Sligo County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Carrownanty, Ballymote, Co. Sligo

In context

It is one of 18 housing scheme applications Sligo County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 21 April 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Sligo County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

to construct 74 no. houses and associated site works. The development will consist of the construction of; • 7 no. one bedroom single storey dwellings, • 15 no. two bedroom 2 storey terraced dwellings, • 38 no. three bedroom 2 storey semi-detached dwellings, • 14 no. four bedroom 2 storey semi-detached dwellings. The proposed development will also include for; • Provision of communal open space areas to include for natural play spaces and kick about areas, • Private open spaces, roads & footpaths, public lighting, soft and hard landscaping and revised boundary treatments. • Proposed new vehicular and pedestrian entrance along the R296 (Tubbercurry road), to include for provision of footpath and road setback along the southern edge of the R296, and a pedestrian crossing to the northern edge of the R296, to provide for enhanced connectivity. • 157 no. car parking spaces (including e-charging points) • Provision for ESB Substation. • Connection to public watermain, surface water drainage, together with all associated site works and services. • Connection to the public sewer along the R296 (Tubbercurry road) and provision of on-site pumping station. • Connection to existing mains water infrastructure and on site surface water drainage works, to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.