Observation pack · Donegal County Council

PORT ROAD , BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY

(1) CONTAINER WHICH IS USED AS AN OFFICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ON SITE, (2) FIRST FLOOR BEDROOMS TO BE USED AS EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WITHIN THE MAIN BUILDING, (3) CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF EXISTING GUESTHOUSE TO BE USED AS EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND (4) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING ANCILLARY GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION TO FAMILY APARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PERSONS

Observations close 30 Oct 2026 27 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661784 · 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: 1,161 m²
Received: 25 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
Decision due: 19 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/2661784/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661784 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 30 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
2661426	Conditional	17 Sept 2026	0	37 m	AMENDMENTS TO CONDITION NO. 4 OF PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 2560274 / ACP REF. 323552-25 TO ALLOW FOR AN EXTENSION OF THREE HOURS TO THE PERMITTED HOURS OF OPERATION, INCLUDING ANY DELIVERIES OR ASSOCIATED SERVICES, FROM THE PERMITTED 08:00 HOURS – 23:00 HOURS TO THE PROPOSED 06:00 HOURS – 00:00 HOURS, MONDAYS TO SUNDAYS INCLUSIVE
2660976	Conditional	16 Jul 2026	1	206 m	ERECTION OF A 1 BEDROOM MODULAR HOME TO BE USED AS AUXILIARY ACCOMMODATION TO THE MAIN HOUSE AND ALL EXISTING SITE WORKS TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY
2660476	Conditional	14 May 2026	0	0 m	RETENTION AND CONTINUED USE OF AN EXISTING GUESTHOUSE FOR EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SHELTER AND SUPPORT
2660511	Conditional	14 May 2026	1	481 m	(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY END TERRACE DWELLING (DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK), RELATED TO PLANNING REF. NOS. PL66.212072 (04/180) & L.80160/06 AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW REPLACEMENT 2 STOREY DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN, ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES
2650042	Conditional	30 Apr 2026	0	389 m	REFURBISHMENT, EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
2660019	Conditional	24 Apr 2026	0	423 m	(1) RETENTION OF SINGLE STOREY DISPATCH EXTENSION TO EXISTING WAREHOUSE AND PORTABLE REFRIGERATION ACCOMMODATION AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING WAREHOUSE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE SPACE, (B) NEW CHILL ROOM AND FREEZER AND (C) NEW STAFF WELFARE AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, EXTENSION OF EXISTING TRUCK YARD AND TURNING, INSTALLATION OF NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
2660075	Conditional	12 Mar 2026	0	258 m	REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO HARMON HOUSE - A BUNGALOW THAT FACES ON TO THE BALLYRAINE ROAD, TO INCLUDE (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING LEAN-TO GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A NEW EXTENSION IN THAT LOCATION INSTEAD AND (2) CHANGE OF USE FROM A DWELLING TO ADDITIONAL STAFF OFFICE AND TEACHING SPACE FOR THE ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
2660054	Conditional	12 Mar 2026	0	202 m	CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. SMALL EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING MAIN CAMPUS BUILDING, BUILT ON 2 EXTERNAL TERRACES TO PROVIDE 2 NO. ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501436	—	pending	28 May 2026	0 m
323552	—	Granted with conditions	10 Feb 2026	37 m
321011	—	Invalid	8 Oct 2024	341 m
314245	—	Granted with conditions	24 Nov 2023	341 m
314417	—	Granted with conditions	25 Oct 2023	249 m
314405	—	pending	18 Aug 2022	341 m
309892	—	Refused	4 Feb 2022	248 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

25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
25 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Sept 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Donegal County Council before relying on it.