ARDARAVAN, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO
Retention of entrance and fencing, and permission for a car garage, workshop, and hand car wash.
2461774 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 5 November 2024
- Reference
- 2461774
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 5 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for a vehicular entrance and security fencing. Permission is also sought to construct a car garage and workshop building with an office to facilitate car sales, servicing, and valeting, alongside a hand-attended car wash area.
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
Vehicular entrance and security fencing around boundaries of site and permission for construction of (1) car garage/workshop building including office and w. C. , to facilitate car sales, servicing, nct preparation and valeting with new vehicular entrance and (2) a hand attended car wash area with connection to existing services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill House, Millbray, Buncrana | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 58 m |
| 34 Oakfield Close, Buncrana, Co Donegal | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 175 m |
| 77 Millfield, Buncranna, Donegal | Jun 2026 | €65,000 | 181 m |
| Old Rd, Ballymacarry Lower, Buncrana | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 185 m |
| 76 Millfield, Buncranna, Donegal | Jun 2026 | €65,000 | 189 m |
| 71 Lower Main Street, Buncrana, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €225,000 | 222 m |
| No. 47 Oakfield Close, Railway Road, Buncranaprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €281,938 | 243 m |
| 48 Oakfield Close, Buncranaprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 243 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 received5 November 2024
- Decision due8 January 2025
- Decision issued19 December 2024
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