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The change of use of an existing industrial unit (formerly in use as a general…

TopChem Pharmaceuticals Limited , Collooney Business Park Dublin Road , Collooney

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: August 07, 2026

Applicant
Donal Coveney
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 232da5be0f8b334e922a80d0ece6b3b2572b4343dfd5b817e90a50790e149af8 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 232da5be0f8b334e922a80d0ece6b3b2572b4343dfd5b817e90a50790e149af8 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 232da5be0f8b334e922a80d0ece6b3b2572b4343dfd5b817e90a50790e149af8 · field: GrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: not supplied → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-07

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 22 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns TopChem Pharmaceuticals Limited , Collooney Business Park Dublin Road , Collooney. Proposal excerpt: “the change of use of an existing industrial unit (formerly in use as a general industrial unit) to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, together with associated internal modifications and fit-out works to accommodate…”

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

TopChem Pharmaceuticals Limited , Collooney Business Park Dublin Road , Collooney

The marker is the source location, not the site boundary. Open larger map · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Sligo County Council · Reference 2660249

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Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 232da5be0f8b334e922a80d0ece6b3b2572b4343dfd5b817e90a50790e149af8

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:17.933708+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
the change of use of an existing industrial unit (formerly in use as a general industrial unit) to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, together with associated internal modifications and fit-out works to accommodate pharmaceutical manufacturing, processing, packaging, warehousing and ancillary site works and services. The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence under the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 to 2011, as amended. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the licensing authority for the proposed activity
Application details
Reference
2660249
Applicant
Donal Coveney
Site address
TopChem Pharmaceuticals Limited , Collooney Business Park Dublin Road , Collooney
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
June 26, 2026
Decision due
August 20, 2026
Council decision date
August 07, 2026
Authority
Sligo County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-08-22
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
    • Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-08-07
Source differences
  • Source status: {"NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED", "ePlan": "DECISION MADE"}
  • Proposal description: {"NPAD": "the change of use of an existing industrial unit (formerly in use as a general industrial unit) to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, together with associated internal modifications and fit-out works to accommodate pharmaceutical manufacturing, processing, packaging, warehousing and ancillary site works and services. The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence under the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 to 2011, as amended. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the licensing authority for the proposed activity", "ePlan": "the change of use of an existing industrial unit (formerly in use as a general industrial unit) to a..."}
  • Site address: {"NPAD": "TopChem Pharmaceuticals Limited , Collooney Business Park Dublin Road , Collooney", "ePlan": "TopChem Pharmaceuticals Limited, Collooney Business Park, Dublin Road, Collooney, Co. Sligo"}
  • detail_url: {"NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660249/0", "ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660249/0"}

Source: local authorities / National Planning Applications. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0 where supplied by NPAD. Linked documents may have separate reuse terms.

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