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Hazelwood Road, Hazelwood Demesne, Co. Sligo

A residential development of 99 no. Dwellings, a childcare facility and two gaa playing pitches and clubhouse facility. The proposed development will consist of the following: the…

2660233 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 19 June 2026

Reference: 2660233
Authority: Sligo County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 June 2026
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 11778 m²

Official record

Development description

A residential development of 99 no. Dwellings, a childcare facility and two gaa playing pitches and clubhouse facility. The proposed development will consist of the following: the demolition of the existing agricultural structures on site (276.8 sq. M); the construction of 99 no. Residential dwellings consisting of 10 no. One bedroom duplex units, 20 no. Two bedroom house units, 50 no. Three bedroom house units, 7 no. Four bedroom house units, and 12 no. Five bedroom house units; the provision of 168 no. Car parking spaces and 50 no. Bicycle spaces for the residential units; the construction of a standalone childcare facility (455 sq. M) with 12 no. Designated staff parking spaces and 6 no. Drop off spaces; the provision of 3,072 sq. M of public open space and 61 sq. M of communal open space; two gaa playing pitches on an area of 1.895 ha to the west and south-west of the residential development; a two storey clubhouse (522 sq. M) with a car parking area providing for 2 no. Bus spaces, 30 no. Car parking spaces and 6 no. Accessible spaces, associated with the gaa pitches; the provision of a new entrance onto the r286 hazelwood road for vehicular, pedestrian and cycling access; the provision of a new pedestrian footpath and cycle lane (88m) along the r286 hazelwood road and a pedestrian crossing; and all associated and ancillary infrastructure (including surface water and foul water drainage and water supply), bin storage, internal streets, public lighting, landscaping, boundary treatments and development works, all on a site of 8.2 ha to the south of the hazelwood road (r286)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

nRES – new residential usesR1

“Objective: Promote the development of greenfield/infill/backlands for high-quality residential uses such as apartments, houses, sheltered housing and live-work units, retirement homes etc., in tandem with the provision of the required physical infrastruc”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Hazelwood Rd, Sligo, Sligo	Feb 2025	€150,000	355 m
Boulevard, Hazelwood, Sligo	Mar 2025	€465,000	355 m
Hazelwood Rd, Sligonot full market price	Sept 2025	€10,000	431 m

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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.

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Application received19 June 2026
Decision due13 August 2026

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