RAPHOE TOWNPARKS, RAPHOE, LIFFORD PO
Change of use from a hair salon to a ground-floor cafe and a first-floor art studio with gallery space.
2251442 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 30 August 2022
- Reference
- 2251442
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a former hair and beauty salon in Raphoe into a ground-floor cafe and a first-floor art studio with gallery space. The works will include a new exit door on the western gable, signage, and associated site works.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Change of use of former hair dressing / beauty salon to use as a cáfe at ground floor level and art studio with gallery space at first floor level. Works to include provision of a new exit door on the western gable, signage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239 St Eunans Terrace, Raphoe, Co.donegal | Sept 2025 | €60,000 | 90 m |
| 10 Parkview, Raphoe, Liffordnot full market price | Aug 2025 | €59,925 | 123 m |
| The Diamond, Raphoe, Donegal | May 2025 | €130,000 | 132 m |
| 260 St Eunans Tce, Raphoe, Co. Donegal | Mar 2026 | €146,500 | 172 m |
| 13 Cathedral Hill, Raphoe, Donegal | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 271 m |
| 20 Cathedral Hill, Raphoe, Donegal | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 294 m |
| 24 St Eunans Terrace, Raphoe, Donegal | Aug 2025 | €150,000 | 303 m |
| Carric Na Cuil, Raphoe, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €170,625 | 370 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 August 2022
- Decision due24 October 2022
- Decision issued20 October 2022
- Grant issued23 November 2022
- Permission expiry22 November 2027
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