MILLTOWN, DONEGAL TOWN, DONEGAL PO
Conversion of offices to a funeral home and demolition of an annex in Donegal Town.
1950011 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 8 January 2019
- Reference
- 1950011
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 January 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 75.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of an office space into a 75.5 sqm funeral home. The works also include demolishing an existing annex next to a hardware store, creating a new one-way access road, and upgrading the parking layout.
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) change of use of office accommodation to funeral home 75.5m2, (2) elevational changes to the south & west elevations including signage, (3) demolition/removal of existing annex to the north side of existing hardware retail unit along with upgrade and widening of existing access/egress, (4) provision of a new vehicular entrance via one-way access road to north of site and provision of carparking to east of site to serve proposed funeral home, (5) upgrade of existing carparking to hardware yard to provide footpath and overflow parking and one-way exit and (6) connections to existing public services and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tirconnaill St, Donegal Town, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 120 m |
| Tirconnil St, Donegal Town, Donegal | Feb 2025 | €110,000 | 130 m |
| Tirconail St, Donegal, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 136 m |
| The Mullins, Donegal, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €75,000 | 263 m |
| Clarlougheske, Donegal, Co. Donegalnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €55,900 | 276 m |
| Upper Main Street, Donegal | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 289 m |
| Upper Main Street, Donegal Town, Co Donegal | Jun 2025 | €185,000 | 295 m |
| 406 O'Duignan Avenue, Drumrooske Estate, Donegal | Jul 2026 | €120,000 | 297 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 received8 January 2019
- Decision due4 March 2019
- Decision issued1 March 2019
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