St. Columba’s Catholic Church, Rosses Upper, Rosses Point Sligo
Demolition of a porch and boiler house, and construction of a new community space extension at St. Columba's Church.
2460071 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 13 March 2024
- Reference
- 2460071
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at St. Columba's Catholic Church in Rosses Point involves demolishing the existing porch and boiler house to construct a new community space extension. It also includes widening the site entrance, relocating the car park, and providing a new landscaped public realm.
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
To demolish the existing porch and boiler house, to construct a new extension (community space) to the western side of the existing church building, to construct new window openings to the rear of the existing sacristy, to widen the existing site entrance and relocate the car park, to provide new landscaped public realm and planting, and all associated site works including new retaining wall for same, along with new connection to public wastewater, and new on site surface water soakaway. The proposed development will provide accessible entry and circulation at ground level to the church and new community space, and it will provide access at mezzanine level to the church gallery, plant room and storage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Protect existing facilities or retain existing uses and provide for the establishment of new/additional community and institutional uses, such as schools, community centres, health centres etc.”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Of View, Upper Rosses, Rosses Point | Aug 2025 | €860,000 | 145 m |
| Spinnaker View, Rosses Point, Sligo | Mar 2026 | €835,000 | 243 m |
| 19 The Blennicks, Rosses Point, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €407,000 | 248 m |
| Upper Rosses, Rosses Point, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €785,000 | 333 m |
| Rosses Point, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €1,950,000 | 449 m |
| 24 Oyster Bay, Rosses Point, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €810,000 | 454 m |
| Upper Rosses, Rosses Point, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €1,160,000 | 466 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 received13 March 2024
- Further information requested2 May 2024
- Further information received4 July 2024
- Decision due31 July 2024
- Decision issued30 July 2024
- Grant issued3 September 2024
- Permission expiry2 September 2029
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