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(1) RETENTION OF (A) 2 NO. BARS TO THE EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA OF THE ORIGINAL…

THE DIAMOND & QUAY STREET, DONEGAL TOWN, CO. DONEGAL

New Application

Applicant
MICHAEL BOYLE ON BEHALF OF FANAD HEAD LTD
Proposed use
See council description

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: ePlan

    ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 21 May 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns THE DIAMOND & QUAY STREET DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. Proposal excerpt: “(1) RETENTION OF (A) 2 NO. BARS TO THE EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA OF THE ORIGINAL MCCAFFERTY’S BAR AN...”

Location & nearby applications

THE DIAMOND & QUAY STREET DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL

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Documents & sources

Donegal County Council · Reference 2660807

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Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
(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
Application details
Reference
2660807
Applicant
MICHAEL BOYLE ON BEHALF OF FANAD HEAD LTD
Site address
THE DIAMOND & QUAY STREET, DONEGAL TOWN, CO. DONEGAL
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
May 06, 2026
Decision due
June 30, 2026
Authority
Donegal County Council

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