GRIANAN VALE FILLING STATION, BALLYDEROWEN, BURNFOOT LIFFORD PO
Retention of a diner, basement storage, extended car park, and forecourt layout at a filling station.
1650004 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 7 January 2016
- Reference
- 1650004
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for several elements of a filling station, including Peppers Diner with its internal alterations and signage. It also includes the retention of a basement shop store, an extended rear car park, the forecourt layout, storage structures, and lighting.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The following works (i) peppers diner, all associated internal alteration/external signage, (ii) existing basement consisting of shop store & ancillary shop accommodation, (iii) additional /extended carparking area to the rear (west) of the site, (iv) existing forecourt & carpark layout, including fuel/ general storage structures & enclosures located within the forecourt area & along the northern & western site boundaries & (v) lighting / lampstands & all associated signage
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 The Cottages, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal | Dec 2025 | €141,000 | 73 m |
| Crislakeel, Burnfootprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €100,000 | 122 m |
| 37 Grianan Pk, Burnfoot, Donegal | Mar 2026 | €100,000 | 170 m |
| 11 Ballyderowen, Burnfoot, Donegal | Oct 2025 | €142,000 | 203 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 January 2016
- Further information requested2 March 2016
- Further information received2 June 2016
- Decision due26 July 2016
- Decision issued21 July 2016
- Appeal submitted10 August 2016
- Appeal decided9 December 2016
- Permission expiry8 December 2021
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