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Donegal County Council · 2561558

UPPER MAIN STREET , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL

  1. 10 Sept 2025Received
  2. 27 Aug 2026Conditional
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 27 Aug 2026
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
3,461 m²
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What’s proposed

(1) PROVISION OF PURPOSE BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PROVIDING FOR 6 NO. 1 BED STUDIO APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 2 NO. 4 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 5 NO. 5 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 9 NO. 7 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 4 NO. 6 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS AND 9 NO. 8 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, WITH A TOTAL OF 198 NO. BEDSPACES PROPOSED, (2) PROVISION OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT ACCOMMODATION, PLANT ROOMS AND BIN STORAGE, (3) THE ACCOMMODATION IS PROPOSED IN 2 NO. COJOINED BLOCKS, EACH WITH DIRECT ACCESS FROM A PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN LINK BETWEEN JUSTICE WALSH CAR-PARK AND MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY AND THE LINK WILL INCORPORATE A LANDSCAPED 'COMMUNAL ART EXHIBITION SPACE' AS WELL AS PUBLIC PARKLET SEATING AREAS, (4) DEVELOPMENT OF A LANDSCAPED INTERNAL COURTYARD ALONG WITH THE PROVISION OF A PEDESTRIAN LINK BETWEEN JUSTICE WALSH CAR-PARK AND MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY AND (5) PROVISION OF A SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES (FOUL SEWER AND SURFACE WATER DRAIN) AT ROSEMOUNT

2561558 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for (1) PROVISION OF PURPOSE BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PROVIDING FOR 6 NO. 1 BED STUDIO, received on 10 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 27 Aug 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2561558
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “DECISION MADE”
Received
10 Sept 2025
Observations close
15 Oct 2025 (closed 346 days ago)
Decision due
2 Sept 2026 · decided 27 Aug 2026
Decision
Conditional on 27 Aug 2026
Proposed development
(1) PROVISION OF PURPOSE BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PROVIDING FOR 6 NO. 1 BED STUDIO APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 2 NO. 4 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 5 NO. 5 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 9 NO. 7 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, 4 NO. 6 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS AND 9 NO. 8 BEDSPACE APARTMENT TYPE UNITS, WITH A TOTAL OF 198 NO. BEDSPACES PROPOSED, (2) PROVISION OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT ACCOMMODATION, PLANT ROOMS AND BIN STORAGE, (3) THE ACCOMMODATION IS PROPOSED IN 2 NO. COJOINED BLOCKS, EACH WITH DIRECT ACCESS FROM A PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN LINK BETWEEN JUSTICE WALSH CAR-PARK AND MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY AND THE LINK WILL INCORPORATE A LANDSCAPED 'COMMUNAL ART EXHIBITION SPACE' AS WELL AS PUBLIC PARKLET SEATING AREAS, (4) DEVELOPMENT OF A LANDSCAPED INTERNAL COURTYARD ALONG WITH THE PROVISION OF A PEDESTRIAN LINK BETWEEN JUSTICE WALSH CAR-PARK AND MAIN STREET, LETTERKENNY AND (5) PROVISION OF A SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES (FOUL SEWER AND SURFACE WATER DRAIN) AT ROSEMOUNT
As published by the register.
Site area
3,461 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 341850). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561558/0.

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