Sligo Sudbury School, Faughts Doonally, Co Sligo
Amendments to the position and elevations of a permitted sports hall at Sligo Sudbury School.
2560491 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 21 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560491
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks amendments to a previously permitted development at the school. The changes, which are outside the curtilage of the protected structure, include shifting the position of the sports hall, altering its elevations to include a new ramp, and phasing the works.
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
- Planning permission for amendments to a previously permitted development of the existing sudbury school, “former doonally school”, a protected structure (rps no. 289) under the sligo county development plan (planning register number: pl 23/60158) the proposed amendments are outside the curtilage of the protected structure (rps no. 289) and comprise
- Amendment to the position of the sports hall building to the rear of the school site
- Amendments to elevations of sports hall building including a new external ramp
- Proposed phasing of works granted permission in original planning application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Contain and consolidate settlements, while safeguarding lands for their future expansion and for the provision of strategic infrastructure. Green belts are to be used principally for agriculture. Any new development, such as roads and buildin”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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 planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received21 November 2025
- Decision due24 January 2026
- Decision issued21 January 2026
- Grant issued23 February 2026
- Permission expiry22 February 2031
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