Sligo County Council invites the public to help shape Sligo City Campus Masterplan

Sligo County Council are progressing the development of a Masterplan for Sligo City Campus under the Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF).

The City Campus involves the strategic regeneration and redevelopment of a brownfield, underutilised piece of land in the town centre of Sligo, as shown below.

The area is a block of land bound by Stephen Street to the south, Connaughton Road to the north, Holborn Street to the west and Lake Isle Road to the east. The site contains the County Library and County Museum; both currently housed in protected structures.

The vision is for this urban block to become a new cultural, innovation and learning hub located within the heart of Sligo comprising:

• A new Central Library
• A new County Museum showcasing Sligo’s rich cultural heritage and acting as a new flagship tourism attraction located within the heart of the city. 
• Enterprise and office space
• Residential units promoting sustainable inner city living in accordance with the density requirements as set out in the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlements Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2024)
• High quality public spaces clustering with other URDF supported projects including the O’Connell Street Urban Enhancement Works and Queen Maeve Square as well as the implementation of Sligo’s Public Realm Plan

The redevelopment of this area is seen as a unique opportunity to enhance the overall attractiveness of Sligo Town as a place to live and work and promote the town as a regional and national destination.  

The Council will be holding a public consultation meeting on Tuesday 18th November at City Hall, Sligo F91 PP44 between the hours of 11.30am and 8.00pm.

This meeting will afford the public the opportunity to provide input to help us in the design of the scheme.

Submissions may be made by email to the following email address: SligoCityCampus@sligococo.ie

Submissions must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 5^th December 2025.

Cuireann Comhairle Contae Shligigh fáilte roimh an bpobal páirt a ghlacadh i gcruthú an Mháistirphlean do Champas Chathair Shligigh

Tá Comhairle Chontae Shligigh ag dul chun cinn le forbairt Mháistirphlean do Champas Chathair Shligigh faoi Chiste Forbartha Athghiniúna Uirbí (URDF).
Baineann an Campas Cathrach le hathghiniúint straitéiseach agus athfhorbairt ar thalamh tréigthe agus tearcfhorbartha i lár bhaile Shligigh, mar a thaispeántar thíos.

Is píosa talún é an limistéar atá teoranta ag Sráid Stiofáin ó dheas, Bóthar Uí Chonnachtáin ó thuaidh, Sráid Holborn san iarthar agus Bóthar Oileán an Locha san oirthear. Tá Leabharlann Contae agus Músaem Chontae Shligigh suite ar an láthair; iad araon lonnaithe faoi láthair i struchtúir faoi chosaint.

Is é an fís ná go n-athrófar an bloc uirbeach seo ina lárionad nua cultúir, nuálaíochta agus foghlama i gcroílár Shligigh, a mbeidh na gnéithe seo a leanas mar chuid de:

• Leabharlann Lárnach nua
• Músaem Contae nua a thaispeánann oidhreacht shaibhir chultúrtha Shligigh agus a fheidhmneoidh mar phríomhghné nua turasóireachta i gcroílár na cathrach
• Spás fiontraíochta agus oifige
• Aonaid chónaithe a chothóidh cónaí inbhuanaithe i lár na cathrach de réir na gceanglas dlús mar atá leagtha amach sna Treoirlínte um Fhorbairt Chónaithe Inbhuanaithe agus Lonnaíochtaí Dlútha do na hÚdaráis Pleanála (2024)
• Spásanna poiblí ardchaighdeáin a bheidh nasctha le tionscadail eile atá á maoiniú ag URDF, lena n-áirítear na hOibreacha Feabhsúcháin Uirbeacha ar Shráid Uí Chonaill agus Cearnóg Mhéabha, chomh maith le cur i bhfeidhm Phlean Réimse Poiblí Shligigh

Feictear athfhorbairt an limistéir seo mar dheis uathúil chun tarraingteacht iomlán Bhaile Shligigh mar áit chónaithe agus oibre a fheabhsú agus chun an baile a chur chun cinn mar cheann scríbe réigiúnach agus náisiúnta.

Beidh cruinniú comhairliúcháin phoiblí á reáchtáil ag an gComhairle Dé Máirt, an 18 Samhain, i Halla na Cathrach, Sligeach F91 PP44 idir 11.30am agus 8.00pm.
Beidh deis ag an bpobal ag an gcruinniú seo a dtuairimí a chur in iúl chun cabhrú linn leis an scéim a dhearadh.

Is féidir aighneachtaí a sheoladh trí ríomhphost chuig an seoladh seo a leanas: SligoCityCampus@sligococo.ie

Ní mór aighneachtaí a bheith faighte roimh 4:00 i.n. Dé hAoine, an 5 Nollaig 2025.