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CONDITIONALDonegal - Donegal County Council
Proposed Development
(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
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
4 Nov 2025
Further information requested
19 Dec 2025
Further information received
29 May 2026
Decision due
25 Jun 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
25 Jun 2026
Appeal submitted
20 Jul 2026
Application Details
- Location
- LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Site Area
- 0.19 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 4 November 2025
- Status
- APPEALED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 25 June 2026
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-501727-DL-26
- Submitted
- 20 July 2026
Location
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MANDERLEY HOUSE , MANDERLEY COURT , OLIVER PLUNKETT ROAD
(A) CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR FROM A KITCHEN TO A LOUNGE BAR, (B) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ENCLOSURE WITHIN THE 1ST FLOOR EXTERNAL SMOKING AREA TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW STAIRCASE LINKING THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR, GROUND FLOOR AND 1ST FLOOR, (C) ERECTION OF A NEW CANVAS ROOF OVER THE 1ST FLOOR EXTERNAL SMOKING AREA, (D) CONSTRUCTION OF A SHOPFRONT TO FRAME THE EXISTING SIDE ENTRANCE TO THE FRONT ELEVATION AND (E) CREATION OF A NEW EXTERNAL DOOR OPENING TO THE SIDE OF THE GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE BAR TO FACILITATE IMPROVED DISABLED ACCESS BETWEEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE PREMISES
THE CAVERN , 44 - 46 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY
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MCCAFFERTY'S BAR , 44 - 46 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY
(A) ROUGH RENDERED FACADE TREATMENT TO THE WEST/FRONT AND NORTH/SIDE ELEVATION (B) 4 NO. ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGNS ERECTED ON THE FRONT ELEVATION
MCCAFFERTY'S BAR , 44-46 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR OFFICE (195.2SQ.M) TO AN AMUSEMENT ARCADE ALONG WITH EXTERNAL FASCIA SIGNAGE
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ERECTION OF AN EXTERNAL AWNING/UMBRELLA COVERINGS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR THE PROPOSED EXTERNAL DINING SPACE TO THE SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF THE EXISTING RESTAURANT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE EXISTING SITE AREA OF 0.1273 ACRES
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CHANGE OF USE OF 2 NO. SHOP UNITS TO 2 NO. APARTMENTS WITH ALL NECESSARY ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING FACADE AND UTILISATION OF EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES
CRERAND HOUSE , LARKINS LANE , LETTERKENNY
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT TO A CHILDCARE FACILITY (CRECHE) WITH STAFF OFFICE AND CANTEEN AREA INCLUDING ANCILLARY WORKS AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL
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CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT TO A CHILDCARE FACILITY (CRECHE) WITH STAFF OFFICE AND CANTEEN AREA INCLUDING ANCILLARY WORKS AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL
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UNIT 1 RAILWAY COURT , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
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