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Donegal County Council · 2660807

The Diamond & Quay Street, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal

Declared invalid.

  1. 6 May 2026Received
  2. 10 Jun 2026Observations closed
Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Not yet
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1,564 m²

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What’s proposed

(1) RETENTION OF (A) 2 NO. BARS TO THE EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA OF THE ORIGINAL MCCAFFERTY’S BAR AND BEER GARDEN AREA AND (B) AWNING STRUCTURE TO BEER GARDEN, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING MCCAFFERTY’S BAR PREMISES TO INCLUDE THE MERGING OF TWO ADJOINING BUILDINGS TO THE SOUTH OF CURRENT PREMISES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LICENSED AREAS, PUBLIC LOUNGE, GAMES LOUNGE, TOILET FACILITIES, STORE ROOMS, STAFF AREAS AND ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR AREA, (3) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING KNOWN AS ‘SEAN GRAHAM BOOKIES’ INTO A LICENSED PREMISES, (4) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INTO A LICENSED PREMISES, (5) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHEDS TO REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE AND PART OF THE BOOKIES BUILDING, (6) PROVISION OF ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS ALONG STREET ELEVATIONS AND TO THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS ALONG THE STREET FRONT WITH NEW SHOP FRONTS TO THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS, (7) RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA AND INTERNAL AREAS BY DECOMMISSIONING EXISTING REAR BAR TO PROVIDE A NEW STORE AREA, A FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE AND A NEW INTERNAL BAR LAYOUT AND (8) INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL SITE SIGNAGE TO THE TWO NEW SHOP FRONTS TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Planning details

Reference
2660807
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received
6 May 2026
Observations close
10 Jun 2026 (closed 132 days ago)
Decision
Not decided
Site area
1,564 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 20
    Donegal Methodist Church; Tyrconnell Bridge
  • Recorded monument · 8
    Historic town; Castle - tower house

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
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open
Summary

2660807 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for (1) retention of (a) 2 no. bars to the existing beer garden area of the original, received on 6 May 2026; the file is recorded as incompleted application.