CROAGHROSS, PORTSALON, LETTERKENNY PO
Retention of the change of use of a domestic garage to ancillary residential use.
2561178 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 9 July 2025
- Reference
- 2561178
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 July 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 55 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to keep the change of use of an existing domestic garage to ancillary residential use. The structure is connected to an existing septic tank.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of domestic garage to ancillary residential use with connection to existing septic tank
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Cooey Na Ngael, Portsalon, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 352 m |
| 15 Ard Alainn, Croaghross, Portsalonprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €343,612 | 382 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 received9 July 2025
- Further information requested28 August 2025
- Application withdrawn23 March 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused40 m away
(1) CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO RESIDENTIAL USE WITH CONNECTION TO SEPTIC TANK AND (2) SITE EXCAVATION WORKS
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , LETTERKENNY
2461018DonegalLodged 3 Jul 2024Retention
- Granted140 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE WITH ATTIC STORE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
CREAMHROS , CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON
2050795DonegalLodged 19 Jun 2020Alterations
- Awaiting decision200 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , GREENFORT
2051431DonegalLodged 5 Oct 2020Extension
- Awaiting decision200 m away
ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
PORTSALON , GRIANFORT , LETTERKENNY PO
1851401DonegalLodged 10 Sept 2018Extension
- Granted200 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , GREENFORT
2051520DonegalLodged 16 Oct 2020Extension
- Granted220 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC SHED WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED…
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , LETTERKENNY PO
2550139DonegalLodged 8 Oct 2025New dwelling
- Granted280 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , LETTERKENNY PO
2050111DonegalLodged 6 Feb 2020Extension
- Granted290 m away
ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL…
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , LETTERKENNY PO
1650248DonegalLodged 1 Mar 2016Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionRetention
CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO APARTMENT WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK
STACKERNAGH , CHURCHILL , LETTERKENNY PO
2550020DonegalLodged 11 Mar 2025
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
CHANGE OF USE FROM GARAGE TO APARTMENT WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK
STACKERNAGH , CHURCHILL , LETTERKENNY PO
2550036DonegalLodged 1 Apr 2025
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
CHANGE OF USE FROM A DOMESTIC GARAGE TO A DOMESTIC DWELLING AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO…
BALLYRATTAN , REDCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2050989DonegalLodged 23 Jul 2020
- GrantedRetention
DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONVERSION OF EXISTING LOFT OVER THE GARAGE INTO A SELF CONTAINED…
CHURCHTOWN , CHURCHILL , LETTERKENNY PO
2250782DonegalLodged 4 May 2022
- RefusedRetention
(1) CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO RESIDENTIAL USE WITH CONNECTION TO SEPTIC TANK AND (2) SITE EXCAVATION WORKS
CROAGHROSS , PORTSALON , LETTERKENNY
2461018DonegalLodged 3 Jul 2024
- GrantedChange of use
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE / STORAGE SHED TO PROVIDE A SELF-CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL ANNEX,…
CURRAGHAMONGAN , BALLYBOFEY , LIFFORD PO
2561620DonegalLodged 19 Sept 2025
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