BALLYMACARRY LOWER, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO
Retention and permission for a smokeless fuel manufacturing facility.
2050128 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 7 February 2020
- Reference
- 2050128
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention and permission for a smokeless fuel manufacturing and storage facility. It includes the change of use of a former Fruit of the Loom building, installation of settlement ponds, a hydrocarbon interceptor, and external coal storage.
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) material change of use of lands and disused space within existing sheds as part of the smokeless fuel manufacturing process (2) storage of the manufactured material and permission for (1) continuation of manufacturing process and storage of smokeless fuel and associated products, (2) distribution, (3) storage of stacked bagged coal on external hardstanding area, (4) installation of 3 no. Settlement ponds, (5) installation of hydrocarbon interceptor, (6) change of use of former fruit of the loom building to a smokeless fuel manufacturing shed with storage of manufactured material (shed 2), (7) connection to existing services and (8) all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 St Johns Park, Gransha, Buncrana | Jan 2026 | €290,000 | 269 m |
| Old Rd, Ballymacarry Lower, Buncrana | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 349 m |
| 42 Oakfield Close, Railway Rd, Buncrana | Jan 2026 | €145,000 | 384 m |
| 44 Oakfield Close, Railway Rd, Buncrana | Mar 2025 | €125,000 | 389 m |
| 48 Oakfield Close, Buncranaprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 402 m |
| No. 47 Oakfield Close, Railway Road, Buncranaprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €281,938 | 408 m |
| 34 Oakfield Close, Buncrana, Co Donegal | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 463 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 February 2020
- Further information requested2 April 2020
- Further information received4 February 2021
- Decision due3 March 2021
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