DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE AND CONSTRUCTION OF RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 2.53 HA.

Application details

Planning reference

2051194

Council

Donegal County Council

Proposal description

DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE AND CONSTRUCTION OF RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 2.53 HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WITH A TOAL GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) OF 6,184 SQ.M WILL COMPRISE AN ANCHOR SUPERMARKET, INCLUDING OFF LICENCE USE, WITH A GFA OF 2,787 SQ.M (NET SALES AREA OF C. 1,763 SQ.M), 8 NO. RETAIL UNITS (FOR CLASS 1, SHOP USE) WITH A CUMULATIVE GFA OF 3,282 SQ.M AND 1 NO, CAFÉ/RESTAURANT UNIT WITH A GFA OF 115 SQ.M THE DEVELOPMENT WILL REACH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF C. 8.8 METRES. THE DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATES 1 NO. FREE STANDING TOTEM SIGN AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE ZONES FOR EACH UNIT. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE 201 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES AND 33 NO. CYCLE PARKING SPACES. A NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS IS PROPOSED TO RAILWAY ROAD, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS. THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES A SERVICE YARDS, ESB SUBSTATION, PLANT FOR EACH UNIT AT ROOF LEVEL, LANDSCAPED AREAS, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, LIGHTING, BOUNDARY TREATMENTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURAL WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

Location / address

MILLTOWN , DONEGAL TOWN , CO DONEGAL

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

28 Aug 2020

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

22 Jul 2021

Final grant date

30 Mar 2022

Appeal lodged

18 Aug 2021

Appeal decision date

24 Mar 2022

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   28 Aug 2020

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   22 Jul 2021

3. Appeal lodged

   18 Aug 2021

4. Appeal decided

   24 Mar 2022

5. Final grant

   30 Mar 2022

6. Construction commenced

   3 Nov 2025Official NBCO/BCMS data

7. Construction commenced

   20 Mar 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data