GrantedCommercialDecided 27 September 2018

THE CAVERN, 44 - 46 LOWER MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY

Alterations and change of use at The Cavern pub, including a new lounge bar, staircase, canvas roof, and shopfront.

1850858 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 29 May 2018

Reference: 1850858
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 May 2018

Summary

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The application seeks permission to change the use of part of the lower ground floor kitchen to a lounge bar. It also includes constructing a staircase enclosure in the first-floor smoking area, erecting a canvas roof, adding a new shopfront, and creating a new external door for disabled access.

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Development description

(a) change of use of part of the lower ground floor from a kitchen to a lounge bar, (b) construction of an enclosure within the 1st floor external smoking area to accommodate a new staircase linking the lower ground floor, ground floor and 1st floor, (c) erection of a new canvas roof over the 1st floor external smoking area, (d) construction of a shopfront to frame the existing side entrance to the front elevation and (e) creation of a new external door opening to the side of the ground floor lounge bar to facilitate improved disabled access between different areas of the premises

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
11 Garden Court, Lower Main St, Letterkenny	Feb 2025	€111,000	21 m
10 Garden Court, Lower Main St, Letterkenny	Dec 2025	€90,000	21 m
52 Burnside Park, Letterkenny, Donegal	Nov 2025	€143,000	70 m
59 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal	Apr 2025	€125,000	74 m
61 Burnsidepark, Main St Lower, Letterkenny	Sept 2025	€102,500	75 m
70 Lower Main St, Letterkenny, Main St	Mar 2026	€152,500	77 m
3 Kelly'S Lane, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	May 2026	€120,000	78 m
1 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	Jul 2025	€45,000	79 m

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Application received29 May 2018
Further information requested19 July 2018
Further information received7 September 2018
Decision issued27 September 2018
Appeal submitted16 October 2018
Application withdrawn16 November 2018

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