KILMACRENNAN ROAD, KNOCKNAMONA, LETTERKENNY
Construction of a 110-bed community nursing and residential care unit in Letterkenny.
1951902 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 9 December 2019
- Reference
- 1951902
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a part two-storey, part three-storey community nursing and residential care unit spanning 9,400 sqm. It will provide 110 beds for long-stay, short-stay, and dementia care, alongside resident amenities, internal courtyards, a service yard, and a new entrance.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 9,400 m²
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
Construction of a part two storey, part three storey, community nursing unit/residential care unit (9,400sqm total gross floor area). The building comprises of 110 beds for a mix of long stay, short stay/rehabilitation and dementia uses with associated resident accommodation including dining rooms, kitchenettes, resident areas with family overnight room, visitor's room, treatment rooms, hairdresser's salon; rehabilitation rooms; internal courtyard and terrace spaces; back of house areas including kitchen and laundry rooms, staff accommodation and ancillary offices and new entrance from kilmacrennan road; hard and soft landscaping; service yard (the total gross floor area of service buildings is 74sqm and includes waste storage area, staff areas and esb switch room and sub station); and all associated site and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Knocknamona Terrace, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 116 m |
| 3 Clachan Mor, Windy Hall, Letterkenny | Aug 2025 | €356,000 | 205 m |
| 4 Knocknamona Crescent, Letterkenny, Donegal | May 2025 | €206,500 | 250 m |
| 23 Park View Drive, Kiltoy, Letterkenny | Jun 2025 | €130,000 | 369 m |
| 61 Parkview Dr, Gortlee, Letterkenny | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 389 m |
| 38 Whitethorn Close, Letterkenny, Donegal | Mar 2025 | €181,000 | 458 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 received9 December 2019
- Further information requested6 February 2020
- Further information received20 April 2020
- Decision due13 September 2020
- Decision issued10 September 2020
- Grant issued14 October 2020
- Permission expiry13 October 2025
In the area
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