Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 20 Oct 2026, 11:58
Dunfanaghy
55.17862, -7.97848
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2017. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%).
Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.
1planning file on this houselatest 201795%of home extensions approved nearbyn=42 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–520open 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 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 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. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2017.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20171750768 · driveway · withdrawnapproved?startedsigned off?
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.
Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 5 | The Gallery; The Dunfanaghy Workhouse and Famine Museum |
| Monuments | 2 | Megalithic tomb - unclassified; R177209 |
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | 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 |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | 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: 87% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site61 decided · more info asked 59%
87% · council 90%
Approved nearbyDonegal overall
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 61 nearby, 5,763 council-wide
Figart, file by file since 2017
2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
7 files with "Figart" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 137 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated42 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed1 decided
1 became permissions
Approvals appealed11 decided
4 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?
- 1DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY PO 2661634
- 21 Éadan Mor, Dunfanaghy CN0145881DL
- 3DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY 2660423
- 425 CNOC NA GAOITHE, RINCLEVAN 2562084
- 5DUNFANAGHY, LETTERKENNY 2660920
- 6MAIN STREET, DUNFANAGHY 2661204
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 47 permissions since 2016, 24 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.
Measured49 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
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 7 a year; busiest 2019. 96% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 6 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1DUNFANAGHY , LETTERKENNY PO , CO. DONEGAL No decision yet(1) ERECTION OF 16 NO. HOUSING UNITS, (2) INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER PRIMARY TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH…
- 6MAIN STREET , DUNFANAGHY , LETTERKENNY PO No decision yetCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
- MAIN STREET , DUNFANAGHY , LETTERKENNY PO Withdrawn or not validCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
- 5DUNFANAGHY , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditionsERECTION OF A PERMANENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH MACHINATION WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SUBSEQUENT CONNECTION…
- 3DUNFANAGHY , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditionsCHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN TO THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/52036
- 425 CNOC NA GAOITHE , RINCLEVAN , DUNFANAGHY LETTERKENNY PO Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY, PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION INCLUDING UPPER TERRACE AREA TO THE SIDE AND…
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | 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 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 21 Éadan Mor, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, F92 DV20 · 17 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 108 m
- Hornhead Road, Dunfanaghy, Donegal · 14 Apr 2026 · 56 homes · start notice not signed off · 2461665 · 306 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- DUNFANAGHY · 44 homes · building started · 255 m
- HORN HEAD ROAD · 23 homes · building started · 370 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dunfanaghy Community Playhouse Ltd · Crèche | 11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 375 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.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.
Homes approved
Here67
Council middle0
Homes started
Here107
Council middle2
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
89% owner-occupied (council 70%).
Homes built before 1971
29% · council 21%
Homes built since 2001
29% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
89% · council 70%
Rented
6% · council 23%
Children under 15
16% · council 20%
Aged 65 and over
18% · council 18%
Households with 2+ cars
53% · council 42%
Work mainly from home
11% · council 11%
This small area (201 people)Donegal
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057057002/02/057057004/057057001
Bus
672 m
Dunfanaghy · 932, 932A, 964
Nearest school
331 m
S N na Croise Naofa, 33 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N na Croise Naofa · primary · 33 pupils · 331 m
- Dunfanaghy NS · primary · 24 pupils · 458 m
Stops 2
- Dunfanaghy · 932, 932A, 964, 965 · 672 m
- Dunfanaghy · 932, 932A, 964, 965 · 1/hour at peak · 673 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N na Croise Naofa · 331 m+10% pupils (33)
- Dunfanaghy NS · 458 m-11.1% pupils (24)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 02:32 | 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
- 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
- Figart
- Electoral division
- Dunfanaghy
- Electoral area
- Glenties
- Council
- Donegal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 1750768, withdrawn.
- Not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Dunfanaghy, 673 m away (1 an hour).
- Here (2022 census): 89% owner-occupied (council 70%); 44% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 64% drive to work (council 63%); population up 10% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 62 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 60 in the last year, 1 three years before.
- 6 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
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 26
| 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 | 20 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 20 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 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 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 | 20 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 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 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 20 Oct 2026, 11:58 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.