MAIN STREET, DUNGLOW, LETTERKENNY PO
Retention of escape stairs and extra floor space, and permission to convert offices and a visitor centre into a 10-bedroom guest house.
1950918 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 14 June 2019
- Reference
- 1950918
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 June 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 87.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for escape stairwells, additional first-floor space, and elevation changes at the former Stepping Stone and Visitor Centre. It also requests permission to change the use of the first floor from offices and a visitor centre to a 10-bedroom guest house with one staff bedroom.
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) escape stairwells to the rear and side of the former visitor centre building, (b) additional floor space on first floor of the former visitor centre building, (c) alteration to front elevation of former stepping stone buidling where door opening has been replaced with window, (d) infilling of gable window to the former stepping stone building, and (e) shopfront surrond to the existing side elevation entrance of the former stepping stone building and permission for (a) change of use of first floor accommodation of former stepping stone and visitor centre from office space, secondary kitchen and visitors centre to 10 guest bedrooms and one staff bedroom all to be operated as a guest house, (b) alterations to external fenestration and (c) all associated site works at premises known as the bridge inn, previously known as the stepping stone and visitor centre building
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 9 Lower Main Street, Dungloe | Dec 2025 | €50,000 | 52 m |
| Quay Road, Dungloe, Co Donegal | Jul 2025 | €125,000 | 190 m |
| 57 Main Street, Dungloe, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €40,000 | 247 m |
| Crickamore, Dungloe, Donegal | Jun 2025 | €139,950 | 265 m |
| Aisling House, Mill Road, Dungloe | Dec 2025 | €190,000 | 303 m |
| Marian, Carnmore Rd, Dungloe | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 324 m |
| Holly Mount, Chapel Rd, Dungloe | Jan 2025 | €195,000 | 477 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 received14 June 2019
- Decision due8 August 2019
- Decision issued1 August 2019
- Grant issued4 September 2019
- Permission expiry3 September 2024
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