MacSharry calls for urgent action to tackle housing crisis
A Sligo-Leitrim TD is calling on the government to cut down on the red tape for local authorities when applying for planning permission for housing. Fianna Fail’s Deputy Marc MacSharry says it can sometimes take anything from three to six year from the time planning permission is lodged until building…
Council seeks more information on access to proposed Care Centre in Grange
Sligo County Council is seeking further information from the HSE before it makes a decision on a planning application for a new primary care centre in Grange in North Sligo. A decision had been expected today. The centre is to include GP services as well as those of a nurse,…
Planning refused for new Lidl store in Carrick on Shannon
The German discount giant Lidl hopes to open a new store in Sligo. But it has ran into planning obstacles in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim, where more people from south and east Sligo areas have recently been doing their shopping. Lidl had hoped to move from its current store…
Concern over occupancy clauses in planning permissions
A Sligo councillor says occupancy clauses included in planning permissions from local authorities may be against a recent European Court ruling upholding the free movement of people. The so-called Flemish decree has already resulted in some local authorities having to change their county development plans. That’s in cases where local…
Number of planning permissions granted increases in north west
The number of new homes granted planning permission in county Sligo doubled over the summer months compared to last year. The Central Statistics Office has published its planning report for the third quarter of 2016 which covers July, August and September. In that time 33 houses were granted planning in…