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Observation pack · Donegal County Council

SHORE ROAD , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BOAT HOIST DOCK (APPROX. 25X9M) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE EXISTING BOAT YARD

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 window closed
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 five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
2661524 · 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
692 m²
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661524/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661524 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2661436Conditional17 Sept 20260488 mCONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FISH PROCESSING FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE FISH PROTEIN PRODUCTION INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL TANKS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2660932Refused9 Jul 20260292 mCHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PREMISES TO PROVIDE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION CONTAINING 5 NO. BEDROOMS, ASSOCIATED COMMUNAL AREAS AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2660805Conditional25 Jun 20260489 m(1) RETENTION OF FORMER WINDOW PREVIOUSLY BUILT UP AND NOW RE-OPENED TO THE SIDE OF THE SINGLE STOREY PART OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND (2) CHANGE OF USE OF THE SINGLE STOREY PART TO A COFFEE TAKE AWAY AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2660305Conditional16 Apr 20260373 mREVISION OF THE DESIGN OF THE TRAINING STRUCTURE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 24/60848 AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2562090Conditional22 Jan 20269432 mFILL MATERIAL ON SITE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. DWELLINGS, CONSISTING OF 7 NO. 2 STOREY DWELLINGS AND 2 NO. BUNGALOWS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING RETAINING WALL STRUCTURES AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES
2561229Conditional28 Aug 20250263 m(1) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE HEIGHT STORAGE BUILDING AS AN ADDITIONAL BAY ATTACHED TO THE EXISTING DOUBLE HEIGHT WAREHOUSE BUILDING (2) CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY NETWORKS AND PUBLIC DRAINAGE NETWORK, ACCESS ONTO THE ADJOINING ROADWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.
2560632Conditional8 Aug 20250489 mFOOD TRUCK ON SITE & PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM A FORMER STORAGE BUILDING TO A CAFE, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, FRESH FISH SHOP AND TOILET ON GROUND FLOOR (2) SEATING AREA TO THE FIRST FLOOR INCLUDING TOILET AND STORAGE AREA & (3) ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION FOR STAIRWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2461619Conditional30 Jan 20250148 m(1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2-STOREY OFFICE BUILDING WITH ANCILLARY FACILITIES, ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL INSTALLATION ON THE ROOF AND (2) ERECTION OF A NEW SCULPTURAL ART PIECE ON SITE

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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.