VOYA Seaweed Baths, Shore Road, Carrowbunnaun Co. Sligo
Development of outdoor sauna facilities, changing rooms, and a plunge pool at VOYA Seaweed Baths.
2560369 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 4 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560369
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development at VOYA Seaweed Baths includes two outdoor saunas, changing rooms, a toilet, an office kiosk, a plunge pool, and shower facilities. It also includes raising the height of the boundary fence.
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
Proposed development of outdoor sauna facilities, including 2no. Proposed saunas, changing rooms, wc, office kiosk, plunge pool and shower facilities as well as an increase in height of the boundary fence.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Promote the development of a dynamic mix of uses able to create and sustain viable town and village centres. Commercial (including retail), residential, leisure, community, office and suitable enterprise uses are supported in mixed-use zones,”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Lar Easa Court, Strandhill, Sligo | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 158 m |
| Apt 06 Lareasa Court, Shore Rd, Strand Hill | Apr 2026 | €303,000 | 158 m |
| 15 Buenos Aires, Strandhill, Sligo | Feb 2025 | €230,000 | 365 m |
| 6 Buenos Aires Court, Strandhill, Sligo | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 420 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 received4 September 2025
- Decision due29 October 2025
- Decision issued15 October 2025
- Grant issued17 November 2025
- Permission expiry16 November 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Development consisting of the conversion, refurbishment and extension of existing seaweed baths
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19233SligoLodged 17 Jun 2019Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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20289SligoLodged 1 Sept 2020Alterations
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21481SligoLodged 8 Dec 2021Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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1671SligoLodged 29 Feb 2016Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2660083SligoLodged 2 Mar 2026Extension
- Granted40 m away
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2560090SligoLodged 11 Mar 2025Apartments
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16324SligoLodged 10 Aug 2016Commercial
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