NO.79 ELMWOOD DOWNS, MAGHERANAN, LETTERKENNY
Retention of a shop conversion and integration into a single five-bedroom house.
2461208 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 7 August 2024
- Reference
- 2461208
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to change the use of a former ground-floor retail shop into living accommodation. The works include interconnecting this space with existing living quarters to create a single five-bedroom dwelling.
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 previously permitted retail shop at ground floor level to living accommodation to include kitchen, dining room, wc and hallway at ground level with stairway to first floor level, (2) inter-connection to the attached previously permitted living accommodation and alteration to the room uses to create a single 5 no. Bedroom dwelling house, and (3) all associated elevational changes and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Elmwood Downs, Letterkenny, Donegal | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 114 m |
| 5 Oakfield Dr, Letterkenny, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €270,000 | 349 m |
| 77 Thorndale, Letterkenny, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 433 m |
| 39 Tara Court, Letterkenny, Donegal | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 476 m |
| The Glebe, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2026 | €570,000 | 491 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 received7 August 2024
- Decision due1 October 2024
- Decision issued19 September 2024
- Grant issued23 October 2024
- Permission expiry22 October 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(1) CHANGE OF USE FROM PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED RETAIL SHOP AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION TO…
NO. 79 ELDMOND WOODS GROUND , MAGHERANAN , LETTERKENNY
2461193DonegalLodged 2 Aug 2024Change of use
- Refused70 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING BEDROOM TO A SELF CONTAINED FLAT AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS
44 ELMWOOD DOWNS , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
2251201DonegalLodged 13 Jul 2022Change of use
- Awaiting decision100 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING INSULATED PORTAL FRAME BUILDING UNIT FROM INDUSTRIAL USE TO CHILDCARE USE,…
THORN ROAD , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
2050197DonegalLodged 21 Feb 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision100 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING INSULATED PORTAL FRAME BUILDING UNIT FROM INDUSTRIAL USE TO CHILDCARE USE,…
THORN ROAD , MAGHERANAN , LETTERKENNY
2050300DonegalLodged 9 Mar 2020Change of use
- Granted100 m away
(1) PART DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING (2) RENOVATION AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT…
MAGHERANAN , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
2152005DonegalLodged 11 Oct 2021Extension
- Granted120 m away
ERECTION TO AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING
NO. 71 ELMWOOD DOWNS , MAGHERANAN , LETTERKENNY PO
1950581DonegalLodged 24 Apr 2019Extension
- Refused150 m away
(1) CREATION OF A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE (2) CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AND PERMSSION FOR VEHICULAR CAR PARKING SPACE AND…
7 MAGHERENNAN HEIGHTS , MAGHERANAN , CASTLEWRAY
2050296DonegalLodged 10 Mar 2020Retention
- Granted190 m away
EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
MAGHERANAN , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
2660872DonegalLodged 14 May 2026Retention
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