Carrowroe

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowroe, from 2 m² to 126,312 m² (12.63 ha, 31.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2eRES – existing and infill residential use (Existing residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 104 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 30 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4SLR - Strategic Land Reserve (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.2RW – retail warehousing (Retail warehouse)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4SLR LT (RES) - Strategic Land Reserve - long term strategic & sustainable development sites (residential) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1MIX – mixed uses (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1nRES – new residential uses (New/proposed residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 19 Nov 2025Conditional

  • Provision of a drive-thru lane for the existing Costa Coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the eastern side of the unit, a 3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated soft and hard landscaping, • Internal alterations to the layout of the existing Costa Coffee unit; • Provision of associated drive-thru signage consisting of 8 no. directional signs, 1 order station, and 2 menu boards/advertisement signs; • Alterations to all elevations of the existing Costa Coffee unit, including new tenant signage on the west, south, and north elevations; • Recladding and improvements to the existing external bin storage area; • An increase of unit floor area of 2 sq.m; • Provision of new directional road markings; • Associated alterations to the existing car parking and landscaping including the provision of 1 no. directional signage and an outdoor seating area; and • All associated development

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2560485

• 24 Sept 2024Conditional

  1. Revised site boundaries from that granted under PL23/60358. 2. Revised percolation area location from that granted underPL23/60358. It is important to note that there are no changes to the house design, its location, or the entrance location from what was approved under PL23/60358

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460320

• 17 May 2024Conditional

  1.) Construction of new 4 bedroom single storey plus dormer level dwelling house; & 2.) All ancillary site development works, boundary treatment works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2460174

• 20 Sept 2023Conditional

  development consisting of: Change of use of the unit from retail warehouse to warehouse with trade counters (selling building related products principally to trade but also for sales to the general public). External changes to the rear of the unit include: inclusion of mechanical plant to the rear wall of the building; marking out keep clear areas; and one removable security bollard. On the front elevation: replace sliding entrance door with new aluminium glazed door. All other works ancillary to the above works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2392

• 29 Jun 2023Conditional

  development consisting of the proposed change of use of this unit from retail warehouse to use as a gym, proposed internal alterations to facilitate this change of use, proposed new signage to the front elevation, proposed external plants mounted onto the rear elevation, proposed change to the front elevation to replace existing doors with a single leaf opening door, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2368

• 16 Mar 2022Conditional

  development consisting of: (1) Construction of 74 no. residential units comprising: • 5 no. 1-bed own-door apartments, • 19 no. 2-bed own-door apartments, • 8 no. 3-bed terrace houses, • 14 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses, • 2 no. 4-bed terrace houses, • 26 no. 4-bed semi-detached houses. (2) Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections with all associated site works and ancillary services. (3) Pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular access/egress with Cairns Road, and pedestrian and cycle access/egress with the adjoining Ardcairn residential estate. (4) Provision of public open space, communal open space, private open space, site landscaping, public lighting, refuse storage, resident and visitor car parking including electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works. (5) Demolition of existing bungalow dwellinghouse and outbuildings located to the north-east of the development site. (6) This application is accompanied with a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2297

• 6 Sept 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of (a) demolish existing single storey detached dwelling house, (b) construct a replacement storey and a half detached dwelling house, (c) install a waste water treatment system with percolation area, (d) decommission existing septic tank on site, (e) carry out all associated site development works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21353

• 20 Jul 2021N/a

  Development consisting of: 1. Conversion of existing garage to offices ancillary to the main use of the residence, 2. Construction of staff offices to the rear of the existing residence, 3. Construction of 23 car parking spaces, 4. Construction of 6 disabled car parking spaces, 5. Associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 21281

• 3 Jun 2021Conditional

  development consisting of the following; to install a Skylight/ Velux Window on the front/west roof elevation of dwelling together with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 21213

• 19 Jun 2020Conditional

  development consisting of replacement of 2 no. existing branding signs with 2 no. similarly sized signs (appprox. 23.4 sq.m. each) along with the provision of 3 no. secondary signs (approx. 7.1 sq.m each), on the front (west) elevation along with all necessary and associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 20186

• 12 Jun 2020Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a 161sqm storage mezzanine, 67 sqm external WEEE enclosure, installation of 2 no external air handling units and condensers, elevational changes to the rear facade including installation of dock shelter/roller door, personnel door, distribution ductwork and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 20182

• 17 Jan 2020Conditional

  Development consisting of modifications to the drive-thru arrangements to provide a side by side ordering arrangement: demolition of 6 sq m at the northern elevation reducing the corral and bin store from 30 sq m to 14 sq m and change of use of remaining space to dry storage; extension to existing collection booth/managers office (6.3 sq m) at eastern elevation; modifications to entrance arrangements to southern and western elevation; provision of an outdoor seating area including a canopy area in lieu of the existing outdoor play area; extension of extenal bin storage area by 13 sq m (providing a bin store of 30.4 sq m); 1 No goal post height restrictor; 2 No Customer Order Displays, 3 No. new double digital screen signs; 15" digital display sign to customer collection window; amendments to fascia signage comprising removal of existing illuminated 'Golden Arch' sign to southern elevation and provision of a repositioned illuminated 'Golden Arch' sign (1,540mm X 1,540mm), provision of an illuminated 'Golden Arch' sign (1,540mm x 1,540mm) to northern elevation, removal of existing Illuminated 'Golden Arch' sign to western elevation and provision of a repositioned illuminated 'Golden Arch' sign (1,442mm X 1,729mm); relocation of existing sky sign; associated elevational changes; new road markings; speed control measures; protective bollards; directional signage; and all other associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 208

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  Development consisting of the following: the erection of new external signage to the front elevation of Unit No. 4 and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19456

• 3 Sept 2019Conditional

  Development consisting of the installation of 10 No external condenser's, 1 No Air Handling Unit within a 2.1 m high palisade fence compound, new double door and external vent louvre's within the service yard at rear.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19364

• 6 Jun 2019Conditional

  development consisting of permission for the alterations to the previous planning application Reg. Ref: PL18/275. Proposed altertions include; Existing 2 no. Single and 2 no. Double internally illuminated Triple Sided Poster and Menu signs to be replaced with 1 no. Single and 3 no. Double, digital Poster and Menu Signs and 1 no. proposed 15" Digital Screen at the Drive Thru Window and associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19219

• 10 May 2019Conditional

  Development consisting of demolition of the old Staff Quarters Building and for permission to erect a Storage Building at the rear of the site.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19182

• 12 Dec 2018Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of 4 no. two storey terraced housing units to the south west corner together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 18490

• 16 Jul 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of an extension to existing collection booth at east/south corner (5.5 sq.m) with new fire exit only door, new timber trespa panel and new extended roof canopy to match existing. Extension to the main public entrance on the south elevation (56.8 sq.m) with new extended roof canopy to match existing and new glazing/lowered stall riser and new trespa timber corner shield to match existing. Existing outside play area to be removed and replaced with new outdoor table area. New window to crew room on west elevation. Existing bin storage (38 sq.m) to be reduced to 19.4 sq m with new door to match existing. New remote bin storage (37.5 sq. m ) with close boarded fence located at north boundary of the site. Alterations to existing drive thru lane to create side by side ordering points, with additional lane and new raised paved island with additional 1 no. Order points and 1 no. Single triple sign, 1 no existing single triple sign to be relocated. Existing sky sign to be relocated. New kerb and block paving to match existing at public entrance with new aubrillam canopy 5x4.2m. New 3 no. Golden arch sign to north, south and west elevations and relocated McDonalds text sign to east elevation. New 2 no. Applied booth graphic to east elevation and associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 18275

• 28 Jun 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of Permission for the construction of a motor sales showroom and service garage building (1596 m2 gross floor area) with accommodation at a single level with a maximum height of 7.3 meters. The proposed accomodation comprises of car sales showroom (567 m2) aftersales (696 m2) valeting, photo booth and tyre fitting (267 m2) with staff accomodation. The proposed development includes 18 customer parking spaces and 170 spaces for display and storage of cars for sales. Permission is also sought for signage, hard and soft landscaping, new boundary treatments and all associated site development works. Access to the proposed development is to be from a new service road linked to the current site access at the North end of the site. A temporary motor sales site is also proposed to the east of the site with a small reception / office unit (66 m2), 5 customer parking and 51 display spaces, signage hard and soft landscaping and associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 18245

• 29 Jan 2018Conditional

  for development consisting of a) Units 1a, 1b and 2 - 3 no. existing units (c.5,001 sq.m in total ) to be internally rearranged to form 2 no. new units 1 (c. 4050 sq.m) and 2 (c.784 sq.m) - including minor elevational alterations. B) Unit 4 - Internal alterations including removal of existing mezzanine (c.77 sq.m) and provision of a new mezzanine floor level measuring c 747 sq.m with associated stairs/lift and minor alterations to existing rear elevation. c) Unit 8 - Internal alterations including removal of existing mezzanine (c. 200 sq.m) and provision of a new first floor level measuring c.903 sq.m with associated stairs/lift and minor alterations to existing rear and side elevations d) Unit 11 - Internal alterations including provision of a new first floor level measuring c 836 sq.m, associated stairs / lift and minor alterations to existing rear and side elevations. All associated site development works and services provision

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 1818

• 19 Dec 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the proposed demolition of existing dwelling and associated ancillary buildings, decommissioning of existing septic tank system, and their replacement with the proposed construction of a new dwelling, on-site waste water treatment system, and detached domestic garage. Proposed alterations to existing vehicular access and all associated landscaping and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17471

• 13 Dec 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a new mezzanine level measuring 232m2 including a new rear escape stairs with elevational treatment to match existing and associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17466

• 19 Jul 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the erection of signage on the West and South elevations of Unit 14 and associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17272

• 29 May 2017Conditional

  development consisting of alterations to existing signage and erection of new signage and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17205

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrowroe.

Recorded monuments

• SL014-225 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rolling pasture, bordered to the N by modern developments. A circular area (diam. 23.5m) is enclosed by an earth and stone bank (int. H at S 1.24m; int. H at N 1.1m; ext. H 1.24m; Wth 2.55m). There is revetting to the external face of the bank from the SE to the SW, consisting of a setting of 20 stones (L 0.64m; Wth 0.5m; T 0.5m) set into the base of the bank. There is a corresponding setting of five stones along the interior face. There is no trace of a fosse or of an entrance feature. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrowroe.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Carrowroe, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1101 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Carrowroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Carrowroe · An Cheathrú Rua

Area

720,837 m² (72.08 ha, 178.12 acres)

Civil parish

St. John's, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Kilmacowen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,347 people lived in 830 households in the Kilmacowen electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyfree, Caltragh, Cornageeha, Tonafortes, Tullynagracken North, Tullynagracken South

Placenames

Carrowroe on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.