LUDDAN, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO
Retention of a stables block, horse shed, hardstand area, floodlit horse arena, and waste area.
2550015 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 28 February 2025
- Reference
- 2550015
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a stables block with four stables and a feed room, and a horse shed with a tack room, solarium, and storage. It also includes retaining a hardstand area, a floodlit horse arena, and a horse waste area.
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Official record
Development description
(1) stables block consisting of 4 no. Stables and a feed room, (2) a horse shed consisting of a tack room, horse solarium, haylage storage bays and a horse box van parking bay, (3) a hardstand area for vehicle parking, (4) a new flood lit horse arena / training paddock / showjumping area and (5) a horse waste area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludden, Buncrana, Donegal | Mar 2026 | €320,000 | 91 m |
| 2 Logan Close, Ludden, Buncrana | Mar 2026 | €246,000 | 178 m |
| Swilly View, Dunree, Buncrana | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 210 m |
| 8 Hillview, Ludden, Donegal | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 312 m |
| 3 Sandymount, Ludden, Buncrana | Jan 2025 | €158,000 | 496 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 received28 February 2025
- Decision due24 April 2025
- Decision issued17 April 2025
- Grant issued21 May 2025
- Permission expiry20 May 2030
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