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Donegal County Council · 2660378

CAUSEWAY ROAD , BALLYMACARRY , BUNCRANA

  1. 10 Mar 2026Received
  2. 14 Apr 2026Observations closed
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Status
With the council, no decision yet
Decision
Not yet
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
4.56 ha
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What’s proposed

(I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PERMANENT PART 3-STOREY, PART 2-STOREY POST PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR CRANA COLLEGE AND COLÁISTE EOGHAIN (13,497SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE. THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF THE NEW POST PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPRISE OF (A) 31 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, 24 NO. SPECIALIST CLASSROOMS, 4 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS WITHIN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SUITE, MP HALL AND ASSOCIATED PE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, STAFFROOM, DOUBLE HEIGHT LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION ROOMS, TOILETS, STORES, GENERAL ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION AND A DOUBLE HEIGHT GENERAL PURPOSE ROOM WITH ASSOCIATED KITCHENS AND STORES, (II) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PART 2-STOREY, PART SINGLE STOREY PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR GAELSCOIL BHUN CRANNCHA (2,459SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE. THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF THE NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPRISE; (A) 8 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, 2 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS WITHIN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SUITE, GP HALL, STAFFROOM, LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION ROOMS, TOILETS, STORES AND GENERAL ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, (III) EXTERNAL COVERED AREA WITH EXTERNAL CONSTRUCTION STUDIES STORE AND BIN STORE (123SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL, AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP COMPOUNDS, LPG GAS COMPOUNDS AND AN ESB SUBSTATION (34SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA), (IV) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN & CYCLE INGRESS FROM CAUSEWAY ROAD AND EGRESS ONTO TAOBH AN TSRUTHAN, (V) CARPARKING AND SET-DOWN SPACES FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING 75 NO. STANDARD CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF/VISITORS AND 5 NO. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WITH CYCLE PARKING FOR 140 NO. BICYCLES, (VI) CARPARKING AND SET-DOWN SPACES FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING 18 NO. STANDARD CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF/VISITORS AND 3 NO. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WITH CYCLE PARKING FOR 25 NO. BICYCLES, (VII) 5 NO. HARD PLAY/MUGA COURTS FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL AND 1 HARD COURT FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, (VIII) ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS AND WATER TANK STORAGE FOR BOTH SCHOOLS, (IX) THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES HARD & SOFT LANDSCAPING, GRASSED PLAY SPACE, OUTER ACTIVITY COURTYARDS, RESOURCE AREAS, SEN GARDEN/PLAY SPACES AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE

2660378 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for (I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PERMANENT PART 3-STOREY, PART 2-STOREY POST PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR, received on 10 Mar 2026; no decision has been recorded yet.

Planning details

Reference
2660378
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
With the council, no decision yet · register status “FURTHER INFORMATION”
Received
10 Mar 2026
Observations close
14 Apr 2026 (closed 158 days ago)
Decision due
No due date published
Decision
Not decided
Proposed development
(I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PERMANENT PART 3-STOREY, PART 2-STOREY POST PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR CRANA COLLEGE AND COLÁISTE EOGHAIN (13,497SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE. THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF THE NEW POST PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPRISE OF (A) 31 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, 24 NO. SPECIALIST CLASSROOMS, 4 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS WITHIN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SUITE, MP HALL AND ASSOCIATED PE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, STAFFROOM, DOUBLE HEIGHT LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION ROOMS, TOILETS, STORES, GENERAL ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION AND A DOUBLE HEIGHT GENERAL PURPOSE ROOM WITH ASSOCIATED KITCHENS AND STORES, (II) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PART 2-STOREY, PART SINGLE STOREY PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR GAELSCOIL BHUN CRANNCHA (2,459SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE. THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF THE NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPRISE; (A) 8 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, 2 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS WITHIN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SUITE, GP HALL, STAFFROOM, LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION ROOMS, TOILETS, STORES AND GENERAL ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, (III) EXTERNAL COVERED AREA WITH EXTERNAL CONSTRUCTION STUDIES STORE AND BIN STORE (123SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL, AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP COMPOUNDS, LPG GAS COMPOUNDS AND AN ESB SUBSTATION (34SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA), (IV) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN & CYCLE INGRESS FROM CAUSEWAY ROAD AND EGRESS ONTO TAOBH AN TSRUTHAN, (V) CARPARKING AND SET-DOWN SPACES FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING 75 NO. STANDARD CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF/VISITORS AND 5 NO. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WITH CYCLE PARKING FOR 140 NO. BICYCLES, (VI) CARPARKING AND SET-DOWN SPACES FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING 18 NO. STANDARD CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF/VISITORS AND 3 NO. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WITH CYCLE PARKING FOR 25 NO. BICYCLES, (VII) 5 NO. HARD PLAY/MUGA COURTS FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL AND 1 HARD COURT FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, (VIII) ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS AND WATER TANK STORAGE FOR BOTH SCHOOLS, (IX) THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES HARD & SOFT LANDSCAPING, GRASSED PLAY SPACE, OUTER ACTIVITY COURTYARDS, RESOURCE AREAS, SEN GARDEN/PLAY SPACES AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
As published by the register.
Site area
4.56 ha 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

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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 335516). 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/2660378/0.

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