BALLYDEROWEN, BIRDSTOWN, BURNFOOT
Retention of a hardcore yard, fencing, commercial land use, portacabin, and container, with permission for a new entrance.
1951978 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 18 December 2019
- Reference
- 1951978
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a hardcore yard, security fencing, a portacabin, a storage container, and the change of use of lands to commercial use for vehicle storage and landscaping materials. It also seeks permission for a new site entrance, closing the old entrance, and installing an interceptor.
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
(1) hardcore yard (2) security fencing (3) change of use of lands to a commercial use inclusive of, the storage of commercial and construction of vehicles and trailers, the storage and sale of construction and landscaping materials (4) existing portacabin (5) existing storage container and permission for (1) a new site entrance (2) closing up existing site entrance (3) installation of petrol/oil interceptor (4) associated signage, connection to public services and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 The Cottages, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal | Dec 2025 | €141,000 | 87 m |
| 37 Grianan Pk, Burnfoot, Donegal | Mar 2026 | €100,000 | 116 m |
| 11 Ballyderowen, Burnfoot, Donegal | Oct 2025 | €142,000 | 164 m |
| Crislakeel, Burnfootprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €100,000 | 179 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 received18 December 2019
- Further information requested20 February 2020
- Further information received2 September 2020
- Decision due29 September 2020
- Decision issued24 September 2020
- Grant issued28 October 2020
- Permission expiry27 October 2025
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