Ursuline Convent Nursing Home, Ursuline Convent, Finisklin Road Sligo
Retention of modifications to a nursing home, including window changes and a revised road layout.
2560035 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 4 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560035
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 4 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for modifications to a previously approved nursing home development. Changes include the omission of 21 Oriel windows, retention of standard flush glazing, modifications to plant room doors, altered window locations, and a revised internal road layout.
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
Retention of modification to previously granted planninq permission reg ref 2262 (and by extension 19/183) for the omission of 21 oriel windows to north, east and southern elevations, and retention of standard flush glazing to first and second floor only; modification of plant room windows to single and twin leaf doors; alteration of window ope location to suit dumb waiter installation, revised courtyard elevations; revised internal road layout at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Protect and enhance the residential amenity of established residential areas and their communal or public open space and allow for small-scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of development in the immediate”
National zoning type: Existing 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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Apt 7, Thornhill House, Strandhill Rd | May 2026 | €310,000 | 486 m |
| 10 Thornhill House, Strandhill Rd, Sligo | May 2025 | €295,000 | 486 m |
| 7 Laurel Lodge Ardfinn, Strandhill Rd, Sligo | May 2026 | €255,000 | 493 m |
| 9 The Old Mill, Union Street, Sligoprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €238,532 | 498 m |
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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 received4 February 2025
- Further information requested31 March 2025
- Application withdrawn15 January 2026
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