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Observation pack · Donegal County Council

ROSSGIER , LIFFORD , CO. DONEGAL

(1) EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) UPPER-FLOOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUDING 4 NO. DORMER WINDOWS TO THE REAR ELEVATION AND (3) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661633 · 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
1,999 m²
Received
2 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
27 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/2661633/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661633 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 7 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.
  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
2561253Conditional11 Sept 202500 m(1) FLAT ROOF GARAGE AND (2) WINDOW AT ATTIC LEVEL FOR STORAGE PURPOSE TO DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATE SITE WORKS
2560396Conditional9 May 20250439 m(1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANK, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDINGS AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO FRONT OF EXISTING CATTLE SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2461653Conditional27 Feb 20250263 mDEVELOPMENT OF A VEHICULAR TURNING AND CAR PARKING AREA, PERIMETER FENCING, BOUNDARY TREATMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2461865Conditional20 Feb 202500 m(1) EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, (3) A POLYTUNNEL AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2250395Conditional16 Mar 20230157 mEXISTING OPEN STORAGE PROVISION FOR SCAFFOLDING EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE OVERALL SITE AREA AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING MIXED USE LIGHT COMMERCIAL/MANUFACTURING & RETAIL PREMISES TO PROVIDE 4 NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS FOR MANUFACTURING USE MEASURING AS FOLLOWS; UNIT 1 293.88 SQ.M, UNIT 2 AND 3: 174.84 SQ.M AND UNIT 4 491.45 SQ.M. WORKS INCLUDE SERVICE ROADWAY, ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324272—pending7 May 2026331 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

  • 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
  • 2 Sept 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.