Observation pack · Sligo County Council
Temple Street , Sligo , Co Sligo
For removal of a portion of an existing boundary wall and construction of an access ramp and associated walls, railings, planting and all associated site works at the existing Hawkswell Theatre
Observations close 2 Dec 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660442 · full record
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Site area
- 898 m²
- Received
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 22 Dec 2026
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/2660442/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660442at 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 Dec 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.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | OS – open space: public, private, natural, semi-natural, sports fields, green corridors | sligo county development plan 2024 2030 | 11 Nov 2024 → 11 Nov 2030 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | OS – open space: public, private, natural, semi-natural, sports fields, green corridors | sligo county development plan 2024 2030 | 11 Nov 2024 → 11 Nov 2030 |
| M2 Major town centre | TC1 – town centre uses, type 1: Objective: Protect the historic character and of Sligo’s old town core through conservation, regeneration and public realm improvements, and promote civic, retail and compatible uses that preserve the town core’s identity and attractiveness. | 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 within 100 m
- NIAH-recorded building × 8house · house · house
- Recorded monument × 2R160348 · Anomalous stone group
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660385 | Conditional | 9 Nov 2026 | 312 m | (i) the installation of a modular relocatable building unit which contains a CT scanner machine and associated rooms, (ii) the construction of an ancillary modular building to accommodate the associated patient and staff spaces, with linking structure between the two and (iii) all ancillary associated site development works at Kingsbridge Private Hospital Sligo |
| 2660317 | Conditional | 22 Sept 2026 | 406 m | Change of use from office to 3 bed dwelling |
| 2660232 | Conditional | 22 Sept 2026 | 383 m | (a protected structure under the Sligo and environs development plan 2004-2010). The development will consist of change of use from existing 'Joseph Martin Bespoke Tailor' and 'Courtyard Café' to 'Fish and Bean' restaurant. Area of existing tailor's retail and workshop 126M2, over 2 storeys. Area of existing café 70M2, over 2 storeys. Total proposed area 196M2. The 2 buildings are adjoining with an overall height of 6.8M |
| 2560390 | Conditional | 10 Sept 2026 | 238 m | (a) change of use from a retail unit to a bakery, (b) retain elevational changes to side and rear of existing building, together with all ancillary site works and services |
| 2660277 | Conditional | 31 Aug 2026 | 495 m | The partial demolition and construction of a rear extension. Including alterations to plans and elevations with proposed street signage, A change of use to allow for a commercial ground floor unit and a single apartment at first floor and all associated site works |
| 2660246 | Conditional | 18 Aug 2026 | 477 m | The demolition of an existing derelict two-storey structure fronting Holborn Street; the construction of an extension and associated works to the existing residential building at 7–8 Markievicz Road to provide two additional one-bedroom apartments, fully served by the existing access, stair core and lift; the provision of ancillary ground-floor bicycle storage, refuse storage and plant accommodation accessed from Holborn Street for the benefit of the existing and proposed residential units; the provision of a roof terrace and an external access ladder to facilitate safe access to the existing roof of 7–8 Markievicz Road for plant and water tank maintenance; and all associated site works, services, drainage and ancillary works |
| 2660234 | Conditional | 11 Aug 2026 | 304 m | extension constructed to the rear of dwelling house with all associated works |
| 2660238 | Refused | 10 Aug 2026 | 421 m | to retain exposed natural stone finish to front elevation |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323461 | Granted with conditions | 28 Apr 2026 | 411 m | |
| 500229 | Granted | 18 Mar 2026 | 459 m | |
| 500748 | open | 9 Feb 2026 | 473 m | |
| 323308 | Other | 11 Nov 2025 | 183 m | |
| 323321 | Withdrawn | 18 Aug 2025 | 122 m | |
| 320387 | Other | 23 Sept 2024 | 203 m | |
| 316908 | Other | 14 Aug 2023 | 183 m | |
| 312770 | Granted with conditions | 1 Aug 2023 | 455 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 2 Dec 2026
- 28 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Sligo County Council before relying on it.