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Donegal County Council · 2561528

McCarter's Road, Buncrana, Lifford PO

Approved in Jun 2026. No sign of building yet.

  1. 5 Sept 2025Received
  2. 30 Apr 2026Conditional
  3. 3 Jun 2026Final approval
  4. 2 Jun 2031Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 30 Apr 2026
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
9,481 m²

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What’s proposed

DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE A NEW DISCOUNT FOODSTORE SUPERMARKET WITH ANCILLARY OFF-LICENCE SALES COMPRISING (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY (WITH MONO PITCH ROOF AND INTERNAL MEZZANINE PLANT DECK) LICENSED DISCOUNT FOODSTORE SUPERMARKET WITH ANCILLARY OFF-LICENCE SALES MEASURING APPROX. 2,356 SQM GROSS FLOOR SPACE WITH A NET RETAIL SALES AREA OF APPROX. 1,497 SQM, (2) PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING AND INTERNAL TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION ROUTES AND VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS (RELOCATING EXISTING) AND (3) FREE STANDING AND BUILDING MOUNTED SIGNAGE, TROLLEY BAY STRUCTURE / ENCLOSURE, EXTERNAL REFRIGERATION AND AIR HANDLING / CONDITIONING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION BUILDING, ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS, PUBLIC LIGHTING, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, CYCLE PARKING, BOUNDARY TREATMENTS (INCLUDING RETAINING STRUCTURES), WORKS AND CONNECTIONS TO WATER SUPPLY, WASTEWATER AND SURFACE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES, AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT AND WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND LEVEL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

Planning details

Reference
2561528
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
5 Sept 2025
Observations close
10 Oct 2025 (closed 371 days ago)
Decision due
5 May 2026 · decided 30 Apr 2026
Decision
Conditional on 30 Apr 2026
Site area
9,481 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Homes nearby

Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 7
    house; mill (water)
  • Recorded monument · 3
    Cist; Standing stone

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

2561528 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for development to provide a new discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence, received on 5 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 30 Apr 2026.