| €8.5m Sligo Airport works granted permission Sligo County Council has granted planning permission for a €8.5m 285-metre runway re-configuration project at Sligo Airport. |
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| The plans – which would involve the reclamation of 5 ha of land on Dorrins Strand in Sligo Harbour for the development of a platform extension - were granted permission subject to 10 conditions. The decision has been welcomed by management and staff at the airport. “This is a very important milestone in the provision of a modern and efficient Regional Airport and represents confidence in the procedure that Sligo Airport has followed in order to address compliance issues with the present facility,” a Sligo Airport spokesperson said. In a statement, the spokesperson added that the granting of planning permission is the first step in bringing the project forward. It added that without the works being carried out, the licensing of Sligo Airport as a public commercial airport would “without doubt be in jeopardy”. |
