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BALLYLENNON , RAPHOE , LIFFORD PO

CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

Observations close 18 Nov 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661908 · 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
130 m²
Site area
2,596 m²
Received
14 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
8 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/2661908/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661908 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 18 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2661492Conditional22 Oct 20261114 mCONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A SEPARATE ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
2561992Conditional30 Jan 20261261 mCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
2560742Conditional3 Jul 202510 mCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS
2560128Conditional6 Jun 20250115 m(1) ALTERATION, EXTENSION AND RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE REAR ELEVATION AND RAISING EXISTING PERIMETER WALLS AND ROOF HEIGHT TO PROVIDE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION, (2) INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
2461670Conditional5 Dec 2024138 mCHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED (REG. REF. NO. 22/50403 REFERS)
2250404Conditional7 Jul 2022182 mCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
2250403Conditional7 Jul 2022138 mCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 14 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 18 Nov 2026
  • 14 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Donegal County Council before relying on it.