THE SCOTTMAN'S BAR, BRIDGE STREET, DONEGAL TOWN
Conversion of a pub into a retail and coffee shop, and upper floors into two apartments.
2461417 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 12 September 2024
- Reference
- 2461417
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the Scotsman's Bar, a protected structure, into a ground-floor retail and coffee shop. The first and second floors will be converted into two 1-bedroom apartments, supported by a new rear flat-roof extension for a stairwell and balconies.
- Residential units
- 2
- 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 licenced bar / lounge to retail shop and coffee shop at ground floor level and provision of skylights and roof lights at roof level and external terrace to the rear elevation to existing terraced property (which is a protected structure ref no. 40843012) formally known as the scotsman's bar, (2) change of use of first and second floor living accommodation to 2 no. 1- bedroom apartments, (3) construction of a flat roof extension to the rear at first and second floor levels to provide a stairwell and balconies to the apartments, (4) elevation changes and provision of a new shopfront and entrance, and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Stack Bar, Bridge St, Donegal Town | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 23 m |
| The Flat The Diamond, Donegal Town, Co Donegal | Aug 2025 | €140,000 | 55 m |
| Waterloo Place, Donegal Town, Donegal | Mar 2025 | €575,000 | 121 m |
| 19 Drumcliffe, Donegal Town, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 126 m |
| Bally Killowen, Donegal Po, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €80,000 | 134 m |
| 166 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €480,000 | 134 m |
| 162 Westpoint Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €321,500 | 134 m |
| 122 West Point Avenue, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,101 | 134 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 September 2024
- Further information requested1 November 2024
- Further information received7 February 2025
- Decision due6 March 2025
- Decision issued20 February 2025
- Grant issued26 March 2025
- Permission expiry25 March 2030
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision110 m away
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