Shore Road
9 things worth knowing before you buy
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 49 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Killybegs (499 m)
| Within 1.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 17 | Killybegs Maritime and Heritage Centre; water pump |
| Monuments | 31 | Megalithic tomb - court tomb; Historic town |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:51 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
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 · 9 nearby, 5,763 council-wide
Killybegs, file by file since 2021
7 of 7 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.
39 files with "Killybegs" 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 · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 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 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 49 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated20 decided home extensions, 8 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 500570 Other · Killybegs, Co. Donegal · 873 m
- 500395 Granted with conditions · 25 ASCAILL RADHAIRC AN CHUAIN , NA CEALLA BEAGA , CO. DH?N NA NGALL · 524 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 22 Oct 2026, 23:00 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1SHORE ROAD, KILLYBEGS 2661524
- 20.2 ha zoned for homes
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 40.6 ha zoned for homes
- 51.0 ha zoned for homes
- 61.3 ha zoned for homes
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes
- 8KILLYBEGS GLEBE AGHAYEEVOGE CASHELREAGH GLEBE BRUCKLESS AIGHAN BRUCKLESS & DARNEY, DONEGAL PO 2661265
- 9ROSHINE ROAD, KILLYBEGS 2660932
- 10ROSHINE ROAD, KILLYBEGS 2562090
- 11GLEBE, KILLYBEGS 2660305
- 12KILLYBEGS TD & GLEBE TD, KILLYBEGS 2661436
- 13MAIN STREET, CORPORATION 2660805
- 1425 HARBOUR VIEW, KILLYBEGS 2660873
- 15ROSHIN, KILLYBEGS 2660761
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured33 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 1.0 km; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 5 Nov 202613 days left12661524 · CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BOAT HOIST DOCK (APPROX. 25X9M) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 125 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 1.0 km
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 189 m
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 205 m
- 40.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 229 m
- 51.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 239 m
- 61.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 267 m
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 342 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 349 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 363 m
- 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 363 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 396 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 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2022. 94% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 1.0 km 15 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1SHORE ROAD , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BOAT HOIST DOCK (APPROX. 25X9M) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE…
- 12KILLYBEGS TD & GLEBE TD , KILLYBEGS , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FISH PROCESSING FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE FISH PROTEIN PRODUCTION…
- KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL Withdrawn or not validSTORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
- 8KILLYBEGS GLEBE AGHAYEEVOGE CASHELREAGH GLEBE BRUCKLESS AIGHAN BRUCKLESS & DARNEY , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL No decision yetA PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR PROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED…
- KILLYBEGS GLEBE AGHAYEEVOGE CASHELREAGH GLEBE BRUCKLESS AIGHAN BRUCKLESS & DARNEY , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL Withdrawn or not validPROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3…
- 9ROSHINE ROAD , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO RefusedCHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PREMISES TO PROVIDE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION CONTAINING 5 NO. BEDROOMS,…
- 1425 HARBOUR VIEW , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsOPENING OF THE FRONT AREA FOR THE FULL WIDTH OF THE SITE AND CHANGE TO CONDITION NO. 2 OF AN COIMISIÚN…
- 13MAIN STREET , CORPORATION , KILLYBEGS DONEGAL PO Approved with conditions(1) RETENTION OF FORMER WINDOW PREVIOUSLY BUILT UP AND NOW RE-OPENED TO THE SIDE OF THE SINGLE STOREY PART OF…
- 15ROSHIN , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsPARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY BUNGALOW AND ALL…
- 11GLEBE , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsREVISION OF THE DESIGN OF THE TRAINING STRUCTURE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 24/60848 AND…
- GLENLEE , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsCHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 19/51059 WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY…
- CASHELCUMMIN , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION INTO PUBLIC MAINS SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE…
- 10ROSHINE ROAD , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Approved with conditionsFILL MATERIAL ON SITE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. DWELLINGS, CONSISTING OF 7 NO. 2 STOREY…
- CASHELCUMMIN , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Withdrawn or not validCONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH CONNECTION INTO PUBLIC MAINS SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE…
- CASHELCUMMIN , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO Withdrawn or not validCONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH CONNECTION INTO PUBLIC MAINS SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- KILLYBEGS, Donegal · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2461863 · 535 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:22
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Niall Mor Childcare · Crèche | 29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 764 m |
| Niall Mor Childcare Centre · Crèche | 18 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 764 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
What's the area like?
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Neill Mor · primary · 240 pupils · 711 m
- St. Catherine's Vocational School · postprimary · 359 pupils · 866 m
Stops 4
- ATU Killybegs · 490 · 82 m
- Killybegs · 293, 490, 492 · 0/hour at peak · 455 m
- Killybegs · 964 · 476 m
- Killybegs · 293, 490, 492, 991 · 1/hour at peak · 553 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N Neill Mor · 711 m+6.7% pupils (240)
- St. Catherine's Vocational School · 866 m-1.9% pupils (359)
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, 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 23 Oct 2026, 02:42
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 23 Oct 2026, 01:47 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 23 Oct 2026, 02:42 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- Decision 125 m away can be appealed until 5 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
Not available here: no place polygon contains this point (outside the loaded extent?). That means we cannot say — not that there is nothing.
Everything we found, as a list 6 lines
- Monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Killybegs (bus 293, 490) 454 m away: 11 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- 15 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 90% approved (council 93%).
- 5 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 23 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 22 Oct 2026 |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 21 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |