LUDDAN, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO
Demolition of a fire-damaged building to construct 24 apartments in Buncrana.
2561842 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 23 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561842
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks the demolition of an existing fire-damaged building to construct two apartment blocks. Block 1 will be a three-storey building and Block 2 will be a three-to-two storey building, containing 12 apartments each.
- Residential units
- 24
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of existing fire damaged building and construction of 2 no. Apartment blocks, block 1 consisting of a 3 storey building containing 12 no. Apartments and block 2 consisting of a 3 dropping down to 2 storey block containing 12 no. Apartments with connection to main sewer and all associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Links View, Lisfannon, Buncrana | Dec 2025 | €640,000 | 56 m |
| 23 Links View Park, Lisfannon, Buncrana | Apr 2025 | €190,000 | 92 m |
| 4 Conorville, Lisfannon, Buncrana | Oct 2025 | €338,000 | 99 m |
| 2 Conorville, Ludden, Buncrana | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 103 m |
| 11 Links View Park, Ludden, Buncrana | Aug 2025 | €150,000 | 148 m |
| Ludden, Buncrana, Co Donegal | Aug 2025 | €140,000 | 366 m |
| 3 Sandymount, Ludden, Buncrana | Jan 2025 | €158,000 | 395 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 October 2025
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision110 m away
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- Awaiting decision110 m away
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