GrantedHousing estateDecided 1 May 2025

RAILWAY ROAD, DRUMROOSKE MIDDLE, DONEGAL TOWN

Amendments to a housing development to change house types and replace 24 semi-detached houses with 48 apartments.

2550041 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 8 April 2025

Reference: 2550041
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received: 8 April 2025
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²

Summary

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An extension of duration is sought for amendments to an approved housing development. The changes include replacing 24 semi-detached houses with 48 apartments across 24 two-storey units, changing two house types to two-and-a-half-storey dwellings, and replacing three terraced houses with two single-storey dwellings.

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Development description

(1) change of house type on sites 6 & 8 from previously approved 3 bed two storey semi - detached dwelling to 2 no. 4 bed two and half storey semi - detached dwellings, (2) change of house type on site 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 50, 52, 54, 56, 74, 76, 86 & 88 (24 no. Dwellings) from previously approved 3 bed two storey semi - detached dwellings to 2 storey apartment units containing 2 no. Apartments (1 no. Apartment on ground floor and 1 no. Apartment on first floor - total no. Of apartments
48), (3) change of block of three terraced 2 bed 2 storey dwellings to 2 no. 3 bed single storey dwellings and (4) all ancillary site development works associated with the proposed amendments (plan. Ref. No. 19/51971 refers)

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
38 Orchard Dr, Donegal Town, Donegal	Mar 2025	€232,000	193 m
24 Orchard Drive, Donegal Town, Donegal	Apr 2025	€193,000	215 m
17 Orchard Dr, Donegal, Donegal	May 2025	€240,000	274 m
6 Orchard Drive, Donegal Town	Oct 2025	€255,000	291 m
5 Orchard Dr, Donegal Town, Donegal	Jun 2025	€235,000	326 m
406 O'Duignan Avenue, Drumrooske Estate, Donegal	Jul 2026	€120,000	352 m
House No 2, 12 Orchard Park, Donegal Town	May 2025	€175,000	375 m
40 Ros Mor, Drumrooske, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€200,000	477 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.

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Application received8 April 2025
Decision due2 June 2025
Decision issued1 May 2025
Permission expiry6 October 2027

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