Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedApartmentsDecided 23 June 2025

Pirnmill Road Ballast Quay & Michael Conlon Road Sligo Town Co. Sligo

Construction of a mixed-use multi-storey building with commercial units, 38 residential units, and a basement car park.

2360376 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 22 December 2023

Reference
2360376
Authority
Sligo County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
22 December 2023
Residential units
1
Floor area
1 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of a multi-storey building up to eight storeys high. It will feature 3 commercial units, 10 own-door residential units, and 28 apartments. The project also includes a basement car park, a central landscaped courtyard, and common allotment areas.

Apartmentsmixed useapartmentsbasement parkingurban
Storeys
8

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Official record

Development description

The construction of a mixed-use multi-storey building with basement car park and central landscaped courtyard as follows. Basement level; car parking, storage and service facilities with vehicular access onto pirnmill road. Ground floor level; 3 commercial units, 5 own door 2 storey residential units to ballast quay, 2 own door residential units on pirnmill road, 3 own door 2 storey residential units opening on to the central courtyard, 2 entrance stair & lift cores to the apartments with a central landscaped courtyard with access from pirnmill road. First floor level; upper floor level of own door residential units, 2 own door apartments on pirnmill road, & common allotment area over entrance to car park. Second floor level; 4 x 3-bedroom apartments, 5 x 2-bedroom apartments. Third floor level; 4 x 3-bedroom apartments, 5 x 2-bedroom apartments. Fourth floor level; 4 x 3-bedroom apartments, 5 x 2-bedroom apartments. Fifth floor level; 2 x 3-bedroom apartments, 1 x 2-bedroom apartments. Sixth floor level; 1 x 3-bedroom apartments & 1 x 2-bedroom apartments. Seventh floor level; 1 x 3-bedroom apartment. To include service routes with connection to all existing services and all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TC2 – town centre uses, type 2DC
Objective: Consolidate the existing fabric of central areas outside the town core (TC1 Zone) by densification of appropriate commercial and residential developments, ensuring a mix of commercial, recreational, civic, cultural, leisure, residential uses a

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
209 Harbour Court, Quay St, SligoMay 2025€181,000152 m
402 Harbour Court, Lower Quay St, SligoNov 2025€206,000152 m
306 Harbour Court, SligoJul 2025€180,000152 m
202 Harbour Court, Lower Quay St, SligoJul 2025€180,000152 m
9 The Old Mill, Union Street, Sligoprice excludes VATFeb 2026€238,532180 m
17 Buttermarket Apts, Quay St, SligoMay 2025€110,000190 m
5 The Buttermarket, Quay St, SligoJan 2026€171,000190 m
17 Emmett Place, Sligo, SligoSept 2025€169,000191 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

  1. Application received22 December 2023
  2. Decision due24 June 2025
  3. Decision issued23 June 2025
  4. Grant issued25 July 2025
  5. Permission expiry24 July 2030

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