LIFFORD COMMON, LIFFORD PO, CO. DONEGAL
Retention of service station layout changes and permission for a new vehicular exit.
1750249 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 22 February 2017
- Reference
- 1750249
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a new vehicular exit and a screen wall/buffer along the boundary. It also seeks retention for the service station layout, including an extended paved area, four additional pump islands, amended parking, a car wash, and a storage shed.
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) the creation of a new vehicular exit to serve the existing service station, (2) a screen wall and enhanced buffer treatment along the south -eastern site boundary and (3) retention of service station layout incorporating (a) an extended paved area, (b) 4 additional pump islands, (c) amended car parking and internal traffic lanes, (d) car wash facility and equipment store, (e) a storage shed, (f) underground rain water harvesting tank, (g) canopy and shop position (h) two steel mesh containers and a single plastic container and (i) a filling station sign
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Letterkenny Rd, Lifford, Donegal | Sept 2025 | €146,000 | 103 m |
| 12 Letterkenny Rd, Lifford, Donegal | Feb 2026 | €120,000 | 167 m |
| Letterkenny Rd, Lifford, Donegal | Jul 2026 | €80,000 | 194 m |
| 7 Clonleigh Pk, Lifford, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 238 m |
| Gallows Lane, Lifford, County Donegal | Nov 2025 | €90,000 | 259 m |
| 1 Clonleigh Park, Lifford, Donegal | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 331 m |
| 58 Croaghan Heights, Lifford, Co. Donegalnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €47,940 | 337 m |
| 84 Croaghan Heights, Lifford, Co. Donegalnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €73,750 | 365 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 received22 February 2017
- Application withdrawn30 May 2017
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
NEW FORECOURT CANOPY AND REVISED FORECOURT LAYOUT TO INCLUDE 4 NO. ADDITIONAL FUEL PUMPS WITHIN DEVELOPMENT…
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
AN ADDITIONAL NEW ENTRANCE TO SERVE DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 08/40441
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- RefusedAt this site
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1650913DonegalLodged 23 Jun 2016Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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1650483DonegalLodged 15 Apr 2016Infrastructure
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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1650573DonegalLodged 26 Apr 2016Retention
- RefusedAt this site
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