DRUMROOSK MIDDLE, DONEGAL TOWN, DONEGAL PO
Conversion of a restaurant and commercial guest house into domestic residential use.
2052071 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 31 December 2020
- Reference
- 2052071
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 31 December 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 350 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission and retention for converting the Ard Na Breatha restaurant and commercial guest house into private residential use. The works include internal alterations, a new boiler room, bin storage, a front extension, and a new separate site entrance.
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) change of use of the restaurant and ancillary accommodation of the building known as ard na breatha from a restaurant to domestic/residential use (2) a boiler room with an adjoining single skin cladding roof to the rear of restaurant building known as ard na breatha to form a bin storage area (3) extension and chimney to the front of the existing commercial guest house building for which change of use is sought (4) internal works in relation to the repositioning of the stairs and the removal of interior walls in the kitchen of the restaurant building known as ard na breatha (5) roof light to the north and the south of the restaurant building known as ard na breatha and permission for (a) change of use of existing commercial guest house building to domestic/residential use, including minor internal revisions (b) removal of a covered pergola and minor internal changes to the adjacent restaurant building known as ard na breatha and associated site works (c) associated site works including a ramped entrance to the existing guest house building described at point 'a' above (d) development of a new separate site entrance with kerbed and tarred driveway, boundary fences and 2 no. Car parking spaces
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 Orchard Drive, Donegal Town | Oct 2025 | €255,000 | 439 m |
| 24 Orchard Drive, Donegal Town, Donegal | Apr 2025 | €193,000 | 462 m |
| House No 2, 12 Orchard Park, Donegal Town | May 2025 | €175,000 | 463 m |
| 5 Orchard Dr, Donegal Town, Donegal | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 477 m |
| 38 Orchard Dr, Donegal Town, Donegal | Mar 2025 | €232,000 | 482 m |
| 17 Orchard Dr, Donegal, Donegal | May 2025 | €240,000 | 483 m |
| 1-35 Bluestack Park, Drumrooske, Donegal Townnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €8,011,387 | 500 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 received31 December 2020
- Decision due26 February 2021
- Decision issued25 February 2021
- Grant issued31 March 2021
- Permission expiry30 March 2026
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(1) BOILER ROOM WITH AN ADJOINING SINGLE SKIN CLADDING ROOF TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE TO FORM A BIN…
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2051688DonegalLodged 9 Nov 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision50 m away
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1651873DonegalLodged 28 Dec 2016Retention
- Granted50 m away
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