Change the use of the previous retail use, to a childcare facility
5 Old Market Street, (through to Pearse Road), Sligo Co. Sligo.
up to 2 storeys · 0.01 ha · Granted · permission to May 2031
Planning application 2660082 to Sligo County Council: Change the use of the previous retail use, to a childcare facility, at 5 Old Market Street, (through to Pearse Road), Sligo. Granted by the council on 23 April 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 25 May 2031.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission ends (date on the register)
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Key facts
Homes and mix
- Creche
Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.
Proposed development
planning permission to change the use of the previous retail use (currently derelict), to a childcare facility. Development to include, conservation of the existing historic 2-storey building, construction of a rear 2-storey pitched-roof entrance hall\stairs extension with pedestrian access from Pearse Road, internal layout modifications, together with all associated site works and connection into existing services
Planning status
Permission was granted on 23 Apr 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 25 May 2031.
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