PORT ROAD, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
Demolition of a house and commercial unit to build a new single-storey drive-thru restaurant.
2560274 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 27 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560274
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing two-storey house and a single-storey commercial unit. In its place, a new single-storey drive-thru restaurant will be constructed, featuring outdoor seating, EV charging spaces, signage, and a new left-in, left-out traffic barrier on the Port Road.
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Official record
Development description
(1) demolition of a two storey dwelling and single storey commercial unit, (2) construction of a single storey drive-thru restaurant including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises with an associated corral area, elevational signage, car parking including accessible parking spaces, grill bays, ev charging spaces, bicycle parking, a height restrictor, customer order points with associated canopies, totem signage, free standing signage, banner frames and digital menu boards, esb substation and kiosk, landscaping including outdoor furniture/seating area with parasols, boundary treatments, lighting, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development, and (3) installation of a traffic barrier on the meridian of the public road r229 adjacent to the proposed site entrance to provide for left-in, left-out only vehicle movements to and from the proposed development
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinboy Cashel P O, Letterkenny, Donegal | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 305 m |
| 16 Orchard Grove, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €145,000 | 378 m |
| Donnellys Port Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2025 | €160,000 | 392 m |
| 63 Ballyraine Park, Lettekenny, Co Donegal | May 2025 | €320,000 | 446 m |
| 27 Orchard Grove, Letterkenny, Donegal | May 2025 | €360,000 | 475 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 received27 February 2025
- Further information requested17 April 2025
- Further information received15 July 2025
- Decision due11 August 2025
- Decision issued8 August 2025
- Appeal submitted3 September 2025
- Appeal decided10 February 2026
- Permission expiry9 February 2031
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