RAPHOE TOWNPARKS, RAPHOE, LIFFORD PO
Retention of shop additions including a porch, outdoor seating, car wash, and laundry machine in Raphoe.
2562189 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 10 December 2025
- Reference
- 2562189
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for several additions to an existing shop premises in Raphoe. This includes a front entrance porch, external seating areas and pods, toilets, car parking, a car wash with a storage shed, and a laundry machine.
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
(1) entrance porch to the front elevation and an external seating area with toilets to the side elevation of existing shop premises, (2) onsite car parking spaces and turning areas, (3) external seating pods within the overall site area, (4) car wash with ancillary storage shed and associated underground drainage interceptor, (5) laundry machine and (6) all associated and ancillary site development works including boundary fencing and underground drainage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239 St Eunans Terrace, Raphoe, Co.donegal | Sept 2025 | €60,000 | 41 m |
| 260 St Eunans Tce, Raphoe, Co. Donegal | Mar 2026 | €146,500 | 101 m |
| 24 St Eunans Terrace, Raphoe, Donegal | Aug 2025 | €150,000 | 191 m |
| 10 Parkview, Raphoe, Liffordnot full market price | Aug 2025 | €59,925 | 211 m |
| The Diamond, Raphoe, Donegal | May 2025 | €130,000 | 214 m |
| 13 Cathedral Hill, Raphoe, Donegal | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 232 m |
| 20 Cathedral Hill, Raphoe, Donegal | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 273 m |
| Carric Na Cuil, Raphoe, Co Donegal | Dec 2025 | €170,625 | 318 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 received10 December 2025
- Decision due12 February 2026
- Decision issued6 February 2026
- Grant issued11 March 2026
- Permission expiry10 March 2031
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
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING CONVENIENCE SHOP TO OFF-LICENCE USE (GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR OFF-LICENCE USE…
MEETINGHOUSE STREET , RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
2562252DonegalLodged 17 Dec 2025Retention
- GrantedAt this site
(1) ERECTION OF A STEEL FRAMED FORECOURT CANOPY STRUCTURE, (2) INSTALLATION OF FUEL PUMPS, (3) ALL SIGNAGE,…
MEETINGHOUSE STREET , RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
2350266DonegalLodged 6 Mar 2023Commercial
- Granted110 m away
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY LIFT, TOILET CORE EXTENSION, ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES LOCATED TO…
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND THE MARINE OFFICES , MEETING HOUSE STREET , RAPHOE
2151777DonegalLodged 7 Sept 2021Extension
- Granted110 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER HAIR DRESSING / BEAUTY SALON TO USE AS A CÁFE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND ART STUDIO…
RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE , LIFFORD PO
2251442DonegalLodged 30 Aug 2022Change of use
- Granted120 m away
(1) DETACHED BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO MAIN DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED STORAGE SHED AND (2)…
232 SAINT EUNANS TERRACE , RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
2561418DonegalLodged 18 Aug 2025Retention
- Awaiting decision120 m away
DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF A SENSORY ROOM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
232 SAINT EUNANS TERRACE , RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
2561787DonegalLodged 14 Oct 2025Retention
- Awaiting decision120 m away
(1) DETACHED BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO MAIN DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED STORAGE SHED AND (2)…
232 SAINT EUNANS TERRACE , RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
2561208DonegalLodged 16 Jul 2025Retention
- Granted120 m away
DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF A SENSORY ROOM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
232 SAINT EUNANS TERRACE , RAPHOE TOWNPARKS , RAPHOE LIFFORD PO
2561805DonegalLodged 15 Oct 2025Retention
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