Easkey National School , Monereagh , Easkey Co. Sligo
Change of use from derelict disused national school to residential dwelling including for internal refurbishment work, minor amendments to external elevations including removal of external render to expose stone sub-strate, installation of new velux windows to front and rear of building, new windows to gables, upgrade of existing wastewater treatment system and associated site works.
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
- 2660365 · full record
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,146 m²
- Received
- 5 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2660365/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660365at 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 12 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
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2460252 | Conditional | 11 Dec 2024 | 1 | 432 m | to construct dwelling house, construct domestic garage, install effluent treatment system with percolation area and to carry out all associated ancillary site works |
| 2460167 | Conditional | 4 Jul 2024 | 1 | 454 m | 1. To retain existing dwelling 2. to retain waste water treatment system, with aeration unit, packaged tertiary intermitted filter and 300mm deep gravel infiltration layer with all ancillary works. 3. Permission to construct 55 sq meter storage shed for domestic use. |
| 22418 | Conditional | 8 Feb 2023 | 0 | 288 m | development consisting of the construction of a single storey machinery/storage shed (97.3 sqm) and carrying out of ancillary site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 5 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
- 5 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Sligo County Council before relying on it.