GrantedCommercialDecided 26 May 2022

STATION ROAD, CARNDONAGH, LIFFORD PO

Construction of a new discount foodstore supermarket with solar panels in Carndonagh.

2152068 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 19 October 2021

Reference: 2152068
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 October 2021

Summary

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The project involves building a single-storey licensed discount foodstore measuring approximately 2,058 square metres gross floor space. It includes car parking, revisions to vehicular access, the diversion of a culverted millrace and foul sewer, and roof-mounted solar panels.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,058 m²

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Official record

Development description

(1) construction of a single storey (with mono pitch roof and internal mezzanine plant deck) licensed discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales measuring approx 2,058sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of approx 1,420sqm (2) provision of associated car parking and internal traffic and pedestrian circulation routes (3) revisions to existing station road vehicular access, creation of additional pedestrian access to station road, relocation of northern site vehicular access and associated and ancillary modifications to site frontage (4) diversion of existing culverted millrace, along new alignment across the site with associated inlet chamber (5) diversion of existing foul water sewer, along new alignment across the site (6) free standing and building mounted signage, covered trolley bay, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment compound, an esb substation, roof mounted solar panels, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatments, provision of site drainage, utility and services infrastructure and connections (including surface water attenuation and outfall to the donagh/glentogher river) and all associated ancillary development and works above and below ground level. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 18 September 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 24.2 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Gort, Carndonagh, Donegal	Apr 2025	€230,000	164 m
Bridge Street, Carndonagh, Co Donegal	Nov 2025	€240,000	262 m
8 Chapel St, Millbrae, Carndonagh	Nov 2025	€110,000	311 m
Tiernalague, Carndonagh, Lifford Po	Jan 2025	€270,000	321 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

Timeline

Application received19 October 2021
Further information requested9 December 2021
Further information received1 April 2022
Decision due26 May 2022
Decision issued26 May 2022
Appeal submitted22 June 2022
Appeal decided22 November 2023
Permission expiry21 November 2028

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