THE DIAMOND, DONEGAL TOWN, DONEGAL PO
Conversion of a cafe and dental clinic into retail and offices, with a three-storey rear extension containing three apartments.
2251391 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 19 August 2022
- Reference
- 2251391
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a ground floor cafe to retail and upper floor dental clinic to offices. It includes demolishing a rear storage area to build a three-storey extension containing two small retail units, office space, and three apartments.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 3
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 from (a) former café on the ground floor to proposed retail unit, (b) former dental clinic on the first and second floor to office accommodation, (2) demolition and removal of existing flat roof storage area to the rear of the building, (3) erection of an extension to the rear of the existing building in place of existing storage building to be demolished. This new extension will be partly over 3 floors and will provide an extension to the rear of the existing building on the ground floor to provide additional floor space for the ground floor retail unit and also rear retail access from the rear carpark. The remainder extension on the ground floor will provide 2 no. Small retail units, secure bin storage, covered bike parking etc. The first floor extension will provide additional office and storage space to the existing building and 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments with private balconies to the rear of the proposed extension. The second-floor extension provides a 2-bedroom apartment with private balcony and also provides a high quality external communal amenity area for use by the residents of the 3 no. Apartments, (4) connection into existing foul and storm services to the rear of the proposed development and (5) all associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 June 2024.
Notified floor area: 480 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bally Killowen, Donegal Po, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €80,000 | 63 m |
| 166 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €480,000 | 63 m |
| 162 Westpoint Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €321,500 | 63 m |
| 122 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,101 | 63 m |
| Main Street, Donegal Town, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €130,000 | 117 m |
| The Flat The Diamond, Donegal Town, Co Donegal | Aug 2025 | €140,000 | 122 m |
| Blue Stack Bar, Bridge St, Donegal Town | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 154 m |
| Upper Main Street, Donegal | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 205 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 received19 August 2022
- Further information requested6 October 2022
- Further information received8 December 2022
- Decision due13 January 2023
- Decision issued12 January 2023
- Grant issued20 February 2023
- Permission expiry19 February 2028
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