Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 10 December 2020

ARDAGH, BALLYLIFFIN, LIFFORD PO

Demolition of the former Pollan Beach Hotel to build a house, four short-term rentals, and a café.

2050648 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 24 May 2020

Reference
2050648
Authority
Donegal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
24 May 2020

Summary

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Permission is sought to demolish the vacant Pollan Beach Hotel. In its place, the applicant plans to build a private home, four short-term rental properties, a café, external plant rooms, a greenhouse, and parking, alongside a new wastewater treatment system.

Commercialdemolitiontourismcaferedevelopment

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Official record

Development description

(1)demolition of existing vacant hotel and (2) erection of (a) private residential dwelling (b) 4 no. Short term rental properties (c) a café (d) associated external plant rooms, external store, greenhouse, staff and customer parking (3) decommissioning of existing waste water treatment system and installation and connection to new waste water treatment system and (4) all associated site works on the site of the former pollan beach hotel. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 28 February 2023.

Notified floor area: 163 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Shore Cottages, Ballyliffen, ClonmanyOct 2025€90,000213 m
Ardagh, Clonmany, DonegalJun 2025€180,000463 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

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  1. Application received24 May 2020
  2. Further information requested9 July 2020
  3. Further information received16 October 2020
  4. Decision due10 December 2020
  5. Decision issued10 December 2020
  6. Grant issued25 January 2021
  7. Permission expiry24 January 2026

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