MAGGIES, ASSAROE RD CARRICKBOY, BALLYSHANNON
Demolition of a cinema and pub to build a 40-room boutique hotel in Ballyshannon.
1951687 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 5 November 2019
- Reference
- 1951687
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of the old cinema and Maggies pub/restaurant. It will be replaced by a 3-to-4 storey boutique hotel of 40 rooms with a single-level basement car park, reception, dining room, and cafe.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 2,046 m²
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of old cinema and maggies pub/restaurant and construction of a boutique hotel of 40 rooms in a 3 storey part 4 storey development of 2046m2 gross floor area over a single level 25 car space basement 1128m2 gross floor area, including reception, multi-purpose rooms, dining room cafe and all site development works, landscaping, waste management, parking deck and ancillary stores and plantrooms. The development includes 45 no car parking spaces (25 basement/20 surface). The surface parking has 5 in hotel entrance car park, 11 in old cinema site accessed from petrol forecourt and 4 on new parking deck accessed from west port
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 West Port, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €172,000 | 41 m |
| No 3 Westport, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €105,000 | 83 m |
| West Port, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | Jan 2026 | €76,000 | 101 m |
| Apt 1, 15 Main St, Ballyshannon | Apr 2026 | €60,000 | 167 m |
| The Mall, Ballyshannon, Co Donegalnot full market price | Apr 2026 | €80,000 | 167 m |
| 23 West Rock, Ballyshannon, Donegal | Sept 2025 | €90,000 | 192 m |
| 24 West Port, Ballyshannon, Donegal | Jul 2025 | €93,000 | 197 m |
| 5 Rockview, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | Nov 2025 | €167,000 | 208 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 November 2019
- Further information requested20 December 2019
- Further information received16 March 2020
- Decision due12 April 2020
- Decision issued2 April 2020
- Grant issued26 June 2020
- Permission expiry25 June 2025
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