Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 26 January 2024

Deepwater Quay, Sligo, Co. Sligo

Change of use from a coal yard to a recycling facility at Deepwater Quay, Sligo.

2360189 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 25 July 2023

Reference
2360189
Authority
Sligo County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
PERMISSION
Received
25 July 2023

Summary

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This application seeks to convert a coal yard into a recycling facility. It includes the demolition of a 287 sqm storage building and the construction of a new 1,124 sqm recycling facility, a maintenance shed, storage containers, parking spaces, and a weighbridge.

Change of userecyclingdemolitionindustrialcommercial
Floor area
1,124 m²

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Development description

Change of use from a coal yard to a recycling facility. This includes the demolition of an existing storage building (287m2) and the construction of a proposed recycling facility (1124m2). The proposed development also includes: construction of a maintenance shed (287m2), 3 no. Storage containers (3 x 26.5m2), skip storage areas, 15 no. Car parking spaces including 1 no. Ev charging space and 1 no. Accessible parking space, 8 no. Truck parking spaces, covered bicycle stand for 5 no. Bicycles, 1 no. New weighbridge and associated weighbridge office, security fencing on part of northwestern boundary, connections to all existing services, all ancillary site works. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TU – transport and utilities-related infrastructureTU
“Objective: Facilitate the provision and improvement/upgrading of transport-related infrastructure and essential services/utilities such as power supply, telecommunications, gas infrastructure, waste facilities, water supply, wastewater treatment etc.”

National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses

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Key dates

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  1. Application received25 July 2023
  2. Further information requested15 September 2023
  3. Further information received24 November 2023
  4. Decision due27 January 2024
  5. Decision issued26 January 2024
  6. Appeal submitted27 February 2024

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