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Planning report · Sligo County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 05:38

Ash Lane, Sligo

54.27893, -8.46601

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 104 homes approved 440 m away haven't started.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=121 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–555open for comments nearbyclose 23 Oct–5 Nov233homes approved nearby, not startednearest 440 m · 2291

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BallytivnanBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2017: 4 files on Ballytivnan2018: 5 files on Ballytivnan2019: 1 file on Ballytivnan2020: 6 files on Ballytivnan2021: 2 files on Ballytivnan2022: 2 files on Ballytivnan2023: 1 file on Ballytivnan2025: 4 files on Ballytivnan2026: 2 files on Ballytivnan27 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
G1
Zoning · Open space with recreation
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningG1 · Open space with recreation
What it says

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

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

sligo county development plan 2024 2030 · 11 Nov 2024 – 11 Nov 2030

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: AbbVie Ireland NL B.V. (778 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings329house
Monuments94R160286; R160298
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 137 on the draft 2027 map; 131 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:09open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
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npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 93% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 100%
Two-storey rear16 decided · more info asked 31%
94% · council 91%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 43%
93% · council 90%
Approved nearbySligo overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 51 nearby, 1,149 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballytivnan, file by file since 2017

10 of 10 decided extensions on the road were approved.

27 planning files on Ballytivnan since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · other extension · approved · 17174No number · 2017 · other extension · approved · 17390No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 20356No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 20363No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21148No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2323No number · 2025 · other extension · approved · 2560108No number · 2025 · single-storey side · approved · 2560346No number · 2025 · first-floor · approved · 2560547No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660127Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17436No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 1765No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18159No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18185No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18344No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18506No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 18514No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 19208No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20142No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20382No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 2074No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 2091No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21272No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22444No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2291No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560158No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660119New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

27 files with "Ballytivnan" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: npad, acp · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
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    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 63 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 114 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 244 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–55 (n=100)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 114 days (n=21)114 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 244 days after permission (n=11)244 days after permissionSigned off45% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated121 decided home extensions, 11 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 decided
    1 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Appeals nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    • 324590 Pending · Benbulben Court, Ballytivnan, Sligo · 381 m
    • 324374 Open · The Lake Isle Residence, The Mall, Sligo, Ireland · 777 m
    • 324027 Other · Lynns Dock, Rathedmond, Sligo, Co. Sligo · 961 m
    • 500301 Refused · Ardaghowen House , Ardaghowen Lane , Sligo · 822 m
    • 500229 Granted · 7 Union Street, Rathedmond, Sligo. · 1.1 km
    • 500748 Pending · Swan Point , Fish Quay , Sligo · 831 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
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    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved10 Oct 2026, 01:25open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ash Lane, Sligo with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedBuilding startedEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Castle Street 9, Sligo 2660401No decision yet · 971 m
    2. 2Sligo Physio Space, Ballast Quay 2660391No decision yet · 1.1 km
    3. 3Chapel Hill, Abbeyquarter 2660395No decision yet · 1.1 km
    4. 4Burton Street, Sligo 2660409No decision yet · 1.3 km
    5. 5Kingsbridge Private Hospital Sligo, Gardenhill Ray Macsharry Road 2660385No decision yet · 1.5 km
    6. 65a Pearse Road, Sligo 2660314Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    7. 713 Mail Coach Road, Sligo 2660317Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    8. 8Clarion Road 2291Approved, no sign building has started · 440 m
    9. 9SwanPoint 2560004Approved, no sign building has started · 855 m
    10. 10No. 6 Teeling Street 2560439Approved, no sign building has started · 1.0 km
    11. 113 Lyons Terrace 2660178Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    12. 12Circular Road 2360084Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
    13. 138 Ballytivnan Road, Sligo CN0148555SOBuilding started · 186 m
    14. 141.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 335 m
    15. 151.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 486 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    31 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 31 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 31 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 11 with no start notice found, 18 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT31: lodged → approved31: approved → approved11: approved → no start notice found1: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off18: approved → ran out31 lodged31 lodged31 approved31 approved31 approved31 approved11 no start notice found11 no start notice found1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off18 ran out18 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured31 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    7 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.

    7 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-20 2660314: CONDITIONAL — for the retention of the following works: 1. The retention of the as-built gable end roof to the North facing elevatio; 2026-10-20 2660317: CONDITIONAL — Change of use from office to 3 bed dwelling; 2026-10-23 2660385: application received — (i) the installation of a modular relocatable building unit which contains a CT scanner machine and associated rooms, (i; 2026-10-29 2660391: application received — Revisions to an existing elevation treatment including a decorative elevational painting to the front façade of an exist; 2026-10-30 2660395: application received — The development will consist of the retention of alterations to the carparking, astroturf pitch, playground, open space,; 2026-11-03 2660401: application received — CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO CONSULTATION ROOMS INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR GROUND FLOOR L; 2026-11-05 2660409: application received — Permission for retention of change of use and alterations to elevations and plans of vacant commercial premises to use atoday15 Oct20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov2660314: CONDITIONAL — for the retention of the following works: 1. The retention of the as-built gable end roof to the North facing elevatio · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-202660317: CONDITIONAL — Change of use from office to 3 bed dwelling · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-202660385: application received — (i) the installation of a modular relocatable building unit which contains a CT scanner machine and associated rooms, (i · 1.5 km away · 2026-10-232660391: application received — Revisions to an existing elevation treatment including a decorative elevational painting to the front façade of an exist · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-292660395: application received — The development will consist of the retention of alterations to the carparking, astroturf pitch, playground, open space, · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-302660401: application received — CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO CONSULTATION ROOMS INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR GROUND FLOOR L · 971 m away · 2026-11-032660409: application received — Permission for retention of change of use and alterations to elevations and plans of vacant commercial premises to use a · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-05
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 20 Oct 202610 days left
      62660314 · CONDITIONAL — for the retention of the following works: 1. The retention of the as-built gable end roof to the North…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 20 Oct 202610 days left
      72660317 · CONDITIONAL — Change of use from office to 3 bed dwelling
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Comments close 23 Oct 202613 days left
      52660385 · application received — (i) the installation of a modular relocatable building unit which contains a CT scanner machine…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202619 days left
      22660391 · application received — Revisions to an existing elevation treatment including a decorative elevational painting to the…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Comments close 30 Oct 202620 days left
      32660395 · application received — The development will consist of the retention of alterations to the carparking, astroturf pitch,…
      €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 202624 days left
      12660401 · application received — CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO CONSULTATION ROOMS INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO…
      €20 to the council · 971 m away
    • Comments close 5 Nov 202626 days left
      42660409 · application received — Permission for retention of change of use and alterations to elevations and plans of vacant…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    104 homes 440 m away were approved Nov 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2027.

    Clarion Road · 104 homes: 104 homes approved Nov 2022, not started; Circular Road · 53 homes: 53 homes approved Dec 2023, not started; SwanPoint · 32 homes: 32 homes approved Apr 2025, not started; No. 6 Teeling Street · 31 homes: 31 homes approved Jan 2026, not started2022202320242025202620272028202920302031Clarion Road · 104 homes440 m · 2291104 homes approved Nov 2022, not started104 homes approved Nov 2022, not startedCircular Road · 53 homes1.6 km · 236008453 homes approved Dec 2023, not started53 homes approved Dec 2023, not startedSwanPoint · 32 homes855 m · 256000432 homes approved Apr 2025, not started32 homes approved Apr 2025, not startedNo. 6 Teeling Street · 31 homes1.0 km · 256043931 homes approved Jan 2026, not started31 homes approved Jan 2026, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 14 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 5

    Empty land zoned for homes 9

    • 141.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 335 m
    • 151.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 486 m
    • 2.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 550 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 553 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 577 m
    • 7.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 852 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 981 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 999 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km

    Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

    Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2020. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 7, 2018: 3, 2019: 3, 2020: 5, 2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 1, 2025: 4, 2026: 105102017: 7 approved7’17*2018: 3 approved3’182019: 3 approved3’192020: 5 approved5’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 2 approved2’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 61 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    Building work nearby 21 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished12 not signed off8 no sign-off needed
    • 138 Ballytivnan Road, Sligo, F91 H224 · 19 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 186 m
    • 26 Market Street, Sligo, F91 RK5E · 13 Oct 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.1 km
    • Finisklin Road, Sligo · 8 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2660255 · 1.7 km
    • Shannon Eighter, Sligo · 28 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660157 · 1.2 km
    • 37 Union Street, Sligo · 10 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60098 · 1.1 km
    • 64 Saint Edwards Terrace, Sligo, F91 VC5C · 27 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560397 · 706 m
    • Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · 6 Jul 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.1 km
    • Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · 6 Jul 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 PLANNING · 1.1 km
    • Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · 6 Jul 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 PLANNING · 1.1 km
    • 11 Bridge Street, Sligo, F91 Y993 · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560026 · 850 m
    • 26 Ashbury Lawn, Ballinode, Sligo, F91 RK8N · 18 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560215 · 1.1 km
    • 16 Garavogue Villas, Sligo, F91 RW70 · 29 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · PART 8 PLANNING · 1.1 km
    • 14 Thornhill, Sligo, F91 V26Y · 19 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560489 · 1.9 km
    • Glenview Park, Ash Lane, Sligo · 15 Apr 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 PLANNING · 264 m
    • Mail Coach Road, Sligo, F91 H97W · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560265 · 1.6 km
    • Rathedmond Road, Sligo, F91 XF38 · 1 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560449 · 1.3 km
    • 28 Doorly Park, Sligo, F91 EDF4 · 12 Mar 2026 · 2 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · PL24/60355 · 1.3 km
    • Cleveragh Drive, Sligo, F91 P7N2 · 2 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 2460099 · 1.5 km
    • 8 Ballytivnan Road, Sligo, F91 H224 · 30 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · PL23/23 · 249 m
    • College Road, Sligo, F91 PPF2 · 23 Oct 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60252 · 1.5 km
    • Summerhill College, Circular Road,, Sligo, F91 D5YF · 22 Oct 2025 · start notice not signed off · PL 21/509 · 1.7 km
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    Homes coming 233 not started
    • 8Clarion Road · 104 homes · not started · runs out 24 Nov 2027 · 440 m
    • Ard Finn · 88 homes · building started · 1.9 km
    • Finisklin Road · 75 homes · building started · 1.5 km
    • 12Circular Road · 53 homes · not started · runs out 20 Dec 2028 · 1.6 km
    • 9SwanPoint · 32 homes · not started · runs out 1 Apr 2030 · 855 m
    • 10No. 6 Teeling Street · 31 homes · not started · runs out 25 Jan 2031 · 1.0 km
    • 113 Lyons Terrace · 13 homes · not started · runs out 3 Aug 2031 · 1.2 km
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Holy Family Pre- School · Crèche5 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate334 m
    Happy Days Creche · Crèche15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 487 m
    Footprints · Crèche27 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate642 m
    Hopes & Dreams · Crèche26 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate690 m
    Cosy Cats ChildCare Ltd · Crèche7 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate710 m
    Hopes And Dreams · Crèche3 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate799 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Sligo County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here32
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here8
    Council middle2
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    2% of homes built before 1971 (council 27%). 2% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    2% · council 27%
    Homes built since 2001
    67% · council 33%
    Owner-occupied
    2% · council 67%
    Rented
    54% · council 27%
    Children under 15
    3% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    34% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    4% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    2% · council 12%
    This small area (293 people)Sligo

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 207081022

    Bus
    201 m
    ATU Sligo · 964 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    190 m
    St Edwards NS, 207 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    2
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Edwards NS · primary · 207 pupils · 190 m
    • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 43 pupils · 390 m
    • Ballinode College · postprimary · 258 pupils · 441 m
    • Sligo Grammar School · postprimary · 475 pupils · 665 m
    • Carbury National School · primary · 210 pupils · 763 m
    • Sligo Project School · primary · 52 pupils · 1.0 km
    • St Brendans Ns · primary · 177 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Our Lady Of Mercy NS · primary · 449 pupils · 1.2 km

    Stops 67

    • ATU Sligo · 964 · 201 m
    • Clarion Villge · 449 · 0/hour at peak · 247 m
    • Clarion Villge · S1, S2 · 4/hour at peak · 290 m
    • St John's Hospital · S1, S2 · 3/hour at peak · 292 m
    • St John's Hospital · S1, S2 · 3/hour at peak · 312 m
    • St Joseph's School · S1, S2 · 3/hour at peak · 341 m
    • Ash Lane · 964 · 392 m
    • St Joseph's School · S1 · 2/hour at peak · 421 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • St Edwards NS · 190 m+1.5% pupils (207) · 1 classroom 2025, approved with conditions
    • St Josephs Special Sch · 390 m-8.5% pupils (43)
    • Ballinode College · 441 m+4.9% pupils (258)
    • Sligo Grammar School · 665 m-4% pupils (475)
    • Carbury National School · 763 m-0.5% pupils (210)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
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    moderngovpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:24open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
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    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Zoned G1 (open space with recreation), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 971 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Ballytivnan
    Electoral division
    Sligo North
    Electoral area
    Sligo-Strandhill
    Council
    Sligo County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned G1 (open space with recreation); no vacant land tax.
    • 14 sites nearby could change: 5 approved schemes, 9 empty zoned plots.
    • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
    • 233 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 104 at Clarion Road.
    • ATU Sligo (bus 458, 563) 495 m away: 8 an hour at morning peak; 38 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 54% rent (council 27%); 2% of homes empty (council 18%); most built 2001–2010; 5% drive to work (council 61%); population up 17% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • 61 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 89% approved (council 93%); 20% for work already built (council 25%).
    What the terms mean 7 terms
    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
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    Measured
    counted from a public register
    Calculated
    a rate or median we worked out from those counts
    Our classification
    we sorted it by reading each description
    Estimate
    inferred from another source (census, map data)
    Rule summary
    the law, simplified: check before relying on it
    How we work this out
    Generated 10 Oct 2026, 05:38 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.