EAST ROCK, BALLYSHANNON, DONEGAL P.O.
Retention and permission to change domestic accommodation into office space in Ballyshannon.
1950630 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 3 May 2019
- Reference
- 1950630
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for changing part of an existing building from domestic accommodation to office space. It also requests permission to convert further domestic space to offices, make elevational changes, and create level access at the main entrance.
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
A change of use of part of an existing building from domestic accommodation to use as office space and planning permission for new development consisting of (1) a change of use of existing domestic accommodation to use as office space, (2) elevational changes associated with the change of use mentioned at point one and (3) all associated siteworks including the formation of a level access to the main entrance
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travers, East Port, Ballyshannon | Feb 2026 | €141,500 | 33 m |
| 5 Rockview, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | Nov 2025 | €167,000 | 98 m |
| 12 West Port, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €172,000 | 228 m |
| No 3 Westport, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €105,000 | 284 m |
| Apt 1, 15 Main St, Ballyshannon | Apr 2026 | €60,000 | 294 m |
| West Port, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | Jan 2026 | €76,000 | 296 m |
| The Mall, Ballyshannon, Co Donegalnot full market price | Apr 2026 | €80,000 | 308 m |
| 51 Erne St, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €131,000 | 358 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 received3 May 2019
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