5 Church Street, Sligo
Conversion of a vacant retail unit into a house with a rear extension.
2560244 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 13 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560244
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 June 2025
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 63 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a vacant retail unit to a residential dwelling. The project includes the demolition of a rear single-storey section and the construction of a part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension with a courtyard.
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
Permission for change of use of existing vacant property from previously permitted use as a retail unit to use as a residential dwelling house and construction of part 2-storey and part single storey extension to the rear with demolition of existing rear single storey section of property, construction of new rear courtyard and rear boundary wall and all associated works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Church St, Sligo, Sligo | May 2026 | €140,000 | 11 m |
| 2 Dominick Street, Sligo | Nov 2025 | €224,000 | 19 m |
| 3 Dominick Street, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €100,000 | 20 m |
| 11 Charles St, Sligo, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €322,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 1, High Street, Sligo | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 107 m |
| Apt 40 Market Close, Market Yard, Sligo | Jul 2026 | €125,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 1, 26 27 Market St, Sligo | May 2025 | €270,000 | 116 m |
| 3 Market House, Market Yard, Sligo | Jan 2025 | €177,000 | 126 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 June 2025
- Further information requested1 August 2025
- Further information received25 August 2025
- Decision due28 September 2025
- Decision issued23 September 2025
- Grant issued24 October 2025
- Permission expiry23 October 2030
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