TAWNY, KILCAR, DONEGAL PO
Retention of graveyard access road and graves, and permission for a new car park and footpath in Kilcar.
2351098 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 26 July 2023
- Reference
- 2351098
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an access road through a new graveyard, the removal of a boundary wall, and the creation of 14 graves. Permission is also sought to construct a car park and footpath within the graveyard grounds.
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Official record
Development description
Access road through the new graveyard from the roadside existing entrance, removal of existing graveyard boundary way wall and creation of a further fourteen graves and permission for construction of a car park and footpath within the graveyard grounds
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Kilcar, Co Donegal | Aug 2025 | €75,000 | 340 m |
| Leiter, Kilcar, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €115,000 | 471 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 July 2023
- Further information requested7 September 2023
- Further information received6 October 2023
- Decision due14 December 2023
- Decision issued7 December 2023
- Grant issued19 January 2024
- Permission expiry18 January 2029
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