MAIN STREET, DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY P.O.
Demolition of two retail and residential buildings to build two new retail units and two apartments.
1950648 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 1 May 2019
- Reference
- 1950648
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant plans to demolish two existing properties containing ground-floor retail and first-floor living space. In their place, a new building will be constructed featuring two retail units on the ground floor and two self-contained apartments on the first and second floors.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 3
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) demolition of 2 existing properties consisting of retail units at ground level and living accommodation at first floor level (2) construction of a new building consisting of 2 no. Retail units at ground floor level and 2 no. Self-contained apartments at first and second floor level (3) provision of bin/utility storage and associated signage and (4) connection to all main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Dunfanaghy, Letterkenny | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 108 m |
| No. 2 Pound Street, Dunfanaghy, Donegal | Oct 2025 | €225,000 | 116 m |
| 2 Pound Street, Dunfanaghy, Letterkenny | Dec 2025 | €145,000 | 144 m |
| 16 Harbour Heights, Dunfanaghy, Donegal | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 148 m |
| 14 Harbour Heights, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 151 m |
| Pound St, Dunfanaghy, Letterkenny | Apr 2025 | €155,000 | 154 m |
| 5 Pound Street, Dunfanaghyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 167 m |
| 7 Pound Street, Dunfanaghyprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €285,000 | 175 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 May 2019
- Further information requested21 June 2019
- Further information received30 July 2019
- Decision due26 August 2019
- Decision issued15 August 2019
- Grant issued18 September 2019
- Permission expiry17 September 2024
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