Observation pack · Donegal County Council

BALLYMAGOWAN , DUNKINEELY , DONEGAL PO

(1) RETENTION OF (A) 18 NO. 6M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS TO EXISTING WALKING TRACK, (B) SINGLE STOREY DETACHED STORE, (C) STORAGE CONTAINER USED FOR GENERAL STORAGE PURPOSES ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING GAA FACILITIES, (D) SMALL CONTAINER CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A TEMPORARY SHOP AND (E) EXISTING TRAINING PITCH WITH 6 NO. 8M HIGH FLOODLIGHTS AND BALL NET, (2) ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY COFFEE POD BUILDING, FOR THE PREPARATION AND SALE OF TAKEAWAY BEVERAGES AND SNACKS, INCLUDING DRIVE-THRU ORDERING AND COLLECTION FACILITIES, (3) INSTALLATION OF 6 NO. 18M HIGH, FLOOD LIGHTING COLUMNS TO MAIN GAA PITCH, (4) CONSTRUCTION OF A 5M HIGH GAA BALL WALL AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON THIS SITE

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 closes today

5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661522 · full record
Authority: Donegal County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 2.94 ha
Received: 17 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 11 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/2661522/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661522 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 21 Sept 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	Distance	Description
2660592	Conditional	28 May 2026	368 m	STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR USE AS PART OF AND ANCILLARY TO THE COMMERCIAL PREMISES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2462069	Conditional	7 Feb 2025	464 m	(1) RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AS BEDROOMS AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2251000	Conditional	20 Oct 2022	310 m	ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CLOSING OFF EXISTING VEHICLE ENTRANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW VEHICLE ENTRANCE ON TO PUBLIC ROAD
2250842	Conditional	30 Jun 2022	367 m	ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL PREMISES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321886	—	Granted with conditions	20 May 2025	464 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

17 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026
17 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.