Sligo County Council grant planning permission to complete unfinished housing
Sligo County Council has granted planing permission for the completion of an unfinished housing development at Aylesbury Park, at Knappaghmore, in Sligo. The permission is for 27 houses for which previous planning permission had expired. The development will consist of 24 three-bed two-storey semi-detached houses as well as three 3-bed…
Sligo County Council adopts new County Development Plan
Sligo County Council has adopted its County Development Plan for the next five years. The process of developing the draft plan has been ongoing for over a year and it went out to public consultation on a number of occasions. The final plan has now been adopted and it will…
Sligo Council says most of work now done on N16 at Lugatober
Sligo County Council says the most substantial part of roadworks on the N16 Manorhamilton road is now complete. The road which is the main route from Sligo to Enniskillen has been closed at Lugatober on the Sligo side of Glencar waterfall this week causing significant delays for motorists. The Council…
Sligo councillor ‘at a loss’ over the council not introducing the Long Term Property Incentive Scheme
A Sligo councillor says he is ‘at a loss’ to understand why Sligo County Council has not introduced the Long Term Vacant Property Incentive Scheme. The scheme was established by the Government in an effort to encourage those who intend to set up a new business to occupy commercial premises…
Desludging work to continue at treatment plant in Grange
Irish Water say they will continue to work with Sligo County Council in operating and desludging the existing sewerage treatment plant in Grange. The plant has become the focus of much attention again in recent days due to a foul smell coming from the system following the recent warm weather.…
Council to continue talks with Connaughton road residents
Sligo County Council says it’ll continue to engage with a family living in Connaughton Road car park with a view to finding a solution to their accommodation needs. The McGinley family has been living in the car park for close to the last four decades. They had previously declined offers…
Homeless people may need help from various support services
A top Sligo County Council official says people who sometimes show up as homeless often require help from a range of support services. The issue of homelessness has arisen anew after Sligo Independent Councillor Michael Clarke claimed in an interview with Ocean FM yesterday that the numbers needing housing in…