MAIN STREET, STRANORLAR, LIFFORD PO
Change of use of a house to an engineering and surveying office.
1650073 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 27 January 2016
- Reference
- 1650073
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing dwelling house on Main Street, Stranorlar, from residential to office use. The office will serve a consultant engineering and surveying practice and includes internal and external amendments, signage, and parking.
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 of existing dwelling house from residential use to office use in conjunction with a consultant engineering and surveying practice. Works shall include all internal and external amendments and improvements including provision for external signage, on site car parking and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodview Terrace, Stranorlar, Lifford | Jan 2026 | €280,000 | 43 m |
| Riverbank, Stranorlar, County Donegal | May 2025 | €150,000 | 141 m |
| 9 Ard Mc Cool, Stranorlar, Donegal | Jan 2025 | €115,000 | 294 m |
| 31 Ard Mc Cool, Stranorlar, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 361 m |
| 20 Ard Mccool, Stranorlar, Co Donegalnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €46,661 | 361 m |
| 19 Mulreany Terrace, Stranorlar, Lifford | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 382 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 received27 January 2016
- Decision due22 March 2016
- Decision issued10 March 2016
- Grant issued15 April 2016
- Permission expiry14 April 2021
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