BIDDY'S O'BARNES , BARNESMORE GAP , BARNESMORE DONEGAL PO
(1) RETENTION OF CHANGE OF USE FROM STORAGE USE TO CAFÉ USE, (2) MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY STORAGE BUILDING TO USE AS AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING CAFÉ FUNCTION TOGETHER WITH MINOR MODIFICATION TO THE ROOF STRUCTURE OF THE STORAGE BUILDING, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COFFEE SHOP, TOGETHER WITH MINOR INTERNAL LAYOUT MODIFICATIONS, AND PROVISION OF A NEW ROOF COVER OVER THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED STRUCTURAL, DRAINAGE, AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT
The application
- Reference
- 2661825 · 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
- 220 m²
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 26 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/2661825/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661825at 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 6 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.
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
No decided applications within 500 m in the last 5 years.
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324568 | — | pending | 6 Aug 2026 | 19 m |
| 324433 | — | open | 3 Jul 2026 | 28 m |
| 321436 | — | Granted | 2 Mar 2026 | 0 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 Nov 2026
- 2 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.