THE DIAMOND, RAPHOE TOWNPARKS, RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
Renovation of a commercial building to create a café, a hair salon, and four apartments across the upper floors.
2561212 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 16 July 2025
- Reference
- 2561212
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to renovate and alter an existing shop and warehouse. It includes a change of use to a café and a hair/beauty salon on the ground floor, alongside the demolition of a rear extension and construction of a new one. The upper floors will be converted from office space into four apartments, supported by a new stair and lift core.
- Residential units
- 4
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Official record
Development description
(1) internal and external renovations and alterations to existing shop / retail at ground floor level with alterations to include (a) change of use from shop / retail to café to part of floor area, (b) demolition of existing single storey extension, (c) construction of new single storey extension to the rear, (d) repurposing of remaining ground floor area and change of use of rear warehouse storage to hairdressing / beautician / tanning beds and other ancillary uses with internal and external alteration and renovations including new shopfront and signage to front, (2) change of use from (a) ancillary office space to 1 no. Two bed apartment and 1 no. Three bed apartment including internal and external renovations and alterations at first floor level and (b) ancillary office space to 2 no. Two bed apartments including internal and external renovations and alterations at second floor level, and construction of new single storey extension to rear to provide new entry along with stair and lift core providing access to upper floor apartments, (3) construction of new communal bin store to rear at ground floor level, (4) renovation of existing shed store to rear to provide for storage space and bike store to proposed apartments and (5) provision of private / communal amenity space and car parking to the rear including all associated site development works and connections to existing public services
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Diamond, Raphoe, Donegal | May 2025 | €130,000 | 79 m |
| 10 Parkview, Raphoe, Liffordnot full market price | Aug 2025 | €59,925 | 243 m |
| 239 St Eunans Terrace, Raphoe, Co.donegal | Sept 2025 | €60,000 | 254 m |
| 260 St Eunans Tce, Raphoe, Co. Donegal | Mar 2026 | €146,500 | 291 m |
| Carric Na Cuil, Raphoe, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €170,625 | 397 m |
| 24 St Eunans Terrace, Raphoe, Donegal | Aug 2025 | €150,000 | 460 m |
| 13 Cathedral Hill, Raphoe, Donegal | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 466 m |
| 20 Cathedral Hill, Raphoe, Donegal | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 481 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 received16 July 2025
- Decision due9 September 2025
- Decision issued4 September 2025
- Grant issued8 October 2025
- Permission expiry7 October 2030
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