ARDARAVAN ROAD, ARDARAVAN, BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO
Conversion of 4 ground floor retail units to apartments and addition of a third storey for 4 more apartments.
2560966 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 10 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560966
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes alterations to a previously granted permission. It includes changing the use of 4 ground floor retail units to 4 apartments, introducing a basement floor for storage, and adding a third storey to accommodate 4 additional apartments.
- Residential units
- 8
- Storeys
- 3
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
Alterations to previously granted planning application, ref. No. 22/50526 to include the following: (1) change of use of the ground floor 4 no. Retail units to 4 no. Apartments, (2) introduction of a basement floor to incorporate storage and utilities and (3) additional 3rd storey to incorporate 4 no. Apartments with connection to main sewer and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Maginn Avenue, Buncrana, Donegal | May 2026 | €200,000 | 142 m |
| 42 Lower Main St, Buncrana, Donegal | May 2026 | €300,000 | 158 m |
| 71 Lower Main Street, Buncrana, Co Donegal | May 2026 | €225,000 | 177 m |
| 5 Barrack Lane, St Mary'S Road, Buncrana | May 2026 | €50,000 | 212 m |
| St Marys Rd, Buncrana, Donegal | Mar 2025 | €650,000 | 253 m |
| Mill House, Millbray, Buncrana | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 308 m |
| 9 Marian Park, Buncrana, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 317 m |
| 7 St Orans Road, Buncrana, Co Donegal | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 370 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received10 June 2025
- Further information requested1 August 2025
- Further information received17 February 2026
- Decision due1 June 2026
- Decision issued22 May 2026
- Grant issued25 June 2026
- Permission expiry11 April 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
ERECTION OF A 3 STOREY BUILDING CONSISTING OF (1) 4 NO. RETAIL UNITS AND AN OFFICE ON GROUND FLOOR (2) 4 NO.…
ARDARAVAN , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO
2250526DonegalLodged 28 Mar 2022Apartments
- Granted60 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF SHOP TO OFF-LICENCE USE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
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2150798DonegalLodged 30 Apr 2021Change of use
- Awaiting decision60 m away
PART CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF SHOP TO OFF-LICENSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
ARDARAVAN , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO
2150419DonegalLodged 9 Mar 2021Change of use
- Awaiting decision60 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF SHOP TO OFF-LICENCE USE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
ARDARAVAN , BUNCRANA , CO DONEGAL
2150511DonegalLodged 23 Mar 2021Change of use
- Granted60 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PREMISES FROM CURRENT OFFICE USE TO NEW CAFÉ / DELI USE
NO. 3 DR. DENNIS MCLAUGHLIN ROAD , ARDARAVAN , BUNCRANA
2050568DonegalLodged 24 May 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision60 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PREMISES FROM CURRENT OFFICE USE TO NEW CAFÉ / DELI USE
3 DR. DENNIS MCLAUGHLIN ROAD , ARDARAVAN , BUNCRANA
2050235DonegalLodged 27 Feb 2020Change of use
- Refused70 m away
FREE STANDING TOTEM POLE SIGNAGE ANCILLARY TO "THE LUNCHBOX" DELI AND CONVENIENCE STORE
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1751094DonegalLodged 10 Jul 2017Retention
- Granted70 m away
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2461158DonegalLodged 30 Jul 2024Infrastructure
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