Observation pack · Donegal County Council

ALLINGHAM ARMS HOTEL , WEST END , BUNDORAN

(1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOTEL BUILDING WITH GROUND FLOOR TO CONSIST OF ANCILLARY SPA FACILITIES, FITNESS SUITE, RECEPTION, TOILETS AND STORAGE AND THE FIRST FLOOR TO CONSIST OF AN ANCILLARY CHILDREN'S PLAY-AREA, SUPERVISION AREA, TOILETS AND STORAGE AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 21 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661655 · 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: 1.88 ha
Received: 7 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 1 Nov 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/2661655/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661655 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 12 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
2661187	Conditional	13 Aug 2026	0	277 m	CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2661197	Conditional	13 Aug 2026	1	318 m	(1) REMOVAL OF ROOF TO FRONT PART OF SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROOF STRUCTURE INCORPORATING TWO ATTIC BEDROOMS, BATHROOM AND RISING OF THE RIDGE HEIGHT AND REAR WALL TO TWO STOREYS, (3) INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO THE ROOF, (4) PLACEMENT OF A CARAVAN FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND A SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR DOMESTIC STORAGE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IN THE REAR GARDEN AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING
2661104	Conditional	30 Jul 2026	0	424 m	WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, REG NO. 40801302, FORMERLY THE CAMPBELL MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH AND NOW A COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING TO INCLUDE (A) REMOVAL OF NON-ORIGINAL FIRST FLOOR AND STAIRS, (B) REMOVAL OF TOILETS WITHIN NON-ORIGINAL ANNEX TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND (C) REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL STAIRS TO REAR OF BUILDING, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF REAR SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION TO INCLUDE A NEW TOILET BLOCK, STAFF WELFARE FACILITIES, STORAGE AND AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING KITCHEN AREA, (3) PROVISION OF NEW DISABLED RAMP ACCESS TO FRONT OF BUILDING AND (4) CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2561069	Conditional	23 Jun 2026	94	386 m	A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF (1) DEMOLITION OF 2 NO. DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SHEDS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 91 NO. NEW DWELLING HOUSES IN A MIX OF 17 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS (IN A MIX OF 3 & 4 BEDROOM HOUSE TYPES) AND 74 NO. SEMI-DETACHED 2 STOREY DWELLINGS (IN A MIX OF 2, 3 & 4 BED TYPES) AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITH ONSITE STORMWATER ATTENUATION, CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROVISION OF 2 NO. VEHICULAR ENTRANCES ONTO CHURCH ROAD TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
2660326	Conditional	16 Apr 2026	0	305 m	(1) RETENTION OF THE USE AND (2) CONTINUED USE FOR EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SHELTER AND SUPPORT AT THE EXISTING GUESTHOUSE
2660327	Conditional	16 Apr 2026	0	304 m	(1) RETENTION OF THE USE AND (2) CONTINUED USE FOR EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SHELTER AND SUPPORT AT THE EXISTING GUESTHOUSE
2562152	Conditional	20 Mar 2026	0	0 m	INSTALLATION OF HIGH-POWER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) INSTALLATION OF 8 NO. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING BAYS WITH 8 NO. TESLA ILLUMINATED CHARGING UNITS AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE, (2) INSTALLATION OF PROPOSED TESLA SUPERCHARGER POWER CABINET EQUIPMENT, (3) INSTALLATION OF PROPOSED MODULAR SUBSTATION, (4) ERECTION OF ASSOCIATED EV SIGNAGE, (5) RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING LIGHTING POLE AND (6) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING SURFACING, LIGHTING AND LINE MARKING
2660084	Conditional	12 Mar 2026	0	26 m	CHANGE OF USE OF VISCOUNT GUESTHOUSE FROM A GUESTHOUSE TO A RESIDENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION APPLICANTS

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
317709	—	Refused	31 May 2024	391 m
310190	—	Granted with conditions	4 Nov 2021	100 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

7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
7 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.