15F LOWER MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
Retention of a change of use from office accommodation to a two-bedroom residential unit.
2562279 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 18 December 2025
- Reference
- 2562279
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 62.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission to change the use of office accommodation to a two-bedroom residential unit. The property is accessed via an existing alleyway.
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
Change of use of office accommodation (previously permitted under planning ref. No. L. 79/04) to a 2 bedroom residential unit accessed via existing alleyway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €45,000 | 56 m |
| 8 Hibernian House, Lower Main St, Letterkenny | Mar 2026 | €103,000 | 56 m |
| 3 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €45,000 | 56 m |
| 1 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €45,000 | 56 m |
| 4 Hibernian Aparments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny | Jul 2025 | €45,000 | 56 m |
| 3 Kelly'S Lane, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny | May 2026 | €120,000 | 65 m |
| 52 Burnside Park, Letterkenny, Donegal | Nov 2025 | €143,000 | 84 m |
| 44 Burnside Park, Lower Main St, Letterkenny | May 2025 | €95,000 | 104 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 December 2025
- Further information requested19 February 2026
- Further information received11 March 2026
- Decision due7 April 2026
- Decision issued26 March 2026
- Grant issued29 April 2026
- Permission expiry28 April 2031
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