(1) CHANGE OF USE FROM CAFÉ / ANCILLARY USE TO 5 NO. APARTMENT UNITS AND ANCILLARY

Aurora Nexus Developments Ltd has lodged a planning application with Donegal County Council to change the use of a former café at 63 Upper Main Street, Letterkenny, from commercial to residential. The proposal would create five apartment units and ancillary storage across the lower ground floor, upper ground floor and first‑floor levels.

The application includes part demolition of the lower ground floor boiler room and store, removal of external access stairs serving the upper ground floor level and removal of an external chimney at the rear of the property. A new rear extension stair core and external access stairs would be constructed to serve the upper ground floor and first‑floor levels.

Aurora Nexus also proposes internal and external renovations to the building fabric, with alterations to the remaining existing structure including all associated elevational changes. The plan covers all site development works, landscaping, car parking and connections to existing public services.

The application is being considered under Donegal County Council’s standard planning procedure. Members of the public can view the full application on the council’s online planning portal and submit representations if they wish. No decision date has been announced yet; a final determination will be made after review against local planning policies.

This development follows other residential conversions in Letterkenny, reflecting ongoing activity in the area. The proposal is part of a broader trend of repurposing former commercial premises for housing within the county.

For full details see the Donegal County Council planning file at https://localnews.ie/planning/donegal/2660765/.

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