Manorhamilton Road , Sligo Town , Co. Sligo
for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo. The proposed development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the existing former Trio Foods warehouse building on lands at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo. The proposed development works will include: • Demolition of the existing vacant derelict 2 no. storey residential dwelling and associated building (c. 275 sq. m GFA); • The refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the existing former Trio Foods warehouse building on site (c. 963 sq. m) including the construction of an overall extension (c. 1,228 sq. m) to provide for a Neighbourhood Centre (c. 2,191 sq. m GIA) on an overall site of c. 0.604ha; • The proposed Neighbourhood Centre will consist of a medium-sized retail convenience store (c. 1,614 sq. m) with ancillary off-licence (c. 179 sq. m), café (c. 186 sq. m), 1 no. retail unit (c. 139 sq. m), and shared entrance lobby (c. 74 sq. m), together with all associated back-of-house, staff and ancillary accommodation; • Alterations to the existing site access arrangements, including the relocation of the existing vehicular entrance from Manorhamilton Road (N16), the relocation of the existing entrance from the R286 and the provision of a new service and delivery entrance from the R286; • Provision of retail signage including 2 no. totem signage structures and façade retail signage; • Provision of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) facility; • Provision of a service yard incorporating loading and unloading facilities, overhead canopy, bin store and associated servicing infrastructure; • Provision of 85 no. surface car parking spaces which includes 59 no. customer parking spaces, 15 no. staff parking spaces, 5 no. accessible parking spaces, 4 no. EV parking spaces and 2 no. parent and child spaces; • Provision of 38 no. bicycle parking spaces and associated bicycle shelter; • An ESB substation (approx. 35 sq. m GFA) • All associated site development and infrastructural works including water supply, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS), landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting, internal roads, footpaths, pedestrian crossings, utility connections, site services, site clearance, excavation works and all ancillary development wor
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660350 · full record
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 6,273 m²
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660350/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660350at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Sligo County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 2 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Sligo County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | sligo county development plan 2024 2030 | 11 Nov 2024 → 11 Nov 2030 |
| 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. | sligo county development plan 2024 2030 | 11 Nov 2024 → 11 Nov 2030 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Sligo County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660240 | Conditional | 12 Aug 2026 | 0 | 378 m | Seeking permission for retention of a double garage and storage shed ancillary to existing residential property on lands adjacent to Ardaghowen House ( Which is a protected structure RPS 295-SE) |
| 2660119 | Conditional | 19 May 2026 | 0 | 253 m | Replacement of 3no. signs and all associated site development works. Sign 1 (4.2m x 0.4m) is a low-level wall mounted illuminated sign at the left hand side of the main entrance. Sign 2 (4.2m x 0.4m) is a low-level wall mounted illuminated sign at the right hand side of the site entrance. Sign 3 (1.4m x 3.5m) is non illuminated triangle totem sign at the main site entrance at |
| 2660045 | Conditional | 30 Mar 2026 | 0 | 449 m | The previously granted permission PL25/60044 comprised a three-storey, 344 m² Nuclear Medicine extension. The proposed amendments to permission PL25/60044 comprise the following: (1) Changes to the layout and elevations through the addition of a 96 m² shell and core storey at Level 6. The total floor area of the Nuclear Medicine extension block, as amended, will be 440 m². (2) Changes to the layout and elevations through the introduction of a shell and core area in lieu of the plant room at Level 5. |
| 2560416 | Conditional | 1 Dec 2025 | 1 | 379 m | construct a dwelling house, connect to existing services and carry out ancillary site works |
| 2560367 | Conditional | 24 Oct 2025 | 0 | 378 m | retention of a single storey double garage ancillary to residential at Ardaghowen House. |
| 2560353 | Conditional | 13 Oct 2025 | 0 | 194 m | The installation of approximately 2,300 photovoltaic (PV) panels, each measuring 2,000mm x 1,000mm, resulting in a combined coverage area of approximately 4,600 m² across the roofs of existing buildings within the hospital campus, including the Protected Structure (Block A), the recently completed Specialist Mental Health Unit (SMHU) and the Northwest Hospice under construction. The site includes a 1940’s institutional building (identified as Block A in the application) of regional significance listed under the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH Reg. No. 32008001). The proposed development is located both at and within the curtilage of this Protected Structure. |
| 2560158 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2025 | 0 | 476 m | to construct a playground with associated fencing and landscaping |
| 2560108 | Conditional | 20 Jun 2025 | 0 | 476 m | to construct extension to Hotel Executive Apartment Building permitted under planning reference PD30/03 and modified by planning reference PD183/03. The extension will be 3 storey comprising recreation space at ground floor level with accommodation space at first and second floor level |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502041 | — | pending | 3 Sept 2026 | 378 m |
| 500301 | — | Refused | 19 Mar 2026 | 378 m |
| 311083 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Aug 2022 | 311 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
- 28 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Sligo County Council before relying on it.