Sligo University Hospital campus, The Mall, Rathquarter Sligo
Installation of approximately 2,300 solar panels on the roofs of Sligo University Hospital.
2560291 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 16 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560291
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves installing 2,300 photovoltaic panels covering about 4,600 square meters of roof space across existing hospital buildings. This includes the Specialist Mental Health Unit and the Northwest Hospice. The development is located within the curtilage of Block A, a protected 1940s institutional building.
- Floor area
- 4,600 m²
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
The installation of approximately 2,300 photovoltaic (pv) panels, each measuring 2,000mm x 1,000mm, resulting in a combined coverage area of approximately 4,600 m² across the roofs of existing buildings within the hospital campus, including the specialist mental health unit (smhu) and the northwest hospice, along with all associated works. Protected structure: the proposed development is situated within the curtilage of a protected structure: block a, a 1940's institutional building of regional significance listed under the national inventory of architectural heritage (niah reg. No. 32008001).
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 507 Gateway Apartments, Ballinode, Sligo | Jan 2026 | €124,000 | 339 m |
| Apt 2 - Block 6, Gateway Apts, Ballinode | Apr 2025 | €120,000 | 346 m |
| 1 Block 3, Gateway Apts, Ballinode | Jun 2026 | €151,000 | 397 m |
| Apt 11 Block 3, Gateway, Ballinode | Jan 2025 | €122,000 | 397 m |
| Apt 704 Gateway Apt, Ballinode, Sligo | Jul 2025 | €121,000 | 406 m |
| Apt 7 Block 2 Gateway, Ballinode, Sligo | Apr 2026 | €140,000 | 411 m |
| Apt 4 Ground Floor, Block 1 Gateway, Ballinode | Jan 2025 | €123,000 | 418 m |
| 13 Riverside, Sligo | Oct 2025 | €68,750 | 448 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 received16 July 2025
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