OLD POST OFFICE , STATION ROAD , LIFFORD

What’s proposed

(1) CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF THE FORMER POST OFFICE BUILDING INTO OPEN PLAN OFFICE ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING CANTEEN, TOILETS (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES ON GROUND FLOOR, (3) DEMOLITION OF 33.65 SQ AREA ON GROUND FLOOR, (4) PROPOSED NEW INSULATED METAL DECK ROOF COVERING, AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

2351469 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for (1) CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF THE FORMER POST OFFICE BUILDING INTO OPEN PLAN, received on 29 Sept 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Nov 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 2351469
Local authority: Donegal County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 29 Sept 2023
Observations close: 3 Nov 2023 (closed 1058 days ago)
Decision due: 23 Nov 2023 · decided 16 Nov 2023
Decision: Conditional on 16 Nov 2023
Proposed development: (1) CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF THE FORMER POST OFFICE BUILDING INTO OPEN PLAN OFFICE ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING CANTEEN, TOILETS (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES ON GROUND FLOOR, (3) DEMOLITION OF 33.65 SQ AREA ON GROUND FLOOR, (4) PROPOSED NEW INSULATED METAL DECK ROOF COVERING, AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,615 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 334418). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351469/0.

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OLD POST OFFICE , STATION ROAD , LIFFORD

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 12 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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