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Donegal County Council · 2561558

Upper Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Approved in Aug 2026. No sign of building yet.

  1. 10 Sept 2025Received
  2. 27 Aug 2026Conditional
  3. 27 Aug 2031Approval runs out

An email when the appeal is decided, and if building then starts.

Planning details

Status
Under appeal
Decision
Conditional · 27 Aug 2026
Reference
2561558
Received
10 Sept 2025
Further information
Requested 30 Oct 2025 · received 7 May 2026
Site
3,461 m²

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.

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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)…

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Appeal

Appeal PL-502158-DL-26 (status unknown), not yet matched.

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Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
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Summary

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.