Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Approved in Jun 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 4 Nov 2025Received
- 25 Jun 2026Conditional
- 25 Jun 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Under appeal
- Decision
- Conditional · 25 Jun 2026
- Council
- Donegal County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2,045 m²
What’s proposed
(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
Planning details
- Reference
- 2561918
- Local authority
- Donegal County Council
- Status
- Under appeal · register status “APPEALED”
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Observations close
- 9 Dec 2025 (closed 333 days ago)
- Decision due
- 25 Jun 2026 · decided 25 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 25 Jun 2026
- Site area
- 2,045 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 15 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenMCKENDRICKS PLACE , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- Awaiting decisionCANAL ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Granted6 ROSEMOUNT TERRACE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnLECKVIEW LANE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedPEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedCHARLEY'S CAFÉ , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- AppealedPEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedLECKVIEW PARK , LECK , LETTERKENNY
Show all 15
- Granted63 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Awaiting decision32 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Withdrawn32 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY URBAN
- Appeal decidedNO. 5 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Granted15F LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Granted108 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedCLARKE'S NEWSAGENTS , 35 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY
- AppealedUPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnUPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnREAR OF 45 MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Refused15 ROSEMOUNT TERRACE , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- Granted19-21 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- GrantedROSEMOUNT LANE , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- Appeal decided17 EASTÁT ROSEMOUNT , LEITIR CEANAINN , BAILE AN MHAIGHDEAN
- WithdrawnNO. 47 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedNO. 8 SAINT EUNAN'S TERRACE , CONVENT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- GrantedOLDTOWN , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Granted19-21 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedNO. 19-21 UPPER MAIN ST. , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- RefusedCASTLE STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedROSEMOUNT LANE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedNO. 7 & 7A ROSEMOUNT VILLAS , DUFFY'S LANE , LETTERKENNY
- Granted83 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Granted102 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- RefusedSAINT EUNAN'S COURT , CONVENT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- GrantedNO. 5 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Withdrawn17 EASTÁT ROSEMOUNT , LEITIR CEANAINN , CO. DHÚN NA NGALL
- Granted19-21 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedLOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedLOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedLOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- CommencedPEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Granted87 & 89 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- Appeal decided15 ROSEMOUNT TERRACE , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
- Withdrawn15 ROSEMOUNT TERRACE , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
- Withdrawn15 ROSEMOUNT TERRACE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- CommencedUNIT 1 RAILWAY COURT , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- Appeal decidedCENTRAL BAR , UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY
- GrantedMCDONALD'S , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- WithdrawnST. EUNAN'S COURT , CONVENT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- Commenced19-21 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
- GrantedUNIT 11/12 LETTERKENNY RETAIL PARK (FORMERLY ARGOS) , PADDY HARTE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- WithdrawnUPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedSLATE ROW , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
- WithdrawnCHURCH LANE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedCRERAND HOUSE , LARKINS LANE , LETTERKENNY
- Appeal decidedPADDY HARTE ROAD & PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedRIVERSIDE HOUSE , OLDTOWN , LETTERKENNY
- CommencedPEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- GrantedJUNCTION OF LOWER MAIN STREET AND ST. OLIVER PLUNKETT RD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedLECKVIEW PARK , LECK , LETTERKENNY PO
- Granted50 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- Withdrawn50 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- CommencedUNIT 2 RAILWAY COURT , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- WithdrawnROSEMOUNT ESTATE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnUNIT 2 RAILWAY COURT , PEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY PO
- Granted63 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- CommencedNO. 14 MARKET SQUARE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedUNITS 2-10 GROUND FLOOR , GRAND CENTRAL BUILDING , PADDY HARTE ROAD LETTERKENNY PO
- CommencedLECKVIEW LANE , LETTERKENNY PO , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedLECKVIEW PARK , LECK , LETTERKENNY PO
- GrantedRADISSON BLU LETTERKENNY , PADDY HARTE ROAD , LETTERKENNY PO
- WithdrawnRADISSON BLU LETTERKENNY , PADDY HARTE ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- GrantedNO. 15 WEST HILL , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- Appeal decidedROSEMOUNT LANE , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- GrantedTHE BREWERY BAR , MARKET SQUARE , LETTERKENNY
- WithdrawnSLATE ROW , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
- GrantedMCCAFFERTY'S BAR , 44-46 LOWER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY
- RefusedRIVERSIDE HOUSE , OLDTOWN , LETTERKENNY
- GrantedPEARSE ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
- Granted84 UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
- CommencedUNIT 4 PHASE 1 , LETTERKENNY RETAIL PARK , PADDY HARTE ROAD LETTERKENNY
Homes nearby
- For saleFortwell Court, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- For sale3 St Eunans Court, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 D6C2
- For saleApartment 27, Grand Central, Canal Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 PT32
- For saleApartment 27, Grand Central, Canal Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 PT32
- For saleApartment 9, Glenveagh Court, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 H932
- For saleApartment 2, Glenveagh Court, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 T864
Appeal
Appeal PL-501727-DL-26 (status unknown), not yet matched.
Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 13
- Recorded monument · 5
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2561918 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for (1) change of use of existing derelict dwellings nos. 54, 58 & 62 to form a new bar /, received on 4 Nov 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 25 Jun 2026.