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Mixed use · Co. Sligo

Benbulben Hotel, Main Street, Enniscronne Co.Sligo

Granted 5 Nov 2024

Key facts

  • Planning application 2360305 at Benbulben Hotel, Main Street, Enniscronne Co.Sligo: ~10 homes.
  • It was received by Sligo County Council on 8 Nov 2023.
  • Status: Granted 5 Nov 2024.
  • Permission was granted on 5 Nov 2024 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Sligo County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~10 homes

development consisting of; the reinstatement of restaurant and tourism accommodation to the site. This application can be understood as two building forms: the original 2 storey pitched roof house form that faces the main street (block A) and the linear accommodation block that runs North-South (block B). Existing Block A, will have a cafe at ground floor with street furniture, and a two bedroom apartment to the first floor. Demolition, alteration and extension to block B to form a three story flat roof building containing 10no. two bedroom units and 1no. one bedroom unit for tourism rental purposes. A linking stairwell and refuse collection yard to be between block A and B, a second stair at the the south of block B. Car parking to the south end of the site. Block A to have existing blue/black tile/slate roof finish with plaster wall finish. Block B to have flat roof with dark roof membrane, nap plaster wall finish with shallow pressed aluminium roof cap. All windows and external doors to be dark colour with matching rainwater goods, and all ancillary site works

Location
Main Street, Co. Sligo Map
Planning reference
2360305
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~10estimated from the application
Estimated construction value
€1.9m to €2.7mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Mixed use
Received
8 Nov 2023
Granted
5 Nov 2024

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 5 Nov 2024 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2360305 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Sligo County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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