BALLYMACOOL, LETTERKENNY, LETTERKENNY PO
Retention of a storage shed and septic tank, plus permission for a training room extension, sensory areas, and parking works.
2250460 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 16 March 2022
- Reference
- 2250460
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a detached storage shed and septic tank system. It also requests permission for a training room extension, indoor/outdoor sensory areas, car park reconfiguration, a sensory garden, boiler house demolition/reconstruction, and wastewater upgrades.
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
Detached storage shed & septic tank system and permission for (1) construction of an extension to existing premises incorporating a training room, indoor & outdoor covered sensory areas and ancillary accommodation, (2) reconfiguration and extension to existing car parking area, (3) development of an outdoor sensory garden incorporating walkways and raised plant beds, (4) demolition of existing boiler house and construction of a new boiler house attached to the rear of existing storage shed and subject of retention permission, (5) installation of a foul effluent pump and soil polishing facility connected into existing septic tank system and subject of retention permission and associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Ballymacool Wood, Letterkenny, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €205,000 | 93 m |
| 66 Ballymacool Wood, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 157 m |
| 87 Ballymacool Wood, Letterkenny, County Donegal | Dec 2025 | €218,000 | 202 m |
| 2 The Gardens, Ballymacool, Letterkenny | Oct 2025 | €205,000 | 235 m |
| 3 The Gardens, Ballymacool, Letterkenny | May 2025 | €155,000 | 241 m |
| 41 Ballymacool, Ballymacool Wood, Letterkennynot full market price | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 279 m |
| 97 The Garden, Ballymacool, Letterkenny | Jan 2026 | €223,000 | 353 m |
| 11 The Green, Ballymacool Wood, Letterkenny | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 356 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 received16 March 2022
- Decision due10 May 2022
- Decision issued6 May 2022
- Grant issued13 June 2022
- Permission expiry12 June 2027
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