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Donegal County Council · 2660088

SUMMERHILL , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL

  1. 26 Jan 2026Received
  2. 13 Aug 2026Conditional
  3. 16 Sept 2026Final grant
  4. 15 Sept 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 13 Aug 2026
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
6,374 m²
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What’s proposed

REFURBISHMENT AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER COASTGUARD STATION KNOWN AS BALL HILL COASTGUARD STATION, NIAH REG. NO. 40909943, TO PROVIDE 4 NO. SELF-CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF 2 NO. 2 BEDROOM AND 2 NO. 3 BEDROOM UNITS WITH PROPOSED WORKS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (1) CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RENOVATION, ALTERATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS, (2) PROVISION OF AN ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER SYSTEM, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING RUINS AND FORMER BOATHOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BOATHOUSE BUILDING AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS INCLUDING PROVISION OF ROCK ARMOURING / PREVENTATIVE COASTAL EROSION WORKS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SITE BOUNDARY. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

2660088 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for rEFURBISHMENT AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER COASTGUARD STATION KNOWN AS BALL HILL, received on 26 Jan 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 13 Aug 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2660088
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
26 Jan 2026
Observations close
2 Mar 2026 (closed 206 days ago)
Decision due
20 Aug 2026 · decided 13 Aug 2026
Decision
Conditional on 13 Aug 2026
Proposed development
REFURBISHMENT AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER COASTGUARD STATION KNOWN AS BALL HILL COASTGUARD STATION, NIAH REG. NO. 40909943, TO PROVIDE 4 NO. SELF-CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF 2 NO. 2 BEDROOM AND 2 NO. 3 BEDROOM UNITS WITH PROPOSED WORKS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (1) CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RENOVATION, ALTERATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS, (2) PROVISION OF AN ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER SYSTEM, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING RUINS AND FORMER BOATHOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BOATHOUSE BUILDING AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS INCLUDING PROVISION OF ROCK ARMOURING / PREVENTATIVE COASTAL EROSION WORKS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SITE BOUNDARY. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
As published by the register.
Site area
6,374 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

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    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 337525). 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/2660088/0.

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