Observation pack · Donegal County Council

DRUMBAR , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL

MACHINERY SHED AND 2 NO. STORAGE UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

Observations close 5 Oct 2026 9 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 24 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661599 · full record
Authority: Donegal County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 2,087 m²
Received: 30 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 24 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/2661599/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661599 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 5 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
2660467	Conditional	14 May 2026	0	482 m	CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY, DETACHED GARDEN ROOM FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE MAIN DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2562245	Conditional	12 Feb 2026	0	401 m	DUNGSTEAD AND PERMISSION FOR PROPOSED ROOFING OF THE DUNGSTEAD FOR WHICH RETENTION IS SOUGHT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DRY FLOOR STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
2560426	Conditional	9 May 2025	0	486 m	CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE (NORTH) OF EXISTING DWELLING CONSISTING OF AN ACCESSIBLE BEDROOM WITH EN-SUITE, KITCHEN AREA AND CARPORT TO THE REAR WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING ON-SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2560185	Conditional	27 Mar 2025	0	264 m	TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE CARRYING ANTENNA AND DISHES, COMMUNICATIONS CABIN AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN A CHAIN LINKED FENCED COMPOUND INCLUDING ACCESS TRACK PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 10/20064 AND PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL ANTENNA, DISH EQUIPMENT TO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE INCLUDING GROUND EQUIPMENT CABINETS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2351386	Conditional	3 Nov 2023	1	439 m	ERECTION OF A ONE AND A HALF-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2250232	Conditional	20 Oct 2022	0	4 m	PERMISSION FOR A SOIL RECOVERY FACILITY AND RETENTION OF AN EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AT THE SAME SITE
2251211	Conditional	25 Aug 2022	1	68 m	ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

30 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 Oct 2026
30 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.