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Observation pack · Donegal County Council

BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL

DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS PARK ROAD ONTO THE N56 FOR A NEW LEFT-HAND TURNING LANE INCLUDING A NEW LAYOUT OF THE FOOTPATH, CYCLE LANE AND CROSSING ALIGNING WITH THE PROPOSED ACTIVE TRAVEL SCHEME FOR THE N56

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 15 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 29 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661646 · 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
2,306 m²
Received
4 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
29 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/2661646/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661646 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 9 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
2661006Refused16 Jul 20260136 mCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WAREHOUSE STORAGE BUILDING
2562299Conditional19 Feb 2026056 m(1) RELOCATION OF SECONDARY BUILDING ENTRANCE WITH NEW ENTRANCE CANOPY ON THE NORTHERN ELEVATION, (2) RECONFIGURATION AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING MEZZANINE LEVEL, (3) RECONFIGURATION OF EXTERNAL FENESTRATIONS ON ALL THREE FACADES INCLUDING AMENDING/FORMATION OF EXISTING/NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, (4) REMOVAL OF COVERED SMOKING AREA IN EXISTING CARPARK, (5) RECONFIGURATION OF THE EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING AND CAR PARKING LAYOUTS, (6) NEW BUILDING SIGNAGE AND (7) ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS
2461675Conditional12 Jun 20250438 mCONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING STORAGE CENTRE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
2462093Conditional7 Feb 20250329 mALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HOME OFFICE
2351825Conditional14 Nov 20240353 m(1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) PROVISION OF MAIN BUILDING A - CONSISTING OF GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR MEZZANINE PRAYER HALL AREAS (MALE / FEMALE), A COFFEE DOCK / SANDWICH BAR AREA WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SPACES (ENTRANCE LOBBIES / FOYER / CIRCULATION SPACES / STAIRWELLS / LIFT / OFFICES / MEETING ROOM / LIBRARY-TEACHING ROOM / MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS / KITCHENETTE / PLANT ROOM/STORAGE AND (B) PROVISION OF AUXILIARY BUILDING B - CONSISTING OF A MULTIPURPOSE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AREA WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SPACES (ENTRANCE FOYER, MALE/FEMALE TOILETS, KITCHENETTE, PLANT ROOM, STORAGE), (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD, FOOTPATHS, CAR PARKING / BICYCLE RACK WITH ALL ASSOCIATED RETAINING STRUCTURES, SITE WORKS, LANDSCAPING, BIN ENCLOSURE AND SERVICES, (3) CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE AND WATER MAINS SERVICES AND (4) CARRYING OUT ALTERATIONS TO THE PUBLIC ROAD LAYOUT TO ACCOMMODATE A TRAFFIC TURN OFF LANE
2461423Conditional24 Oct 20240158 mDEMOLITION OF ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES CONTAINED WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF THE FORMER TELECOM PREMISES ALONG WITH THE REPAIR OF EXISTING FENCE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PERIMETER SECURITY FENCE
2352016Conditional25 Jun 20240339 mCONSTRUCTION OF A CRECHE FACILITY COMPRISING OF: (1) 2 STOREY BUILDING C.1087M², (2) EXTENSION OF EXISTING ACCESS ROAD, (3) CAR PARKING, (4) OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS, (5) STORM WATER ATTENUATION TANK AND (6) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2450094Conditional9 May 20240451 mCONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321429—Granted with conditions28 Apr 2025353 m
319620—Withdrawn30 Apr 2024468 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

  • 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
  • 4 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.