Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd., Finisklin Rd Rathedmond, Sligo
Conversion of a timber warehouse in Sligo into a recreational facility with padel courts.
2560449 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 29 October 2025
- Reference
- 2560449
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedExtension and change of use from a light industrial timber storage warehouse to a recreational facility. The development will feature 7 internal and 3 external padel ball courts, changing facilities, offices, and new parking.
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
(1) extension and change of use from existing light industrial (timber storage warehouse) to recreational facility including provision of new changing facilities/toilets, storage room, cleaning store, office reception and 7 internal and 3 external padel ball courts. (2) replace existing building signage to north elevation and provision of signage to west elevation. (3) reposition the existing builder's yard entrance, including the installation of a new fence within the existing builder's yard. Provide new car parking and cycle spaces including all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Consolidate the existing fabric of central areas outside the town core (TC1 Zone) by densification of appropriate commercial and residential developments, ensuring a mix of commercial, recreational, civic, cultural, leisure, residential uses a”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 10, The Old Mill, Union Streetprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €237,885 | 241 m |
| Apt 3, The Old Mill, Union Streetprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €240,000 | 241 m |
| Apt 19, The Old Mill, Union Street | Feb 2026 | €273,530 | 241 m |
| 20 The Old Mill, Union St, Sligo | Feb 2026 | €260,000 | 241 m |
| Apt 15, The Old Mill, Union St | Jun 2025 | €283,000 | 241 m |
| Apt 2, The Old Mill, Union Street | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 241 m |
| Apt 13, The Old Mill, Union St | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 241 m |
| Apt 7, The Old Mill, Union Streetprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €233,480 | 241 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 received29 October 2025
- Decision due23 December 2025
- Decision issued18 December 2025
- Grant issued29 January 2026
- Permission expiry28 January 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(1) Change of use from existing light industrial (timber storage warehouse, 756.77m2) to recreational…
Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd , Finisklin Rd , Rathedmond Sligo
2560009SligoLodged 13 Jan 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
The Development will consist of — (1) Change of use from existing light industrial (timber storage warehouse,…
Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd , Finisklin Rd , Rathedmond Sligo
2460481SligoLodged 18 Dec 2024Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Development consisting of (1) Construct a single-story retail unit, for use as a garden centre, to the…
Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Limited , Rathedmond Td , Finisklin Road
19476SligoLodged 22 Nov 2019Commercial
- Granted120 m away
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2460083SligoLodged 21 Mar 2024Retention
- Granted120 m away
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Bus Eireann Parking , Michael Conlon Road (N4) Rathedmond , Sligo
2560246SligoLodged 13 Jun 2025Infrastructure
- Granted130 m away
A proposed development involving the demolition of structures on site including works to the rear of the Mill…
lands bounded by Lyons Terrace , Finisklin Road & Union Place , Sligo
16116SligoLodged 24 Mar 2016Commercial
- Granted140 m away
The development is for alteration, renovation and extension to the existing hostel (Register Reference —…
3 Lyons Terrace , Finsklin Road , Sligo
2660178SligoLodged 11 May 2026Apartments
- Granted170 m away
Development consisting of the retention of a single storey extension to the existing Bruss facility measuring…
Finisklin Road , Finisklin , Sligo
17165SligoLodged 5 May 2017Retention
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