Local Electoral Area · Sligo County Council

Construction leads in Sligo-Strandhill

157 planning applications and commencement notices in Sligo-Strandhill in the last twelve months, across 4 electoral divisions. 149 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Sligo planning register and the national building control register.

157
Leads, 12 months
149
On site now
€194m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Sligo-Strandhill, on the map

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Top trades in Sligo-Strandhill

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Plumbing & Heating
128 leads
Electrical
127 leads
Flooring
122 leads
Painting & Decorating
122 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
122 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
118 leads
Roofing
110 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
109 leads

The housing stock in Sligo-Strandhill

9,110 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198042.4%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19194.3%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later4.2%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes10.4%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes1.6%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil58.5%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas4.2%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1.5%Ireland 0.7%
Electric20.1%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)13%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.1%Ireland 1%
No central heating1.4%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source18.9%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied52.2%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented29.1%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented17.2%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-1.67

Relative affluence below the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Sligo-Strandhill

  1. Burton Street, Sligo
    Change of use and alterations to elevations and plans of vacant commercial premises to use as 3 single storey dwelling units and all associated works at 1-3…
    Lodged
    2660409Received 1 Oct 2026
  2. 42 Ard Na Veigh, Sligo
    Side extension as constructed on site at 42 Ard Na Veigh, Sligo, Co. Sligo.
    Lodged
    2660405Received 30 Sept 2026
  3. Carrowbunnuan, Strandhill, Co. Sligo
    Construct single storey ground floor extension to the rear existing building, total floor area of extension 50m2. The extension will contain storage and prep…
    Closed
    2660400Received 29 Sept 2026
  4. Castle Street 9, Sligo
    CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO CONSULTATION ROOMS INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT.
    Lodged
    2660401Received 29 Sept 2026
  5. Carrowbunnuan, Strandhill, Co. Sligo
    Construct single storey ground floor extension to the rear existing building, total floor area of extension 50m2. The extension will contain storage and prep…
    Lodged
    2660402Received 29 Sept 2026
  6. Chapel Hill, Abbeyquarter, Co. Sligo
    Retention of alterations to the carparking, astroturf pitch, playground, open space, landscaping, bike shelters…
    Lodged
    2660395Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  7. Sligo Physio Space, Ballast Quay, Sligo
    Revisions to an existing elevation treatment including a decorative elevational painting to the front façade of an existing commercial unit of approximately…
    Lodged
    2660391Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
  8. LMS Express, Finisklin Road, Co. Sligo
    Retention Permission and Permission for development at LMS Express, Finisklin Road, Rathedmond Td., Co. Sligo…
    Closed
    2660388Received 22 Sept 2026
  9. Kingsbridge Private Hospital Sligo, Gardenhill Ray Macsharry Road, College Road Sligo
    (i) the installation of a modular relocatable building unit which contains a CT scanner machine and associated rooms…
    Lodged
    2660385Received 18 Sept 2026Decision due 12 Nov 2026
  10. Ballytivnan, Sligo, F91P998
    Amendments to previously granted planning permission Ref. 2560547, comprising: (1) Amendments to the internal configuration and layout of the existing…
    Lodged
    2660352Received 31 Aug 2026Decision due 25 Oct 2026
Every Sligo application, by week

Who is building in Sligo-Strandhill

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Caltragh Construction Ltd8 applications
  2. 2Sligo Park Hotel Limited4 applications
  3. 3LMS Fuels Ltd4 applications
  4. 4Travac Developments Ltd3 applications
  5. 5Brava Capital Ltd3 applications
  6. 6Howden Joinery Properties Ltd3 applications
  7. 7Novot Holdings Ltd2 applications
  8. 8DDR Investments Ltd2 applications

Electoral divisions in Sligo-Strandhill

  • Knockaree
  • Sligo East
  • Sligo North
  • Sligo West

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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