TOP SPARES AND REPAIRS, BALLYRAINE, LETTERKENNY PO
Change of use from vehicle repair and spare parts sales to vehicle sales with a retail area and office.
1950049 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 22 January 2019
- Reference
- 1950049
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the premises from vehicle repair and sales to ancillary vehicle sales. The development includes a retail area, office, toilet, display parking area with 10 retail spaces, and retention of flagpole signage.
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 vehicle repair/sales (spare parts) to ancillary vehicle sales and associated works, to include retail area, office, toilet area, display parking area to include (10 no. Retail parking spaces) and signage and retention for existing flagpole signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sruthan, Falcarragh, Letterkenny | Oct 2025 | €260,000 | 145 m |
| 9 Lewbank House, Middle Rd, Ballyraine | Apr 2025 | €361,000 | 205 m |
| 34 Ballyraine Park, Letterkenny, Donegal | Nov 2025 | €287,000 | 269 m |
| 77 Thorndale, Letterkenny, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 344 m |
| 32 Cruach Na Cille, Gortlee, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €317,181 | 344 m |
| 33 Cruach Na Cille, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €325,991 | 349 m |
| 63 Ballyraine Park, Lettekenny, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €320,000 | 357 m |
| 35 Cruach Na Cille, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €360,000 | 385 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 January 2019
- Decision due18 March 2019
- Decision issued7 March 2019
- Grant issued10 April 2019
- Permission expiry9 April 2024
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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