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32 LOWER MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL

Demolition of a garden centre to build a new pub, 9 apartments, a small office block, and an ATM.

2660653 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 16 April 2026

Reference: 2660653
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 April 2026

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the existing Joe's Garden Centre building and rear garage. In its place, a new public house with a basement will be built, alongside 9 apartments, a small office block, and a front-facing ATM.

Commercialpubapartmentsdemolitionoffice

Residential units: 9

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Development description

(1) demolition of existing ‘joe’s garden centre’ building and rear garage / shed, (2) construction of (a) new public house, female and male toilets, accessible toilet, beer / bottle storage area and 2 no. (1 bed) apartments to ground floor level, (b) basement area to incorporate beverage store, cycle shelter / storage and bin storage area, (c) 3 no. Apartments (1 no. 2 bed, and 2 no. 1 bed) and small office block to first floor level, (d) 4 no. (1 bed) apartments to second floor level and (e) external access and railings area, (3) construction and insertion of atm – automated teller machine to front elevation of proposed new public house and (4) connection to all existing public services of sewer, water and public surface water drain

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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	55 m
10 Garden Court, Lower Main St, Letterkenny	Dec 2025	€90,000	55 m
3 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	Jul 2025	€45,000	55 m
9 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	Jul 2025	€45,000	55 m
4 Hibernian Aparments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	Jul 2025	€45,000	55 m
8 Hibernian House, Lower Main St, Letterkenny	Mar 2026	€103,000	55 m
1 Hibernian Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	Jul 2025	€45,000	55 m
3 Kelly'S Lane, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny	May 2026	€120,000	60 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.

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Application received16 April 2026
Further information requested5 June 2026

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