NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM, LIFFORD PO, CO. DONEGAL
Retention of a car repair garage, store, carport, car display yard, and office portacabin in Newtowncunningham.
1650100 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 3 February 2016
- Reference
- 1650100
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a car repair garage, an attached store, and a carport. It also includes the retention of a vehicular entrance, an open yard for car display and sales, and a portacabin used as an ancillary office.
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
(1) development of a car repair garage, attached store and carport. (2) vehicular entrance and open yard for car display purposes/ sales (3) a portacabin building used as an ancillary office and associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Westfield, Newtowncunningham, Donegal | May 2025 | €186,000 | 102 m |
| Main St, Newtowncunningham, Donegal | May 2026 | €25,000 | 157 m |
| Main St, Newtowncunningham, Lifford | Jun 2026 | €145,000 | 169 m |
| Main Street, Newtown Cunningham, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €215,000 | 219 m |
| May Villa, Main Street, Newtowncunningham | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 302 m |
| The Bungalow, Newtowncunningham, Lifford Po | Jul 2026 | €260,000 | 420 m |
| Long Lane, Newtowncunningham, County Donegal | Sept 2025 | €105,000 | 467 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 received3 February 2016
- Further information requested16 March 2016
- Further information received7 April 2016
- Decision due4 May 2016
- Decision issued28 April 2016
- Grant issued7 June 2016
- Permission expiry6 June 2021
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