The development is for alteration, renovation and extension to the existing hostel

Housing Association for Integrated Living has applied to Sligo County Council for permission to alter, renovate and extend a hostel on 3 Lyons Terrace, Finsklin Road in Sligo town. The proposal, registered as Reference 46, seeks to change the building’s use from accommodation for visitors to a residential development.

The plan would create thirteen apartments: nine single‑storey one‑bed units, two duplex one‑bed units and two duplex two‑bed units. To accommodate the new layout, the association intends partial demolition of existing modern outbuildings and sheds. The removed structures would be replaced by terraced extensions – two‑storey and three‑storey – with pitched roofs.

Renewable energy measures are included in the design; solar panels are planned for the site. Landscaping works will provide amenity areas, pedestrian access and planted privacy buffers around the development. Common facilities such as bike parking and bin storage are also proposed. Connections to existing services, including mains drainage, are part of the application. Minor relocation of street lighting is requested, along with temporary construction signage and new building signage.

The application covers all ancillary site works required for the project. The Housing Association for Integrated Living has submitted a full description to the council, outlining the scope of alterations, extensions and service connections at 3 Lyons Terrace, Finsklin Road, Sligo (F91 VY0Y).

For further details, see the Sligo County Council planning file and the local news coverage on the proposal.

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