DOONAN , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL

What’s proposed

CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLING HOUSE AND EXTENSION (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 26/60021) TO SHORT TERM LET AND REPOSITIONING OF EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

2661309 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for cHANGE OF USE OF DWELLING HOUSE AND EXTENSION (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF., received on 15 Jul 2026; permission was refused on 27 Aug 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2661309
Local authority: Donegal County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 15 Jul 2026
Observations close: 19 Aug 2026 (closed 31 days ago)
Decision due: 8 Sept 2026 · decided 27 Aug 2026
Decision: Refused on 27 Aug 2026
Proposed development: CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLING HOUSE AND EXTENSION (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 26/60021) TO SHORT TERM LET AND REPOSITIONING OF EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
As published by the register.
Site area: 799 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

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 327226). 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/2661309/0.

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DOONAN , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 21 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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