SwanPoint, Fish Quay, Sligo Co. Sligo
Amendments to an unfinished building to provide a 53-bedroom hotel, 32 apartments, and works to a protected quay wall.
2560004 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 6 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560004
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of amending the unfinished Swanpoint building to provide 53 hotel bedrooms instead of previously approved apartments, alongside completing 32 apartments. It includes a change of use for ground floor units, extensions, and refurbishment works to an existing quay wall which is a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 32
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
- Including works to the existing quay wall a protected structure in the sligo county development plan 2017
- 2023 record of protected structures. The development will consist of: a) amendments of the unfinished swanpoint building previously approved under planning ref 0470099 to provide 53 no. Hotel bedrooms in place of previously approved apartments and completion of 32 no. Apartments, b) change of use of ground floor apartments to retail unit, and completion of ground floor restaurant unit. C) retention of as-constructed elevations. D) ground and first floor extensions circa. 231 sqm to form proposed hotel access and extension to restaurant unit. E) proposed 8th-floor apartment mezzanine level circa. 34 sqm. F) refurbishment of the existing quay wall a protected structure as per the sligo county development plan (2017-2023) g) extension of 1 no. Existing stair core and associated link corridor. H) proposed rooftop services including heat pumps and solar panels. I) proposed landscape plan and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Protect the historic character and of Sligo’s old town core through conservation, regeneration and public realm improvements, and promote civic, retail and compatible uses that preserve the town core’s identity and attractiveness.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Lower New St, Sligo, Sligo | May 2026 | €90,000 | 48 m |
| 8 Bayview Apts, Main Street, Sligo | Jun 2025 | €175,000 | 76 m |
| 3a Old Quay Court, Quay St, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €220,000 | 86 m |
| 24 Holborn St, Sligo, Sligo | May 2025 | €168,000 | 112 m |
| 2 Weir House, Stephen St, Sligo | Sept 2025 | €222,000 | 136 m |
| 6 Calry Court, Stephen St, Sligo | May 2025 | €183,000 | 183 m |
| No 5 Rockwood Crescent, Tobergal Lane, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €165,000 | 210 m |
| 5 The Buttermarket, Quay St, Sligo | Jan 2026 | €171,000 | 218 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 received6 January 2025
- Decision due2 March 2025
- Decision issued28 February 2025
- Grant issued2 April 2025
- Permission expiry1 April 2030
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