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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 16:44

1 R248, Letterkenny Municipal District

55.19610, -7.83587

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%).

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Not held yet for Donegal County Council: zoning and council consultations.

4planning files on this houselatest 202595%of home extensions approved nearbyn=37 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 44–520open 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
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 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 8 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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 2001–2010. 4 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of CrocknamurleogBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2026: 2562145 · alterations, approved2024: 2351749 · apartments, approved2023: 2251817 · apartments, approved2021: 2151086 · mobile home containing, approved2021: 5 files on Crocknamurleog2022: 4 files on Crocknamurleog2023: 2 files on Crocknamurleog2024: 1 file on Crocknamurleog2025: 3 files on Crocknamurleog15 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2026
    2562145 · alterations · approved 2026 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2024
    2351749 · apartments · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  3. 2023
    2251817 · apartments · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  4. 2021
    2151086 · mobile home containing · approved 2021 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned 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, heritage inventory, 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
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), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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: 78% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site49 decided · more info asked 39%
78% · 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 · 49 nearby, 3,872 council-wide

Figure 3

Crocknamurleog, file by file since 2021

6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

15 planning files on Crocknamurleog since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 2152413No number · 2022 · single-storey rear · approved · 2250423No number · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2250600No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 2251185No. 4 · 2023 · other extension · approved · 2351062No. 1 · 2024 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2450087Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2151086No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2151754No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 2251817No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2351749No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2550138No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2562145New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 2150816No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 2152181No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2561599
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

15 files with "Crocknamurleog" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other22—

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 228 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 44–52 (n=35)51 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 228 days after permission (n=14)228 days after permissionSigned off36% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated37 decided home extensions, 14 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    3 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed4 decided
    3 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 323960 Open · Crocknamurleog, Na D?naibh, County Donegal · 148 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 1 R248, Letterkenny Municipal District with 6 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseAppealBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1Crocknamurleog, Na D?naibh 323960Appeal: open · 148 m
    2. 214 Beach Park, Downings 25/60562Building started · 161 m
    3. 315 BEACH PARK, LARGANREAGH 2562243Approved with conditions · 184 m
    4. 43 BEACH PARK, LARGANREAGH 2660321Approved with conditions · 215 m
    5. 5MAGHERABEG, DOWNINGS 2661364Approved with conditions · 426 m
    6. 6CROCKNAMURLEOG, DOWNINGS 2562145Approved with conditions · 0 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 38 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    38 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 38 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 38 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 23 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT38: lodged → approved38: approved → approved23: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → ran out38 lodged38 lodged38 approved38 approved38 approved38 approved23 no start notice found23 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off2 ran out2 ran out

    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.

    Measured38 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    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

      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 3 and 9 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 10, 2022: 7, 2023: 3, 2024: 7, 2025: 9, 2026: 205102021: 10 approved10’21*2022: 7 approved7’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 9 approved9’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
      3 no sign-off needed
      • 214 Beach Park, Downings, Donegal, F92 W304 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60562 · 161 m
      • 3 Beach Park, Downings, Donegal, F92 F8FP · 23 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660321 · 222 m
      • 15 Beach Park, Downings, Donegal, F92 PY89 · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2562243 · 193 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Naíonra na nDunaibh · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 142 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
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here14
      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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      80% owner-occupied (council 70%).

      Homes built before 1971
      24% · council 21%
      Homes built since 2001
      36% · council 36%
      Owner-occupied
      80% · council 70%
      Rented
      11% · council 23%
      Children under 15
      15% · council 20%
      Aged 65 and over
      22% · council 18%
      Households with 2+ cars
      54% · council 42%
      Work mainly from home
      11% · council 11%
      This small area (248 people)Donegal

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057131005/01/057131004

      Bus
      145 m
      Na Dúnaibh · 993 · busiest stop within 500 m: 0 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      842 m
      S N Naomh Brid, 66 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • S N Naomh Brid · primary · 66 pupils · 842 m

      Stops 7

      • Na Dúnaibh · 993 · 0/hour at peak · 145 m
      • Na Dúnaibh · 974 · 0/hour at peak · 152 m
      • Na Dúnaibh · 974 · 165 m
      • Radharc Na Mara · 993 · 313 m

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

      • S N Naomh Brid · 842 m-7% pupils (66)
      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
      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 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      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. Alterations (2562145): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
        Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Apartments (2351749) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      3. Apartments (2251817) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      4. 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
      Crocknamurleog
      Electoral division
      Rosguill
      Electoral area
      Milford
      Council
      Donegal County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 4 applications on this site; latest 2562145, approved 2026, work already done.
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Na Dúnaibh (bus 993) 145 m away: 4 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Here (2022 census): 80% owner-occupied (council 70%); 66% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 63% drive to work (council 63%); population down 1% since 2016.
      • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
      • Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 5 is asked for more information.
      • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      What the terms mean 7 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • 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
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      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 4.01 Nov 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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)Public1 Nov 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 licence1 Nov 2026
      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 1 Nov 2026, 16:44 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.