MOUNATIN TOP, CARNAMUGGAGH LOWER, LETTERKENNY PO
Retention of a warehouse building and change of use to a children's after-school creche.
1950405 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 27 March 2019
- Reference
- 1950405
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing warehouse building previously used as a car maintenance garage. It also seeks permission to change the use of this building to a children's after-school creche with associated facilities, signage, and elevation amendments.
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) retention of existing warehouse building containing car maintenance garage (now dis-used) and (2) change of use of same existing warehouse building to children's after school créche with associated facilities, signage and elevation amendments with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Foxhills, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Jul 2025 | €90,000 | 393 m |
| 12 Bracken Lea, Calhame, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 409 m |
| 119 Thornberry, Carnamuggagh Lower, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €450,000 | 435 m |
| 6 Thornberry, Letterkenny, Donegal | May 2026 | €416,000 | 446 m |
| 122 Thornberry, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €404,802 | 456 m |
| 120 Thornberry, Carnamuggagh Upper, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €450,000 | 473 m |
| 16 Oran Hill, Carnamuggagh, Letterkenny | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 497 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received27 March 2019
- Application withdrawn10 May 2019
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