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Observation pack · Donegal County Council

BALLYBOE , RAPHOE , LIFFORD PO

CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

Observations close 16 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661871 · full record
Authority
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
246 m²
Site area
2,136 m²
Received
11 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
5 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661871/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661871 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 16 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.
  5. 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

  • Recorded monument × 1
    R176458

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2661402Refused10 Sept 20261286 mCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA
2661391Refused10 Sept 20261287 mCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA
2660806Conditional3 Sept 20260275 mCONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2350698Refused7 Jul 2023148 mCONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH 2 SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
2151593Conditional18 Nov 20210458 mERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL DRY SHED

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 11 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
  • 11 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Donegal County Council before relying on it.