RATHMULLAN AND BALLYBOE, RATHMULLAN, LETTERKENNY PO
Retention of a garage and permission to convert and extend it into a granny flat in Rathmullan.
2550160 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 14 November 2025
- Reference
- 2550160
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 November 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 114.45 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing garage. It also requests permission to change the use of the garage to a granny flat and to construct an extension to it.
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
Garage and permission for change of use of garage to granny flat and construction of extension to same with use of ancillary services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breffni Cottage, Rathmullen, Donegal | Jul 2025 | €580,000 | 266 m |
| 2 Breffini Cottages, Ballyboe, Rathmullan | Mar 2025 | €144,860 | 270 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 November 2025
- Further information requested15 January 2026
- Further information received28 January 2026
- Decision due24 February 2026
- Decision issued19 February 2026
- Grant issued25 March 2026
- Permission expiry24 March 2031
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