MOUNTAIN TOP, CARNAMUGGAGH LOWER, LETTERKENNY PO
Retention of a warehouse and permission to convert it into a creche facility in Letterkenny.
1950971 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 24 June 2019
- Reference
- 1950971
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention of an existing warehouse building previously used as a car maintenance garage. It also seeks permission to change the use of the warehouse to a creche facility, including an enclosed external play space, a new rear access path, a boundary wall, and parking zones.
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
(i) existing warehouse building containing car maintenance garage (now dis-used) and permission for change of use of same existing warehouse building to créche facility with associated signage and elevation amendments, the forming of an enclosed external play space, new access path to the rear with erection of an additional boundary wall and delineated parking and drop off zones 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 | 402 m |
| 12 Bracken Lea, Calhame, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 403 m |
| 119 Thornberry, Carnamuggagh Lower, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €450,000 | 453 m |
| 6 Thornberry, Letterkenny, Donegal | May 2026 | €416,000 | 461 m |
| 122 Thornberry, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €404,802 | 474 m |
| 120 Thornberry, Carnamuggagh Upper, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €450,000 | 491 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 received24 June 2019
- Decision due18 October 2019
- Decision issued5 September 2019
- Grant issued16 October 2019
- Permission expiry15 October 2024
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