PORT ROAD, BALLYRAINE, LETTERKENNY
Retention of a garage converted to an apartment and change of use of a house to a guest house in Letterkenny.
2350951 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 3 July 2023
- Reference
- 2350951
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 July 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 43 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to use an existing garage as a self-contained apartment ancillary to a guest house. It also seeks permission to change the use of the main domestic dwelling to a guest house.
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
Existing garage to be used as a self contained apartment ancillary to a guest house and permission for change of use from a domestic dwelling to a guest house
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinboy Cashel P O, Letterkenny, Donegal | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 200 m |
| 16 Orchard Grove, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €145,000 | 261 m |
| 27 Orchard Grove, Letterkenny, Donegal | May 2025 | €360,000 | 355 m |
| 63 Ballyraine Park, Lettekenny, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €320,000 | 361 m |
| Donnellys Port Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €160,000 | 363 m |
| 80 Ashlawn, Letterkenny, Donegal | Apr 2025 | €165,000 | 389 m |
| 67 Ashlawn, Letterkenny, Donegal | Feb 2025 | €170,000 | 429 m |
| 34 Ballyraine Park, Letterkenny, Donegal | Nov 2025 | €287,000 | 451 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 received3 July 2023
- Further information requested24 August 2023
- Further information received20 October 2023
- Decision due16 November 2023
- Decision issued9 November 2023
- Grant issued13 December 2023
- Permission expiry12 December 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
RETENTION AND CONTINUED USE OF AN EXISTING GUESTHOUSE FOR EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS…
PORT ROAD , BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY
2660476DonegalLodged 23 Mar 2026Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
RETENTION AND CONTINUED USE OF AN EXISTING GUESTHOUSE FOR EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS…
PORT ROAD , BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY PO
2660237DonegalLodged 18 Feb 2026Retention
- RefusedAt this site
ERECTION OF A SELF-CONTAINED ACCOMMODATION BLOCK ANCILLARY TO AN EXISTING GUEST HOUSE
PORT ROAD , BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY
2561211DonegalLodged 16 Jul 2025Commercial
- Granted70 m away
DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
PORT ROAD , BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY
1751777DonegalLodged 24 Nov 2017Retention
- Granted80 m away
GARÁISTE AGUS SEID INTÍRE REATHA A SCARTÁIL CHUN FREASTAL AR BHÓTHAR ROCHTANA AGUS CABHSA NUA MOLTA AR CHÚL…
BAILE RAITHIN , LEITIR CEANAINN (TUATH) , LEITIR CEANAINN
2450015DonegalLodged 17 Jan 2024New dwelling
- Awaiting decision80 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RETAIL UNIT NO 5 AND PART OF RETAIL UNIT NO 6 TO AN ADULT TRAINING…
ROSSVIEW BUSINESS PARK , PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
2152136DonegalLodged 27 Oct 2021Retention
- Granted80 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RETAIL UNIT NO. 4, PHASE 3 REF: I.114/01 TO AN ADULT LEARNING FACILITY
ROSSVIEW BUSINESS PARK , PORT ROAD BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY PO
1950446DonegalLodged 4 Apr 2019Change of use
- Granted80 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM PART EXISTING FURNITURE SHOWROOMS TO AN ADULT LEARNING FACILITY
UNIT NO. 4 ROSSVIEW BUSINESS PARK , PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
1751446DonegalLodged 22 Sept 2017Change of use
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