lands located on the Oakfield Road, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Large-scale residential development of 207 units, including apartments and houses, plus a creche in Sligo.
2460186 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 28 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460186
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 May 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a 6.17-hectare site consists of 207 residential units, comprising 58 apartments and 149 houses. The proposal also includes a creche facility, public and communal open spaces, and associated infrastructure.
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
- A large-scale residential development on a site which extends to c. 6.17ha on lands located on the oakfield road, sligo, co. Sligo. The application is being made under the provisions of the planning and development (amendment) (large-scale residential development) act 2021. The development will consist of the following
- Construction of 207 no. Residential units comprising
- 21 no. 1-bedroom apartments
- 37 no. 2 bedroom apartments
- 4 no. 2 bedroom terrace houses
- 99 no. 3 bedroom terrace houses
- 4 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses
- 42 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached houses. Ii. Provision of a creche facility including a secure external play area. Iii. Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections with all associated site works and ancillary services. Iv. Pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular access/egress, and internal pedestrian and cycle access/egress along oakfield road. V. Provision of public open space, communal open space, private open space, site landscaping, public lighting, refuse storage, car parking, bicycle parking, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of greenfield/infill/backlands for high-quality residential uses such as apartments, houses, sheltered housing and live-work units, retirement homes etc., in tandem with the provision of the required physical infrastruc”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oakfield Drive, Oakfieldprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €466,960 | 119 m |
| 39 Oakfield Park, Sligo | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 198 m |
| 2 Oakfield Court, Oakfield Rd, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 212 m |
| 4 Mountain View, Maugheraboy, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €405,000 | 239 m |
| 12 Oakfield Crescent, Oakfield, Dunboyneprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €572,687 | 263 m |
| 24 Oakfield Park, Sligo, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €277,000 | 290 m |
| Adruna, Maugheraboy Rd, Sligo | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 310 m |
| 23 Lyndayle, Maugheraboy, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 310 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 received28 May 2024
- Further information requested15 July 2024
- Further information received11 December 2024
- Decision due14 February 2025
- Decision issued13 February 2025
- Appeal submitted12 March 2025
- Appeal decided23 June 2025
- Permission expiry22 June 2030
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