83 LOWER MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
Change of use from a cafe to two ground-floor apartments in Letterkenny.
2560607 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 17 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560607
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a ground-floor cafe into two one-bedroom apartments. The development includes all associated site works at the Lower Main Street location.
- Residential units
- 2
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 from a cafe to 2 no. One-bedroom apartments on ground floor level, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal | Apr 2026 | €85,000 | 9 m |
| 79 Lower Main St, Letterkenny, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €85,000 | 13 m |
| 77 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2026 | €85,000 | 18 m |
| 75 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2026 | €85,000 | 23 m |
| 45 Westside Apartments, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Jul 2026 | €151,000 | 42 m |
| 14 Westside, Main Street, Letterkenny | Apr 2025 | €120,000 | 42 m |
| 31 Westside Apt, Lower Main St, Letterkennty | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 42 m |
| 86 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Apr 2026 | €100,000 | 53 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 received17 April 2025
- Further information requested6 June 2025
- Further information received2 July 2025
- Decision due29 July 2025
- Decision issued24 July 2025
- Grant issued27 August 2025
- Permission expiry26 August 2030
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