GrantedCommercialDecided 28 November 2019

LANDS SOUTH OF LIDL FOODSTORE, CLARCARRICKNAGUN, DONEGAL TOWN

Construction of a two-storey, five-screen cinema with a restaurant in Donegal Town.

1950327 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 13 March 2019

Reference: 1950327
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 March 2019

Summary

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The development will consist of a 714-seat cinema including an ancillary shop and a small restaurant. The project also includes 155 car parking spaces, a coach space, and a new internal access road.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 131 m²

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Development description

(1) construction of a two storey, 5 screen, 714 seat cinema to include an ancillary cinema shop (31 sq. M), a small cinema restaurant with a food preparation area (100 sq. M ), staff facilities, visitor toilets, plant, storage and projection rooms; (2) provision of vehicle parking facilities including a total of 155 no. Car parking spaces, a coach car parking space and 11 no. Bicycle stands; (3) construction of a new internal access that links to the existing lidl access arrangements and the r267; (4) installation of a foul sewer connection to the existing foul sewer network and installation of a surface water drainage system including underground attenuation, interceptors and a connection to the existing surface water network; (5) installation of associated signage on the building elevation and (6) provision of boundary planting, landscaping and site development works on a 0.82ha site

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Clarcarricknagun, Donegal Town, Co Donegal	Sept 2025	€235,000	254 m
25 Clareden Dr, Donegal Town, Donegal	Apr 2025	€150,000	471 m

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Key dates

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Application received13 March 2019
Further information requested2 May 2019
Further information received31 May 2019
Decision due4 December 2019
Decision issued28 November 2019
Grant issued14 January 2020
Permission expiry13 January 2025

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