GrantedCommercialDecided 25 June 2026

LOWER MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL

Conversion of derelict houses into a bar and restaurant, demolition of outhouses, and construction of a new hotel and rear extension.

2561918 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 4 November 2025

Reference: 2561918
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 November 2025

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of three derelict dwellings to a bar and restaurant with first-floor offices. It also includes constructing a rear extension, demolishing existing outhouses, building a new standalone hotel, and creating a new car park.

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Development description

(1) change of use of existing derelict dwellings nos. 54, 58 & 62 to form a new bar / restaurant area to ground floor with associated office area to first floor with elevational amendments to existing street façade, (2) construction of a rear extension containing a new restaurant, function room, toilet areas, stores and associated ancillary facilities, (3) demolition of all outhouses and sheds to rear of the properties to allow for new extension works, (4) construction of a new standalone hotel building with all associated development works, (5) provision of signage for both the new bar/restaurant and hotel buildings, (6) formation of new car parking area to serve entire development and (7) connection to all existing site services together with all associated site development works

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
11 Garden Court, Lower Main St, Letterkenny	Feb 2025	€111,000	39 m
10 Garden Court, Lower Main St, Letterkenny	Dec 2025	€90,000	39 m
70 Lower Main St, Letterkenny, Main St	Mar 2026	€152,500	43 m
59 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal	Apr 2025	€125,000	57 m
61 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal	Apr 2025	€125,000	62 m
10 Railway Court Apts, Pearse Rd, Letterkenny	May 2025	€101,000	83 m
14 Railway Court Apartmants, Letterkenny, Donegal	Mar 2025	€100,000	83 m
3 Railway Court, Pearse Rd, Letterkenny	Dec 2025	€105,000	83 m

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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 received4 November 2025
Further information requested19 December 2025
Further information received29 May 2026
Decision due25 June 2026
Decision issued25 June 2026

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