Observation pack · Donegal County Council

KNOWHEAD ROAD , CRAIG , MUFF LIFFORD PO

CONSTRUCTION OF A BUNGALOW AND DETACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDING UPGRADING THE EXISTING ENTRANCE AND FORMING A NEW ENTRANCE FOR THE EXISTING DWELLING (OUTLINE PLANNING REF. NO. 25/50170 REFERS)

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 7 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2650108 · full record
Authority: Donegal County Council
Type: PERMISSION CONSEQUENT
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 86 m²
Site area: 1,266 m²
Received: 27 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 21 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2650108/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2650108 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Donegal County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 1 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Donegal County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2550170	Conditional	8 May 2026	1	0 m	CONSTRUCTION OF A BUNGALOW AND DETACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDING USING THE EXISTING ENTRANCE AND FORMING A NEW ENTRANCE FOR THE EXISTING DWELLING
2450256	Conditional	30 Jan 2025	0	483 m	EXISTING FIRE EXIT DOOR AND SMALL WINDOW ON THE SOUTH WEST FACING SIDE OF PREMISES, AND PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING SHOP UNIT WITH OFFICE, STORAGE AND SANITARY FACILITIES, TO USE AS AN INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE WITH W.C AND STAFF CANTEEN FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE OF USES SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION AT PREMISES KNOWN AS "TEXACO FILLING STATION AND MAX SPORTS CLUB
2461600	Conditional	21 Nov 2024	0	349 m	ERECTION OF EXTENSIONS TO SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2351619	Conditional	14 Dec 2023	0	430 m	CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES
2350908	Conditional	10 Aug 2023	0	452 m	CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF, AND A NEW SINGLE STOREY ENTRANCE PORCH TO FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
27 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Donegal County Council before relying on it.