CHAPEL STREET, STRANORLAR, LIFFORD PO
Retention of a change of use from a laundry/common room to a one-bedroom apartment in Stranorlar.
1650042 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 21 January 2016
- Reference
- 1650042
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 January 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 40.27 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of an approved laundry and common room into a single 1-bedroom apartment.
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
Change of use from approved laundry / common room to 1 bed apartment and associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Ard Mccool, Stranorlar, Co Donegalnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €46,661 | 148 m |
| 9 Ard Mc Cool, Stranorlar, Donegal | Jan 2025 | €115,000 | 158 m |
| 347 Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €85,000 | 178 m |
| 31 Ard Mc Cool, Stranorlar, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 230 m |
| 19 Mulreany Terrace, Stranorlar, Lifford | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 331 m |
| Woodview Terrace, Stranorlar, Lifford | Jan 2026 | €280,000 | 348 m |
| Fir Grove, Stranorlar, Donegal | Jun 2026 | €270,000 | 351 m |
| Millbrae, Stranorlar, Lifford | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 373 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 January 2016
- Decision due16 March 2016
- Decision issued10 March 2016
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