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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 05:16

Kilmacrenan Road, Letterkenny Municipal District

54.95976, -7.72903

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 100 homes approved 1.4 km 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.

99%of home extensions approved nearbyn=94 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–511open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov330homes approved nearby, not startednearest 572 m · 2150695

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 48 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 6 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Ballyboe GlencarBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2022: 6 files on Ballyboe Glencar2023: 1 file on Ballyboe Glencar2024: 1 file on Ballyboe Glencar2025: 1 file on Ballyboe Glencar9 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.

Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory2 within 100 m St. Conal's Psychiatric Hospital; St. Conal's Psychiatric Hospital

Not on this site: 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 buildings69Gortlee; St. Eunan's College
Monuments47Ringfort - cashel; Rock art
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: 393 on the draft 2027 map; 393 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 9 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site19 decided · more info asked 11%
100% · council 92%
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 · 19 nearby, 3,872 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballyboe Glencar, file by file since 2022

6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved.

9 planning files on Ballyboe Glencar since 2022, by kind and decision.20222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 3 · 2022 · garage conversion · approved · 2250067No number · 2022 · side · approved · 2250072No number · 2022 · side · approved · 2250074No number · 2022 · side · approved · 2250340No. 12 · 2022 · side · approved · 2251127No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 2251762Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2351628No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460122No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2561019New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "Ballyboe Glencar" 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 · 2022–2026

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
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 48 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 66 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 48 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 114 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 188 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 48 days, middle half 44–51 (n=80)48 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 114 days (n=14)114 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 188 days after permission (n=22)188 days after permissionSigned off55% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated94 decided home extensions, 22 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 16 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed16 decided
    5 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 12 in the last 12 months
    • 501502 Granted · No. 5 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 1.3 km
    • 500262 Granted · AMALFI COURT , LISNENNAN , LETTERKENNY · 1.4 km
    • 502158 Pending · Upper Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 1.1 km
    • 501436 Refused · PORT ROAD , BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY · 1.2 km
    • 501952 Pending · 48 Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 781 m
    • 324533 Pending · Ballyraine, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 1.4 km
    • 501772 Open · Pearse Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 RW30 · 1.7 km
    • 501727 Open · Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 1.5 km
    • 500904 Refused · 52 Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · 781 m
    • 324272 Pending · all routed along the electoral divisions of Dooish, Stranorlar,… · 1.3 km
    • 501011 Pending · Ramelton Road, Letterkenny Po, Co. Donegal · 633 m
    • 324104 Pending · Oatlands, Ramelton Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 V0DK · 535 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Kilmacrenan Road, Letterkenny Municipal District with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1CANAL ROAD, LETTERKENNY 2661823No decision yet · 1.2 km
    2. 2MEADOWHILL, KILTOY 2660132Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    3. 3COVEHILL 2562298Approved, no sign building has started · 592 m
    4. 4RAMELTON ROAD 2461761Approved, no sign building has started · 700 m
    5. 5CARNAMUGGAGH UPPER 2250984Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    6. 6GLENCAR IRISH AND GLENCAR SCOTCH 2561348Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    7. 7LIOS AN CHNOIC 2562010Approved, no sign building has started · 1.4 km
    8. 8PEARSE ROAD 2661166Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    9. 9RAMELTON ROAD 2150948Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 1.6 km
    10. 10PADDY HARTE ROAD & PEARSE ROAD 2351816Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
    11. 11GLENCAR SCOTCH 2562209Approved, no sign building has started · 1.7 km
    12. 12AN GLEANN RUA 2560483Approved, no sign building has started · 1.9 km
    13. 13OLDTOWN 2560998Approved, no sign building has started · 2.0 km
    14. 14WINDYHALL, LETTERKENNY 2661208No decision yet · 560 m
    15. 151.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 159 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 23 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    23 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 23 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 23 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 17 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT23: lodged → approved23: approved → approved17: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off23 lodged23 lodged23 approved23 approved23 approved23 approved17 no start notice found17 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off

    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.

    Measured23 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-05 ACP 501436: Refuse permission; 2026-11-06 2661823: application received — CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER CAR SALES GARAGE AND PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED RETAIL / SHOP UNITS APPR; 2026-11-13 2660132: CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. THREE-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCKS, EACH CONTAINING 6 NO. OWN-DOOR, TWO-BED APARTMENTS, TOTALLING 18 NO; 2026-11-20 ACP 500262: Grant permissiontoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 NovACP 501436: Refuse permission · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-052661823: application received — CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER CAR SALES GARAGE AND PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED RETAIL / SHOP UNITS APPR · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-062660132: CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. THREE-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCKS, EACH CONTAINING 6 NO. OWN-DOOR, TWO-BED APARTMENTS, TOTALLING 18 NO · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-13ACP 500262: Grant permission · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 5 Nov 20265 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.2 km away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20266 days left
      12661823 · application received — CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER CAR SALES GARAGE AND PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 13 Nov 202613 days left
      22660132 · CONDITIONAL — CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. THREE-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCKS, EACH CONTAINING 6 NO. OWN-DOOR, TWO-BED APARTMENTS,…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 20 Nov 202620 days left
      Grant permission
      1.4 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 1 Dec 202631 days left
      Grant permission
      1.3 km away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    100 homes 1.4 km away were approved Feb 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2031. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    GLENCAR IRISH AND GLENCAR… · 100 homes: 100 homes approved Feb 2026, not started; RAMELTON ROAD · 32 homes: 32 homes approved Jul 2025, not started; CARNAMUGGAGH UPPER · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Jan 2023, not started; LIOS AN CHNOIC · 28 homes: 28 homes approved Feb 2026, not started2023202420252026202720282029203020312032GLENCAR IRISH AND GLENCAR… · 100 homes1.4 km · 2561348100 homes approved Feb 2026, not started100 homes approved Feb 2026, not startedRAMELTON ROAD · 32 homes699 m · 246176132 homes approved Jul 2025, not started32 homes approved Jul 2025, not startedCARNAMUGGAGH UPPER · 28 homes1.1 km · 225098428 homes approved Jan 2023, not started28 homes approved Jan 2023, not startedLIOS AN CHNOIC · 28 homes1.4 km · 256201028 homes approved Feb 2026, not started28 homes approved Feb 2026, not startedtoday

    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 23 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    • Carnamauuagh, Letterkenny · 11 homes, started Oct 2022, never signed off · 1.5 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    • RAMELTON ROAD · 24 homes approved, not started; runs out Mar 2027 · 1.6 km

    Approved, not started 11

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 151.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 166 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
    • 6.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 187 m
    • 14.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 191 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 206 m
    • 3.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 218 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 248 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 277 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 337 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 6 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 2, 2022: 6, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 5, 2026: 205102021: 2 approved2’21*2022: 6 approved6’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 5 approved5’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1CANAL ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL comments close 6 Nov 2026
      CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER CAR SALES GARAGE AND PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED RETAIL / SHOP…
      26618232 Oct 20261.2 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 96 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 35 in the last 12 months
    3 signed off as finished14 not signed off18 no sign-off needed
    • 56 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 2 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.6 km
    • 46 Glendale Manor, Letterkenny, Donegal · 1 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · DCB 26.75 · 2.0 km
    • Amalfi Court, Lisnennan, Letterkenny, Donegal · 27 Oct 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60137 · 1.4 km
    • 45 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 RYY7 · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660992 · 1.6 km
    • College Farm Road, Sallaghagrane, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 XW9R · 23 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/61111 · 1.5 km
    • Solomons Manor, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 Y5D1 · 22 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 00/6135 · 1.8 km
    • 40 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 26/60387 · 1.7 km
    • 4 Solomons Hill, Letterkenny, Donegal · 21 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.9 km
    • Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny, Donegal · 18 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 537 m
    • College Farm Road, Letterkenny, Donegal · 10 Jul 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 26/60236 · 1.6 km
    • Oldtown, Letterkenny, Donegal · 3 Jul 2026 · 16 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 – PG 25/01 · 2.0 km
    • Polestar Roundabout, Letterkenny, Donegal · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560274 · 1.4 km
    • College Farm Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 XE6F · 11 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560421 · 1.4 km
    • 41 Gleann Tain Close,, Letterkenny, Donegal · 9 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.2 km
    • Pearse Road, Letterkenny, Donegal · 9 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2450211 · 1.1 km
    • 55 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25-62027 · 1.6 km
    • Business Park Road, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 FP83 · 4 Jun 2026 · start notice signed off · 25-62299 · 938 m
    • Pearse Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92XRC3 · 11 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.5 km
    • 12 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60272 · 1.5 km
    • 26 The Croft, Letterkenny, Donegal · 4 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.9 km
    • GORTLEE, Letterkenny, Donegal · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560261 · 764 m
    • Kilmacrennan Rd, Letterkenny, Donegal · 9 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 23/51628 · 332 m
    • 21 Whitethorn Close, Letterkenny, Donegal · 25 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 261 m
    • 34 Solomons Hill, Letterkenny, Donegal · 1 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.9 km
    • 39 Solomons Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 1 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.8 km
    • Unit 10 Letterkenny Forte Retail Park, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 NVR4 · 26 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/61367 · 1.2 km
    • 3 Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460016 · 1.9 km
    • 9 Solomons Manor, Letterkenny, Donegal · 23 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.8 km
    • 40 Whitethorn Grove, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 V32N · 17 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2351772 · 368 m
    • Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92RV1F · 8 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 742 m
    • Unit 8, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 HE97 · 1 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.7 km
    • Killylastin, Letterkenny, Donegal · 28 Nov 2025 · 100 homes · start notice signed off · 1851939 · 1.9 km
    • 64 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 20 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 1.7 km
    • 66 Ashfield, Letterkenny, Donegal · 5 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/61915 · 896 m
    • 6 Solomons Manor, Letterkenny, Donegal · 1 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560983 · 1.8 km
    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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 330 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    EMSC Montessori Ltd · Crèche12 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate983 m
    The Doorway Project 2 Community Childcare Centre · Crèche21 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate983 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here48
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here30
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    46% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    11% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    4% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    46% · council 70%
    Rented
    50% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    13% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    46% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    13% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    11% · council 11%
    This small area (575 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057106039

    Bus
    244 m
    Letterkenny Hospl · 264, 290, 989
    Nearest school
    383 m
    Little Angels Spec Sch, 145 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Little Angels Spec Sch · primary · 145 pupils · 383 m
    • Errigal College · postprimary · 662 pupils · 479 m
    • Coláiste Ailigh · postprimary · 324 pupils · 547 m
    • S N Muire Gan Smal · primary · 480 pupils · 1.2 km
    • Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 938 pupils · 1.3 km
    • St Eunan's College · postprimary · 1003 pupils · 1.4 km
    • St Bernadette Spec Sch · primary · 129 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Gaelscoil Adhamhnain · primary · 410 pupils · 1.4 km

    Stops 16

    • Letterkenny Hospl · 264, 290, 989 · 244 m
    • Letterkenny Bus · 951 · 1/hour at peak · 620 m
    • Letterkenny Bus · 264, 932, 953, 959, 964, 965 · 3/hour at peak · 626 m
    • Letterkenny Bus · 932A · 0/hour at peak · 672 m
    • Letterkenny Bus · 32, 480, 487, 491, 64 · 3/hour at peak · 674 m
    • An Grianán · 974 · 0/hour at peak · 721 m

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

    • Little Angels Spec Sch · 383 m+9% pupils (145)
    • Errigal College · 478 m+21% pupils (662)
    • Coláiste Ailigh · 547 m+0.9% pupils (324)
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Application 1.2 km away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Ballyboe Glencar
    Electoral division
    Letterkenny Rural
    Electoral area
    Letterkenny
    Council
    Donegal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 23 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 12 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 330 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 100 at GLENCAR IRISH AND GLENCAR SCOTCH.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Letterkenny Bus, 620 m away (8 a day).
    • Here (2022 census): 50% rent (council 23%); 11% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 1971–1980; 53% drive to work (council 63%); population up 7% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
    • 96 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 86% approved (council 93%); 19% for work already built (council 24%).
    What the terms mean 10 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.
    • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • 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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    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services2.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)No licence stated · flag only—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:16 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.