DRUMROOSK WEST, DONEGAL TOWN, DONEGAL PO
Retention of two commercial units used as a gym and a retail shop.
1650076 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 27 January 2016
- Reference
- 1650076
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for two commercial units. Unit 1 is to be retained as a gymnasium, and Unit 2 is to be retained as a retail outlet, including all attached advertising signage and connection to the public sewer.
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
2 no. Commercial units. Unit no. 1 to be retained as a gymnasium and unit no. 2 to be retained as a retail outlet, inclusive of all attached advertisement signage and connection to public sewer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Ros Mor, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 152 m |
| 35 Ros Mor, Drumrooske, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €224,669 | 156 m |
| 14 Ros Mor, Donegal Town, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €175,000 | 165 m |
| 40 Ros Mor, Drumrooske, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 174 m |
| 38 Ros Mor, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €221,145 | 174 m |
| House No 2, 12 Orchard Park, Donegal Town | May 2025 | €175,000 | 276 m |
| 406 O'Duignan Avenue, Drumrooske Estate, Donegal | Jul 2026 | €120,000 | 277 m |
| Mullins, Donegal Town, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €90,000 | 281 m |
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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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