1 CLACHAN MÓR, WINDYHALL, LETTERKENNY
Retention permission to change the use of a dwelling house to a hostel in Letterkenny.
2560200 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 18 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560200
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of an existing dwelling house to hostel residential accommodation at Windyhall, Letterkenny.
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
Change of use of a dwelling house to hostel residential accommodation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Clachan Mor, Windy Hall, Letterkenny | Aug 2025 | €356,000 | 35 m |
| 6 Knocknamona Terrace, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 97 m |
| 4 Knocknamona Crescent, Letterkenny, Donegal | May 2025 | €206,500 | 408 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 received18 February 2025
- Decision due14 April 2025
- Decision issued10 April 2025
- Grant issued14 May 2025
- Permission expiry13 May 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
(1) EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF DWELLING, (2) SEPARATE DOMESTIC WORKSHOP LINKED TO THE NEW EXTENSION VIA A SHED,…
NO. 3 CLACHAN MÓR , WINDYHALL / KNOCKNAMONA , LETTERKENNY
2560448DonegalLodged 27 Mar 2025Retention
- Granted80 m away
(A) CONSTRUCTION OF 21NO RESIDENTIAL UNITS OVER 5NO BLOCKS, WITH BLOCK A CONTAINING 6NO APARTMENTS, BLOCK B…
WINDYHALL ROAD , WINDYHALL , LETTERKENNY
2150695DonegalLodged 19 Apr 2021Apartments
- Granted100 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO CONNECT AND CHANGE THE USE OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE TO FORM PART OF THE…
NO. 9 CLACHAN MÓR , WINDYHALL , LETTERKENNY
2351421DonegalLodged 22 Sept 2023Extension
- Granted110 m away
ALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
10 KNOCKNAMONA TERRACE , KNOCKNAMONA , LETTERKENNY
2151482DonegalLodged 26 Jul 2021Extension
- Granted140 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE NORTH EASTERN CORNER OF THE EXISTING BUILDING CONTAINING…
ERRIGAL COLLEGE WINDYHALL & KNOCKNAMONA , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
1751418DonegalLodged 14 Sept 2017Extension
- Awaiting decision160 m away
9 NO. EXISTING PREFABRICATED BUILDING UNITS
KNOCKNAMONA , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
1951580DonegalLodged 17 Oct 2019Retention
- Granted160 m away
9 NO. EXISTING PREFABRICATED BUILDING UNITS
KNOCKNAMONA , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
1951755DonegalLodged 14 Nov 2019Retention
- Granted160 m away
ERECTION OF A PRE-FABRICATED PORTACABIN TO PROVIDE A CLASSROOM AND AN OFFICE INCLUDING STORE ROOMS, WET AREAS…
KNOCKNAMONA , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
1951255DonegalLodged 15 Aug 2019Other
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