Sligo County Council grants permission for 51-home scheme at Cairns Road, Cornageeha, Co. Sligo

In context

It is one of 18 housing scheme applications Sligo County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 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 July 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.

proposal consisting of a new residential development that includes 51 new dwelling units, comprising of 8 no. 4 bedroom houses, 26 no. 3 bedroom houses, 9 no. 2 bedroom houses, 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments, associated private, communal and public open spaces, signage, the demolition of an existing shed remnants, works to site boundaries, the creation of new pedestrian link and access road, associated car and bicycle parking, service connections and all other associated site works and services. A Natural Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application