Application description published by Donegal County Council.
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
Application and appeal history
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ABP-311175-21Submitted 18 August 2021 / decided 24 March 2022
Status not recordedMODIFIED
Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-311175-21
18 August 2021
Appeal decisionMODIFIED
24 March 2022
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Decision details
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Application ref
2051194
Received
28 August 2020
Decided
22 July 2021
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Donegal County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
Source status
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Planning analysis
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Refusal reasons
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Conditions
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Source documents
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