CANAL ROAD, LETTERKENNY PO, CO. DONEGAL
Extension of duration to convert a car sales garage into a drive-through restaurant in Letterkenny.
1651751 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 9 December 2016
- Reference
- 1651751
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 9 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedAn extension of duration is sought to change the use of a ground floor car sales garage to a restaurant with a drive-through facility. Works include a new servery hatch, internal partitioning to separate the ground and first floors, and reconfiguration of the carpark.
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 use of existing ground floor car sales garage to a restaurant with ancillary stores, kitchen area, customer seating & staff/customer toilets, new servery hatch bay to north west elevation for drive through facility, erect new stud partitions and ceiling to existing stairway & voided areas at first floor level to separate ground from first floor accommodation, amendments to existing carpark layout to include reconfiguration of existing spaces and provision of additional spaces 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Grand Central, Letterkenny, Donegal | Jun 2026 | €52,500 | 128 m |
| Apt 1 Grand Central Pts, Canal Road, Letterkenny | Nov 2025 | €156,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 2, Grand Central Pts, Canal Road | Apr 2025 | €160,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 4 Grand Central Apts, Canal Rd, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €160,000 | 128 m |
| 29 Glenveagh Court, Lettekenny Town, Letterkenny | Feb 2025 | €155,000 | 258 m |
| No. 7 Court Manor, Justice Walsh Road, Letterkenny | Jun 2025 | €91,000 | 310 m |
| 9a Rosemount Terrace, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Oct 2025 | €133,000 | 318 m |
| 16 Rosemount Terrace, Letterkenny, Donegal | Feb 2025 | €185,000 | 318 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 received9 December 2016
- Decision due11 February 2017
- Decision issued2 February 2017
- Permission expiry1 March 2022
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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