Observation pack · Donegal County Council
NO. 7 ESB HOUSES , STATION RD. , BALLYSHANNON DONEGAL PO
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING
Observations close 5 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661819 · 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
- 498 m²
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 25 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/2661819/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661819at 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 Nov 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 1Ballyshannon Railway Station
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2661437 | Refused | 10 Sept 2026 | 0 | 478 m | (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION UNIT WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AND (2) REPLACEMENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS |
| 2561713 | Conditional | 30 Apr 2026 | 2 | 366 m | ERECTION OF 2 ASSISTED LIVING HOUSES WITH NEW CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER, STORM AND WATERMAINS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
| 2561066 | Conditional | 6 Feb 2026 | 6 | 133 m | ERECTION OF 6 NO. DWELLING HOUSES, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND STORM SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 24/60206 REFERS) |
| 2560918 | Conditional | 9 Oct 2025 | 0 | 153 m | (1) CAR SALES COMMERCIAL YARD, (2) STORAGE YARD, BOUNDARY WALLS AND LIGHTING AND (3) ENTRANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS MENTIONED ABOVE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONTINUOUS USE AS CAR SALES COMMERCIAL YARD AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 16/51387 AND (2) ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY CAR DISPLAY/SHOWROOM |
| 2561180 | Refused | 21 Aug 2025 | 0 | 478 m | DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION UNIT WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AND REPLACEMENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS |
| 2462141 | Conditional | 7 Feb 2025 | 0 | 444 m | (1) CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ON TOP OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT OF BUNGALOW TO FORM A TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, (2) ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC ROAD AND CAR PARKING AREA, (4) CONNECTION OF SEWER AND WATER SUPPLY TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND (5) ALL LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS |
| 2460197 | Refused | 25 Nov 2024 | 0 | 417 m | A TEN-YEAR PERMISSION FOR A GRID SERVICES FACILITY COMPRISING OF (1) AN ENCLOSED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, ELECTRICAL INVERTERS, TRANSFORMERS AND POWER CONTROL CENTRES, (2) AN ENCLOSED SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND CONTAINING A HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR HOUSED WITHIN A SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING AND ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A FLYWHEEL, TRANSFORMER, CIRCUIT BREAKER AND COOLING EQUIPMENT, (3) UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING, (4) SITE ENTRANCE FROM THE L7965-1 LOCAL ROAD, (5) ON-SITE ACCESS TRACK, (6) SECURITY FENCING AND SECURITY GATES, (7) POLE-MOUNTED SECURITY CAMERAS, (8) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFETIME OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS 35 YEARS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT |
| 2460206 | Conditional | 19 Sept 2024 | 0 | 133 m | SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUSIVE OF ROCK REMOVAL BY MECHANICAL MEANS AND RE-PROFILE SITE LEVELS |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321512 | — | open | 19 Dec 2024 | 417 m |
| 314781 | — | Withdrawn | 27 Apr 2023 | 184 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
- 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026
- 1 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Donegal County Council before relying on it.