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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 09:12

Promenade Road

54.47862, -8.28059

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 94 homes approved 664 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=59 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs47 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 43–501open for comments nearbyclose 12 Nov94homes approved nearby, not startednearest 664 m · 2561069

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 47 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DrumacrinBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2017: 4 files on Drumacrin2018: 3 files on Drumacrin2019: 4 files on Drumacrin2020: 1 file on Drumacrin2021: 2 files on Drumacrin2022: 1 file on Drumacrin2024: 1 file on Drumacrin2026: 3 files on Drumacrin19 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Bundoran Bridge

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings26Lennox's Bridge; Marley
Monuments32Ringfort - rath; Standing stone
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 160 on the draft 2027 map; 157 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 90% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site31 decided · more info asked 29%
90% · council 90%
Approved nearbyDonegal overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 31 nearby, 5,763 council-wide

Figure 3

Drumacrin, file by file since 2017

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved.

19 planning files on Drumacrin since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · first-floor · approved · 1751519No number · 2018 · two-storey rear · approved · 1850749No number · 2019 · rear · approved · 1951997No number · 2020 · first-floor · approved · 2051566Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · refused · 1750665No number · 2017 · other work · refused · 1751612No number · 2017 · other work · approved · 1751799No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 1850775No number · 2018 · other work · approved · 1850878No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 1950730No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 1950921No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 1951904No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2151118No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2151234No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2250627No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460547No. 3 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660326No. 2 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660327No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2661104New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

19 files with "Drumacrin" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2550146 · erection of a · refused 5 Dec 2025 · 87 m
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 47 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 196 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 47 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 244 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 64 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 47 days, middle half 43–50 (n=51)47 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 244 days (n=8)244 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 64 days after permission (n=9)64 days after permissionSigned off44% of owners opt out of sign-off

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated59 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 6 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed1 decided
0 became permissions
Approvals appealed6 decided
2 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
  • 324328 Pending · Finner, County Donegal · 1.3 km
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher20 Oct 2026, 01:39open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Promenade Road with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding site that stoppedApproved, not startedRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 1DINGLEI COUSH, MAGHERACAR 2661856No decision yet · 571 m
  2. 2MAGHERACAR, BUNDORAN 2561916Approved with conditions · 897 m
  3. 3MAGHERACAR, BUNDORAN 2661496Approved with conditions · 1.7 km
  4. 4Ross Avenue, Magheracar 14/50791Building site that stopped · 162 m
  5. 5CHURCH ROAD 2561069Approved, no sign building has started · 664 m
  6. 6DRUMACRIN, BUNDORAN 2550146Refused · 87 m
  7. 70.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 113 m
  8. 80.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 161 m
  9. 91.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 167 m
  10. 100.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 239 m
  11. 111.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 268 m
  12. 12NO. 3 BRIGHTON TERRACE, DRUMACRIN 2660326Approved with conditions · 64 m
  13. 13NO. 2 BRIGHTON TERRACE, DRUMACRIN 2660327Approved with conditions · 68 m
  14. 14MAIN STREET, DRUMACRIN 2661104Approved with conditions · 180 m
  15. 15ALLINGHAM ARMS HOTEL, WEST END 2661655No decision yet · 251 m
Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 53 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

56 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 54 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 53 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 23 with no start notice found, 22 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT54: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused53: approved → approved2: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal23: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off22: approved → ran out56 lodged56 lodged54 approved54 approved2 refused2 refused53 approved53 approved3 refused3 refused23 no start notice found23 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off22 ran out22 ran out

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured56 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 22 Oct 2026.

3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-22 2661496: CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND CAR PORT ATTACHED TO DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF; 2026-11-05 2561916: CONDITIONAL — DOMESTIC SHEDS WHICH ARE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED SUBJECT TO THE GRANTING OF PERMISSION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND PE; 2026-11-12 2661856: application received — A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 99 NO. NEW DWELLING UNITS, COMPRISING OF 10 NO. 2-BEDROOtoday25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov14 Nov19 Nov2661496: CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND CAR PORT ATTACHED TO DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF · 1.7 km away · 2026-10-222561916: CONDITIONAL — DOMESTIC SHEDS WHICH ARE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED SUBJECT TO THE GRANTING OF PERMISSION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND PE · 897 m away · 2026-11-052661856: application received — A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 99 NO. NEW DWELLING UNITS, COMPRISING OF 10 NO. 2-BEDROO · 571 m away · 2026-11-12
Comments closeTime to appeal ends
  • Time to appeal ends 22 Oct 20262 days left
    32661496 · CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND CAR PORT ATTACHED TO DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.7 km away
  • Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202616 days left
    22561916 · CONDITIONAL — DOMESTIC SHEDS WHICH ARE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED SUBJECT TO THE GRANTING OF PERMISSION OF THE PROPOSED…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 897 m away
  • Comments close 12 Nov 202623 days left
    12661856 · application received — A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 99 NO. NEW DWELLING UNITS,…
    €20 to the council · 571 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Figure 8

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

94 homes 664 m away were approved Jul 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2031. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

CHURCH ROAD · 94 homes: 94 homes approved Jul 2026, not started; Ross Avenue, Magheracar · 46 homes: 46 homes, started Feb 2015, never signed off201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032CHURCH ROAD · 94 homes664 m · 256106994 homes approved Jul 2026, not started94 homes approved Jul 2026, not startedRoss Avenue, Magheracar · 46 homes162 m · 14/5079146 homes, started Feb 2015, never signed off46 homes, started Feb 2015, never signed offtoday

Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

Sites that could change 12 within 2.0 km

Building site that stopped 1

  • 4Ross Avenue, Magheracar · 46 homes, started Feb 2015, never signed off · 162 m

Approved, not started 1

  • CHURCH ROAD · 94 homes approved Jul 2026, not started · 664 m

Empty land zoned for homes 10

  • 70.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 113 m
  • 80.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 161 m
  • 91.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
  • 100.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 239 m
  • 111.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 268 m
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 276 m
  • 3.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 330 m
  • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 342 m
  • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 369 m
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 372 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2021. 96% of decisions were approvals.

2017: 5, 2018: 6, 2019: 7, 2020: 6, 2021: 8, 2022: 6, 2023: 6, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 405102017: 4 approved2017: 1 refused5’17*2018: 6 approved6’182019: 7 approved7’192020: 6 approved6’202021: 8 approved8’212022: 5 approved2022: 1 refused6’222023: 6 approved6’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 4 approved4’26*
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application within 2.0 km 42 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
Building work nearby 10 in the last 12 months
3 not signed off7 no sign-off needed
  • Station Road, Bundoran, Donegal, F94KH94 · 29 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2660292 · 524 m
  • Rock Road, Bundoran, Donegal · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/ 60620 · 1.2 km
  • West End, Bundoran, Donegal, F94 C974 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 430 m
  • Drumacrin, Bundoran, Donegal · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660023 · 1.6 km
  • Ardfarna, Bundoran, Donegal · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60424 · 1.3 km
  • 12 Dinglei Coush, Bundoran, Donegal, F94 YX39 · 26 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · PD2562324 · 812 m
  • Church Road, Bundoran, Donegal · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60240 · 774 m
  • Church Road, Bundoran, Donegal · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60239 · 767 m
  • Tullan Strand Road, Bundoran, Donegal · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60578 · 1.3 km
  • Station Road, Bundoran, Donegal, F94 FVF3 · 5 Dec 2025 · start notice not signed off · 479 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
Homes coming 94 not started
  • 5CHURCH ROAD · 94 homes · not started · runs out 28 Jul 2031 · 664 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Bundoran Community Childcare · Crèche11 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate173 m
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
Homes approved
Here94
Council middle0
Homes started
Here11
Council middle2
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 01:45open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

52% owner-occupied (council 70%).

Homes built before 1971
28% · council 21%
Homes built since 2001
13% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
52% · council 70%
Rented
44% · council 23%
Children under 15
8% · council 20%
Aged 65 and over
24% · council 18%
Households with 2+ cars
16% · council 42%
Work mainly from home
7% · council 11%
This small area (149 people)Donegal

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057020014/057020015

Bus
84 m
Bundoran Centre · 964, 982, 983 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
Nearest school
321 m
St Macartans Central, 276 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • St Macartans Central · primary · 276 pupils · 321 m
  • Magh Ene College · postprimary · 333 pupils · 394 m

Stops 8

  • Bundoran Centre · 964, 982, 983 · 1/hour at peak · 84 m
  • Bundoran Centre · 964, 982, 983 · 1/hour at peak · 85 m
  • Bundoran Ch · 983 · 1/hour at peak · 310 m
  • Bundoran Ch · 983 · 1/hour at peak · 311 m
  • Bundoran East · 480, 64, 982, 983 · 2/hour at peak · 556 m
  • Bundoran East · 480, 64, 982, 983 · 2/hour at peak · 609 m
  • Bundoran West · 480, 64, 982 · 1/hour at peak · 620 m
  • Bundoran West · 480, 64, 982 · 1/hour at peak · 623 m

Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

  • St Macartans Central · 321 m-2.1% pupils (276)
  • Magh Ene College · 394 m-5.9% pupils (333)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
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Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.020 Oct 2026, 02:09open
Council consultation portalsPublic20 Oct 2026, 01:41open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public20 Oct 2026, 02:32open
Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
Question 6

What to ask, and who

  1. Stalled build 162 m away (Ross Avenue, Magheracar): what happens next?
    Ask for: The planning file for 14/50791.
    Council
  2. Application 571 m away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  3. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
    Seller · solicitor
Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland
Drumacrin
Electoral division
Bundoran Urban
Electoral area
Donegal
Council
Donegal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
  • 12 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for erection of a (2025).
  • 94 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 94 at CHURCH ROAD.
  • Bundoran Centre (bus 964, 982) 85 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 70%); 74% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 1991–2000; 43% drive to work (council 63%); population up 24% since 2016.
  • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
What the terms mean 8 terms
  • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
  • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
  • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
  • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
  • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
  • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
  • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
  • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 20 Oct 2026, 09:12 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.