MARKET YARD, TOWNPARKS (PART OF) SHIEL HOSPITAL, BALLYSHANNON
Demolition of a house and outbuilding to build four retail units and four offices.
1850190 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 9 February 2018
- Reference
- 1850190
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing dwelling house and attached outbuilding. In its place, a new building will be constructed featuring four ground-floor retail units, three first-floor offices, and one second-floor office.
- Storeys
- 3
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
Demolition of existing dwelling house and attached outbuilding and construction of a development consisting of 4 no. Ground floor units for retail shop use; 3 no. First floor units and 1 no. Second floor unit for office use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 15 Main St, Ballyshannon | Apr 2026 | €60,000 | 123 m |
| The Mall, Ballyshannon, Co Donegalnot full market price | Apr 2026 | €80,000 | 143 m |
| 4 Erne St, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €52,000 | 188 m |
| 51 Erne St, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €131,000 | 190 m |
| St Catherine's, Convent Of Mercy, Ballyshannon | Apr 2025 | €19,963,676 | 219 m |
| Travers, East Port, Ballyshannon | Feb 2026 | €141,500 | 226 m |
| Market Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal | Jan 2025 | €50,000 | 227 m |
| 12 West Port, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €172,000 | 230 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 February 2018
- Further information requested29 March 2018
- Further information received19 December 2018
- Decision due21 February 2019
- Decision issued15 February 2019
- Grant issued20 March 2019
- Permission expiry19 March 2024
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