Observation pack · Donegal County Council
39 TIRCONNAILL ST. , BALLYSHANNON , DONEGAL PO
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR
Observations close 11 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661849 · 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
- 228 m²
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 1 Dec 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/2661849/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661849at 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 11 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 × 4house · The Market House · Saint Patrick's Catholic Church
- Recorded monument × 1R185042
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2661455 | Conditional | 17 Sept 2026 | 0 | 448 m | DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE |
| 2661437 | Refused | 10 Sept 2026 | 0 | 372 m | (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION UNIT WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AND (2) REPLACEMENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS |
| 2660968 | Conditional | 9 Jul 2026 | 0 | 408 m | CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING 1ST FLOOR ATTIC STORAGE SPACE TO USE AS DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ELEVATIONAL CHANGES |
| 2561123 | Conditional | 18 Jun 2026 | 31 | 387 m | (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 35 NO. DWELLING UNITS CONSISTING OF 16 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, 14 NO. 3 BEDROOM HOUSES - 2 STOREY, SEMI-DETACHED, 1 NO. 3 BEDROOM HOUSE - 2 STOREY, DETACHED AND 4 NO. 4 BEDROOM HOUSES - 3 STOREY, SEMI-DETACHED, (2) NEW SITE ENTRANCES, ACCESSED FROM EXISTING ROAD OFF CAMP LANE AND EXISTING ROAD UPGRADED BY WIDENING TO 6.0M WITH FOOTPATH, (3) OPEN SPACE AMENITY AND CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND LOCATED CENTRALLY WITHIN THE PROPOSED SCHEME, (4) NEW CONNECTION INTO EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER SYSTEM, (5) REALIGNMENT OF EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER WITHIN THE SITE, (6) NEW CONNECTION INTO EXISTING PUBLIC STORM WATER SYSTEM, (7) NEW CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATERMAIN AND (8) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
| 2660651 | Conditional | 5 Jun 2026 | 1 | 278 m | CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER/WASTEWATER SERVICES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS |
| 2660677 | Conditional | 5 Jun 2026 | 0 | 51 m | CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING CLASSROOM IN THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE FOR PRE-SCHOOL, PLAYSCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES / SERVICES INCLUDING MINOR ALTERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
| 2561998 | Conditional | 15 Jan 2026 | 0 | 71 m | CONVERSION OF THE ATTIC SPACES OF 2. NO TOWN HOUSES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 23/51519 FOR USE AS DOMESTIC BEDROOMS, INCORPORATING THE RAISING OF THE REAR EAVES LEVEL TO FORM HABITABLE SPACE |
| 2561843 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2025 | 0 | 348 m | (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING OUTBUILDING APPROVED AS ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION AND STORAGE ANCILLARY TO THE MAIN DWELLING HOUSE UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 22/51225 TO INCLUDE (A) THE ADDITION OF A BALCONY SPACE TO FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM (B) CHANGE OF USE FROM BOILER HOUSE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL TO BEDROOM AND (C) STONE CLADDING TO THE FRONT ELEVATION AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO APPROVED WINDOWS AND DOORS, (2) ENCLOSURE OF EXISTING STORAGE SHED WITH ROLLER DOORS, (3) EXTENSION OF EXISTING COAL STORE AND ADDITION OF A WINDOW AND DOOR OPENING, (4) PROVISION OF A FIXED COVER OVER BARBECUE AREA AND RETRACTABLE COVER OVER OUTDOOR HOT TUB AND (5) ALL FINISHES AND RELATED WORKS TO BUILDINGS DESCRIBED HEREIN. THIS PROPOSAL REQUIRES THE CARRYING OUT OF WORKS TO PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, NIAH REGISTRATION NUMBER 40852041 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324241 | — | pending | 23 Apr 2026 | 260 m |
| 319246 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Jun 2024 | 195 m |
| 316221 | — | Granted with conditions | 14 Feb 2024 | 277 m |
| 316735 | — | Other | 6 Nov 2023 | 265 m |
| 311454 | — | Granted with conditions | 9 May 2022 | 358 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
- 7 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.