GrantedHousing estateDecided 26 March 2020

THE MULLANS & DOONAN, DONEGAL TOWN, DONEGAL PO

A large mixed-use development including 77 homes, a children's museum, retail units, a leisure facility, and office blocks.

1951897 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 6 December 2019

Reference: 1951897
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 December 2019
Residential units: 77
Floor area: 8621 m²

Summary

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This application seeks a 10-year permission for a major mixed-use development. It includes 77 residential units, a two-storey children's museum, two bulky goods retail buildings, a leisure facility with a swimming pool, a coffee shop, and two three-storey office blocks.

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Official record

Development description

10 year duration for construction of (1) 14 no. Two and a half storey four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings; 40 no. Two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings; 20 no. Two storey terraced dwellings and 3 no. 1 bedroom single storey dwellings; (2) a 1,566 sq. M two storey children’s museum/play zone identified as unit ‘a’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (3) two-storey bulky goods building sub-divided into two units (each with a floor area of 779 sq. M) identified as unit ‘b’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (4) two storey bulky goods building sub-divided into three units (each with a floor area of 512 sq. M) identified as unit ‘c’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (5) single storey leisure facility (647 sq. M) consisting of a swimming pool with associated changing facilities and plant rooms, identified as unit ‘d’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (6) single storey coffee shop (171 sq. M) identified as unit ‘e’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (7) an iconic three-storey office block with a floor area of 1,572 sq. M identified as unit ‘f’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (8) an iconic three-storey office block with a floor area of 1,572 sq. M identified as unit ‘g’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (9) three-storey mixed use building comprising 1,400 sq. M retail space at ground floor level; 6 no. Two bedroom apartments and 2 no. One bedroom apartments at first floor level; 3 no. Two bedroom apartments at second floor level and provision of all private and public open space amenities for the proposed building identified as unit ‘h’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (10) two-storey building comprising 220 sq. M of retail space at ground floor level and 220 sq. M of office space at first floor level identified as unit ‘i’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (11) two-storey building comprising 220 sq. M of retail space at ground floor level and 220 sq. M of office space at first floor level identified as unit ‘j’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (12) two-storey landmark community building with an overall floor area of 1,164 sq. M which shall incorporate a digital hub and innovation centre identified as unit ‘k’ on the enclosed site layout plan; (13) a transportation hub comprising of transportation kiosk (58 sq. M) incorporating ticket sales, waiting area and toilet facilities and 4 no. Bus parking bays and drop off zone identified as unit ‘l’ on the enclosed site layout plan;

Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 30 November 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 July 2025.

Notified floor area: 144 m²

12 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
90 Westpoint Avenue, The Mullans, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€243,902	15 m
86 Westpoint Avenue, The Mullans, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€400,000	27 m
84 Westpoint Avenue, Donegal Town, Co Donegalprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€352,422	35 m
94 Westpoint, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€361,233	54 m
No 72 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€387,665	54 m
No 76 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€176,211	54 m
152 Westpoint Avenue, Donegal Town, Co Donegalprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€317,972	54 m
56 Westpoint, Donegal Town, Donegal	Jul 2025	€340,000	93 m

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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 received6 December 2019
Further information requested6 February 2020
Further information received5 March 2020
Decision due1 April 2020
Decision issued26 March 2020
Grant issued19 June 2020
Permission expiry18 June 2030

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