MAIN STREET, CORPORATION, KILLYBEGS
Retention of a food truck and conversion of a storage building into a cafe, kitchen, and fish shop with a two-storey extension.
2560632 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 23 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560632
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an on-site food truck in Killybegs. Permission is also sought to convert a former storage building into a cafe, commercial kitchen, and fresh fish shop on the ground floor, with a first-floor seating area, and to build a two-storey extension for a stairway.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Food truck on site & permission for (1) change of use from a former storage building to a cafe, commercial kitchen, fresh fish shop and toilet on ground floor (2) seating area to the first floor including toilet and storage area & (3) erection of a two storey extension for stairway and all associated site works
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge St, Killybegs, Donegal | Apr 2025 | €60,000 | 68 m |
| Main Street, Killybegs, Co Donegal | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 107 m |
| 108 Marine Drive, Killybegs, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €165,000 | 253 m |
| 63 Conlin Rd, Killybegs, Donegal | Jan 2026 | €174,000 | 310 m |
| 8 Emerald Close, Killybegs, Donegalnot full market price | Jun 2026 | €60,000 | 377 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 April 2025
- Further information requested6 June 2025
- Further information received23 July 2025
- Decision due19 August 2025
- Decision issued8 August 2025
- Grant issued10 September 2025
- Permission expiry9 September 2030
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