GrantedCommercialDecided 20 February 2017

MULLANS DOONAN AND DRUMCLIFF, DONEGAL TOWN, DONEGAL PO

Construction of a retail park with five units, a new roundabout, and 159 parking spaces.

1651136 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 29 July 2016

Reference: 1651136
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 July 2016

Summary

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The project involves site development works to construct a retail park comprising five bulky goods retail units in a single building. It includes a single-storey ESB substation, 159 car parking spaces, and major road upgrades including a new roundabout at the Killybegs Road and Killymard Road junction.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,130 m²

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Official record

Development description

Site development works including reduced level dig and spread of dig material/fill within the confines of the site and the construction of retaining walls and embankments. Construction of a retail park comprising five retail units in a single buiilding, for the sale of bulky goods, with a total gross floor area of c. 2130 square metres (426m2 per unit). Construction of a single storey esb substation building at ground level. Construction of roads, footpaths and provision of a total of 159 number car parking spaces and 12 number bicycle parking spaces at surface level and associated delivery areas and roads to the rear of the retail units. Construction of a roundabout at the existing junction of the killybegs road (r925-1) and the killymard road, with a new vehicle access onto the proposed roundabout to serve the overall development site with associated widening and resurfacing of the killybegs road (r925-1) and the upgrading of the killymard road with associated footpaths, and pedestrain crossings, provision of a pedestrian footpath along the south of the blas/gateway property and all associated site development works including a storm water drainage network and attenuation system, connection to the public foul water drainage pipe system, esb network, site landscaping and site boundary treatment works

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
90 Westpoint Avenue, The Mullans, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€243,902	18 m
86 Westpoint Avenue, The Mullans, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€400,000	32 m
84 Westpoint Avenue, Donegal Town, Co Donegalprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€352,422	40 m
94 Westpoint, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€361,233	49 m
No 72 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€387,665	49 m
No 76 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€176,211	49 m
152 Westpoint Avenue, Donegal Town, Co Donegalprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€317,972	49 m
56 Westpoint, Donegal Town, Donegal	Jul 2025	€340,000	95 m

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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

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Application received29 July 2016
Further information requested15 September 2016
Further information received13 December 2016
Decision due20 February 2017
Decision issued20 February 2017
Grant issued31 March 2017
Permission expiry30 March 2022

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