JUNCTION 15 BAR & LOUNGE, DONEGAL ROAD AND DONEGAL STREET, BALLYBOFEY
Change of use of part of a vacant pub in Ballybofey to a licensed betting office.
1850051 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 22 January 2018
- Reference
- 1850051
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves changing the use of a vacant public house and lounge area into a licensed betting office to relocate an existing Ladbrokes. The works include internal alterations, a new shop front, advertising, and a high-level satellite dish.
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 of use from part vacant public house and lounge area to a licensed betting office (to be relocated subject to planning conditions from existing ladbrokes licensed betting office premises located at main street, ballybofey), to include for all associated internal alterations, new shop front, advertising to both donegal street and donegal road elevations, to include for new satellite dish mounted at high level to the rear (south east) and make connection to all public services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Glenfin Street, Ballybofey, Donegal | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 50 m |
| Navenny Street, Ballybofey, Co Donegal | Jul 2025 | €150,000 | 73 m |
| Rosemount, Donegal Rd, Ballybofeynot full market price | Jul 2025 | €370,000 | 156 m |
| 3 Townview Heights, Ballybofey, Donegal | Mar 2026 | €210,000 | 163 m |
| 7 Town View, Ballybofey, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €170,000 | 179 m |
| Trusk Road, Ballybofey | Apr 2026 | €205,000 | 205 m |
| 15 Townview Heights, Ballybofey, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 253 m |
| 27 Blackrock Dr, Ballybofey, Lifford | Oct 2025 | €227,000 | 296 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
Timeline
- Application received22 January 2018
- Decision due18 March 2018
- Decision issued15 March 2018
- Appeal submitted9 April 2018
- Appeal decided31 October 2018
- Permission expiry30 October 2023
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(1) CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT PUBLIC HOUSE AND LOUNGE AREA TO THREE NO. SHOP UNITS (2) CHANGE OF USE FROM…
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- GrantedAt this site
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