business Park, Sligo

Partial demolition of industrial units to construct a new portal frame unit and upgrade the site.

2358 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 24 May 2023

Reference: 2358
Authority: Sligo County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 24 May 2023

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an 810 sqm portion of existing industrial units to construct a new portal frame unit. It also includes re-cladding the retained unit, resurfacing the service yard, and upgrading car and bicycle parking.

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Floor area: 810 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development consisting of
The demolition of a portion of the existing industrial units (b & c)(810sqm) to facilitate the construction, in their place, of a new portal frame unit (unit b), similar in height to the main retained unit (a)
The re-cladding of the retained industrial unit (a) along with new glazed openings and access doors. The building will be clad with profiled insulated metal cladding
The resurfacing and upgrading of the associated service yard, the access route from finisklin road and existing car parking to facilitate the new development and the provision of secure and sheltered bicycle parking with additional staff car parking spaces to the rear of the site
All associated site and civil works including rainwater attenuation

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MIX – mixed usesRE

“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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
106 Rathedmond Est, Sligo, Sligo	May 2025	€230,000	393 m

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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 received24 May 2023
Decision due18 July 2023
Decision issued13 July 2023
Grant issued23 August 2023
Permission expiry22 August 2028

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