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Sligo County Council · 2460227

The Showgrounds , Churchill , Sligo

  1. 1 Jul 2024Received
  2. 8 Aug 2024Conditional
  3. 11 Sept 2024Final grant
  4. 10 Sept 2029Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 8 Aug 2024
Council
Sligo County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
3.34 ha
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What’s proposed

To make amendments to previously granted planning permissions PL22/400 and PL21/58. Previous permission PL22/400 comprised the redevelopment of the stadium with the construction of new spectator stands, amendments to existing spectator stands and the demolition of existing structures. The proposed amendments to PL22/400 comprise the following: 1) Layout changes, revised elevations and the addition of roof mounted plant screened off with louvres to the new Church Hill Road Spectator Stand. 2) Layout changes including a nett floor area increase (486sqm) over two floors to the rear of the stand, new players tunnel and revised elevations to the new Jinks Avenue Spectator Stand. 3) Layout changes, revised elevations, retention of existing seating and elongation of the new roof to the Railway End Stand. 4) Layout changes including the infill of the existing tunnel and dugouts to the existing Treacy Avenue Stand. 5) The addition of a new single storey ESB substation building. 6) Alterations to application boundary. 7) Amendments to site works including the addition of an external media compound area and carparking to the east of the Jinks Avenue Stand, together with all other associated site works, signage, vehicle and bicycle parking, civils design and services amendments. Previous permission PL21/58 comprised the erection of new floodlight pylons with LED type lighting and the upgrade of existing floodlight to LED type. This application is for permission for the erection of 2 no. new floodlight pylon to replace those originally planned to be upgraded

2460227 is a planning application to Sligo County Council for to make amendments to previously granted planning permissions PL22/400 and PL21/58., received on 1 Jul 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 8 Aug 2024.

Planning details

Reference
2460227
Local authority
Sligo County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
1 Jul 2024
Observations close
6 Aug 2024 (closed 783 days ago)
Decision due
25 Aug 2024 · decided 8 Aug 2024
Decision
Conditional on 8 Aug 2024
Proposed development
To make amendments to previously granted planning permissions PL22/400 and PL21/58. Previous permission PL22/400 comprised the redevelopment of the stadium with the construction of new spectator stands, amendments to existing spectator stands and the demolition of existing structures. The proposed amendments to PL22/400 comprise the following: 1) Layout changes, revised elevations and the addition of roof mounted plant screened off with louvres to the new Church Hill Road Spectator Stand. 2) Layout changes including a nett floor area increase (486sqm) over two floors to the rear of the stand, new players tunnel and revised elevations to the new Jinks Avenue Spectator Stand. 3) Layout changes, revised elevations, retention of existing seating and elongation of the new roof to the Railway End Stand. 4) Layout changes including the infill of the existing tunnel and dugouts to the existing Treacy Avenue Stand. 5) The addition of a new single storey ESB substation building. 6) Alterations to application boundary. 7) Amendments to site works including the addition of an external media compound area and carparking to the east of the Jinks Avenue Stand, together with all other associated site works, signage, vehicle and bicycle parking, civils design and services amendments. Previous permission PL21/58 comprised the erection of new floodlight pylons with LED type lighting and the upgrade of existing floodlight to LED type. This application is for permission for the erection of 2 no. new floodlight pylon to replace those originally planned to be upgraded
As published by the register.
Site area
3.34 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    OS – open space: public, private, natural, semi-natural, sports fields, green corridors

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    M3 — Neighbourhood centre

    TC2 – town centre uses, type 2: 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

    A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

    R2 — Existing residential

    eRES – existing and infill residential use: Objective: Protect and enhance the residential amenity of established residential areas and their communal or public open space and allow for small-scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of development in the immediate

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

    NC – neighbourhood centre uses (only in Sligo Town): Objective: Promote the development of sustainable local retail and service centres to serve the surrounding residential neighbourhoods.

    Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 461103). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460227/0.

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