MAIN STREET, BALLINTRA, DONEGAL PO
Alterations to a shop on Main Street, Ballintra, including a new enclosed front stairs and removal of rear external stairs.
2462171 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 21 December 2024
- Reference
- 2462171
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes erecting an enclosed access staircase from the ground floor to the first floor at the front of the shop. It also proposes a new ground floor entrance door, decommissioning the first-floor entrance, removing the rear external stairs, and installing new fire escape windows.
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) erection of enclosed access stairs from ground floor to first floor at front of shop, with access from adjoining ballintra main street, (2) provision of new entrance door at ground floor level onto main street, (3) decommissioning of first floor entrance and removal of existing external stairs to rear of property and (4) provision of new windows including fire escape windows and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Ballintra, Co. Donegal | Dec 2025 | €190,000 | 84 m |
| Lower Main Street, Ballintra, Co. Donegal | Apr 2026 | €65,000 | 90 m |
| Main Street, Ballintra, County Donegal | Mar 2025 | €7,000 | 97 m |
| 30 Cottages, Ballintra, Co Donegal | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 204 m |
| Lisminton, Ballintra | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 236 m |
| 72 Forge Ave, Ballintra, Donegal | May 2025 | €125,000 | 240 m |
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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 received21 December 2024
- Decision due23 February 2025
- Decision issued13 February 2025
- Grant issued19 March 2025
- Permission expiry18 March 2030
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