Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 08:51
Letterkenny Municipal District
54.96500, -7.70994
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).
Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.
98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=64 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs48 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–510open for comments nearbywithin 500 m
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 48 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
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
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
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Monument zone1 within 100 m Ritual site - holy well, Lisnenan
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.
Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 5 | Ringfort - cashel; Ritual site - holy well |
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 9 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | 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: 90% approved, and 1 in 7 is asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site39 decided · more info asked 15%
90% · 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 · 39 nearby, 3,858 council-wide
Lisnenan, file by file since 2021
1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
5 files with "Lisnenan" 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
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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 48 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 76 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.
Calculated64 decided home extensions, 18 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 8 appealed approvals were reversed.
Approvals appealed8 decided
0 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
What's changing around you?
- 14.2 ha zoned for homes
- 25.3 ha zoned for homes
- 30.4 ha zoned for homes
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 55.4 ha zoned for homes
- 60.4 ha zoned for homes
- 7BALLYBOE LISNENAN, LETTERKENNY 2661006
- 8NO. 55 LISNENNAN COURT, LISNENNAN 2562027
- 9THE PGIM BUILDING, IDA BUSINESS PARK 2562299
- 10BALLYRAINE, LETTERKENNY 2661646
- 11NO. 45 LISNENNAN COURT, LETTERKENNY 2660992
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 19 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 5 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.
Measured20 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 8 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 8
- 14.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 75 m
- 25.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 233 m
- 30.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 367 m
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 415 m
- 55.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 420 m
- 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 459 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 485 m
- 21.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 8 a year; busiest 2023. 95% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 5 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10BALLYRAINE , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL No decision yetDEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS PARK ROAD ONTO THE N56 FOR A NEW LEFT-HAND TURNING LANE INCLUDING A NEW LAYOUT OF…
- 7BALLYBOE LISNENAN , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL RefusedCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WAREHOUSE STORAGE BUILDING
- 11NO. 45 LISNENNAN COURT , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditionsDEMOLITION OF EXISTING DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCK DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY…
- 9THE PGIM BUILDING , IDA BUSINESS PARK , BALLYRAINE LETTERKENNY Approved with conditions(1) RELOCATION OF SECONDARY BUILDING ENTRANCE WITH NEW ENTRANCE CANOPY ON THE NORTHERN ELEVATION, (2)…
- 8NO. 55 LISNENNAN COURT , LISNENNAN , LETTERKENNY Approved with conditions(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING (DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONCRETE 'MICA' BLOCK) DWELLING HOUSE AND (2)…
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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- 56 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 2 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 433 m
- 55 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25-62027 · 422 m
- Business Park Road, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, Letterkenny, Donegal, F92 FP83 · 4 Jun 2026 · start notice signed off · 25-62299 · 483 m
- 12 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Donegal · 8 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60272 · 238 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.
Homes approved
Here62
Council middle0
Homes started
Here85
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 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
2% of homes built before 1971 (council 21%). 61% owner-occupied (council 70%).
Homes built before 1971
2% · council 21%
Homes built since 2001
83% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
61% · council 70%
Rented
39% · council 23%
Children under 15
23% · council 20%
Aged 65 and over
8% · council 18%
Households with 2+ cars
47% · council 42%
Work mainly from home
21% · council 11%
This small area (332 people)Donegal
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057106028
Nearest school
516 m
Letterkenny Educate Together NS, 420 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Letterkenny Educate Together NS · primary · 420 pupils · 516 m
- Coláiste Ailigh · postprimary · 324 pupils · 969 m
Stops 0
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Letterkenny Educate Together NS · 515 m-0.2% pupils (420) · 4 classrooms 2023, approved with conditions
- Coláiste Ailigh · 969 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 01:32 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 26 Oct 2026, 00:55 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 26 Oct 2026, 01:54 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | 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
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Lisnenan
- Electoral division
- Letterkenny Rural
- Electoral area
- Letterkenny
- Council
- Donegal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 8 sites nearby could change: 8 empty zoned plots.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 70%); 10% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 71% 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.
- Homes started within 1 km: 20 in the last year, 3 three years before.
- 5 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
- Letterkenny Educate Together NS, 515 m away: 4 classrooms approved (2023).
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.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- 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 24
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 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 Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 26 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 25 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 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 26 Oct 2026, 08:51 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.