Shore Road, Letterkenny Municipal District
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. 43 homes approved 326 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.
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 47 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 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. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20222250513 · demolition · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
- 20212150826 · demolition · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Ramelton (362 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 74 | The Tanyard; McCloughan Gunn and Co. Solicitors |
| Monuments | 10 | Historic town; Castle - unclassified |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | 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 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only | — | 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
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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: 94% approved, and 1 in 3 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 · 18 nearby, 3,872 council-wide
Rathmelton, file by file since 2021
3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
9 files with "Rathmelton" 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 47 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated13 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.
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?
- 1RADHARC AN CHUAIN 2660670
- 2ST. MARY'S TERRACE, RAMELTON 2562125
- 3THE MALL, RAMELTON 2660093
- 4RATHMELTON, LETTERKENNY PO 2661308
- 559 COYLIN COURT, BALLYBOE 2661135
- 654 COYLIN COURT, BALLYBOE 2562067
- 755 COYLIN COURT, RAMELTON 2661779
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 0 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.
Measured28 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
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
43 homes 326 m away were approved Jul 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2029.
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 1 within 500 m
Approved, not started 1
- RADHARC AN CHUAIN · 43 homes approved Jul 2026, not started · 326 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2022. 100% 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 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 755 COYLIN COURT , RAMELTON , LETTERKENNY PO No decision yet(1) RETENTION OF THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE DOMESTIC GARAGE FORMING PART OF THE DWELLING TO BEDROOM…
- 4RATHMELTON , LETTERKENNY PO , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING
- 559 COYLIN COURT , BALLYBOE , RAMELTON LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditionsDEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES…
- 1RADHARC AN CHUAIN , BALLYBOE , RAMELTON LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditionsREVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF. NO. 22/52027 TO INCLUDE (1) REVISIONS TO OVERALL SITE LAYOUT…
- 3THE MALL , RAMELTON , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditionsTHE FOLLOWING WORKS AT A PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE RAMELTON ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION AREA: (1)…
- 2ST. MARY'S TERRACE , RAMELTON , LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditionsERECTION OF A POLYTUNNEL AND GARDEN SHED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR RAMELTON, ON THE SITE…
- 654 COYLIN COURT , BALLYBOE , RAMELTON LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditionsDEMOLITION OF EXISTING MICA DAMAGED DETACHED DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH…
- ST. MARY'S TERRACE , RAMELTON , LETTERKENNY PO Withdrawn or not validERECTION OF A POLYTUNNEL AND GARDEN SHED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR RAMELTON ON THE SITE…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- 22 Chestnut Grove, Rathmelton, Donegal, F92 P6Y3 · 23 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2351779 · 401 m
- 54 Coylin Court, Rathmelton, Donegal · 24 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2562067 · 479 m
- 35 Coylin Court, Rathmelton, Donegal, F92 N840 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2562095 · 498 m
- 48 Coylin Court, Ramelton, Donegal · 21 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60624 · 409 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Homes coming 43 not started
- 1RADHARC AN CHUAIN · 43 homes · not started · runs out 30 Jan 2029 · 326 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ramelton Community Playgroup Ltd · Crèche | 27 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 101 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
38% of homes built before 1971 (council 21%). 61% owner-occupied (council 70%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057128006
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Ayr Hill NS Ramelton · primary · 32 pupils · 144 m
- Scoil Mhuire · primary · 206 pupils · 469 m
Stops 6
- Ramelton · 973, 974 · 1/hour at peak · 321 m
- Ramelton · 973, 974 · 1/hour at peak · 323 m
- Lennon Grove · 974 · 0/hour at peak · 466 m
- Lennon Grove · 974 · 0/hour at peak · 483 m
- Coylin Court · 974 · 0/hour at peak · 539 m
- Coylin Court · 974 · 0/hour at peak · 636 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Ayr Hill NS Ramelton · 144 m0% pupils (32)
- Scoil Mhuire · 469 m+3% pupils (206)
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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
- Demolition (2250513) approved 2022, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- 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
- Rathmelton
- Electoral division
- Rathmelton
- Electoral area
- Milford
- Council
- Donegal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 2250513, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2029.
- Monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
- 43 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 43 at RADHARC AN CHUAIN.
- Ramelton (bus 973, 974) 321 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak; 3 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 61% owner-occupied (council 70%); 22% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 61% drive to work (council 63%); population up 4% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 7 is asked for more information.
- 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 93%).
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.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- 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 29
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services2.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | No licence stated · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |