Planning report · Donegal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Nov 2026, 07:50
L1641
55.19829, -7.49499
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 application nearby open for comments.
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
- 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 1991–2000, 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
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Monument zone1 within 100 m Souterrain, Gortleck
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 taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 4 | Star of the Sea Catholic Church; house |
| Monuments | 39 | Ringfort - cashel; Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb |
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), Sites and Monuments Record, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 9 Nov 2026, 00:15
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 8 Nov 2026, 23:20 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Nov 2026, 00:15 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | 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 10 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 04:54 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 05:03 | 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: 92% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 58%
92% · 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 · 12 nearby, 3,878 council-wide
Gortleck, file by file since 2021
New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
5 files with "Gortleck" 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 10 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 6 Nov 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 04:54 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
What's changing around you?
- 1MAGHERBANE, TONDUFF 2661846
- 2GORTLECK, BUNCRANA 2661600
- 32 LOUGHVIEW CRESCENT, GORTLECK 2562053
- 4BALLYANNAN, LINSFORT 2661348
- 5SHARAGORE, LINSFORT 2660519
- 6SHARAGORE, BUNCRANA 2660040
- 7BALLYANNAN, LINSFORT 2660875
- 8SHARAGORE, LINSFORT 2661150
- 9SHARAGORE AND TONDUFF, LINSFORT 2661106
- 10GLEBE, LINSFORT 2561967
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 2.0 km; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 10 Nov 2026closes today12661846 · application received — CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 22/50651, TOGETHER WITH…€20 to the council · 1.5 km away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 1 a year; busiest 2022. 100% 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
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1MAGHERBANE , TONDUFF , LINSFORT BUNCRANA comments close 10 Nov 2026CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 22/50651, TOGETHER WITH ALL…
Every application within 2.0 km 14 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 2GORTLECK , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO No decision yetCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL…
- 4BALLYANNAN , LINSFORT , BUNCRANA Approved with conditionsSUNROOM TO THE SIDE OF DWELLING HOUSE
- 8SHARAGORE , LINSFORT , LIFFORD PO No decision yet(1) RETENTION OF ACCESS ROAD AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO NEW ON-SITE…
- 9SHARAGORE AND TONDUFF , LINSFORT , LIFFORD PO Approved with conditions(1) EXTERNALLY ACCESSED BASEMENT LEVEL STORAGE AREA AND (2) MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF…
- 7BALLYANNAN , LINSFORT , LIFFORD PO Approved with conditions(1) RETENTION OF DWELLING AND GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (2) ERECTION OF A…
- SHARAGORE/TONDUFF , LINSFORT , LIFFORD PO Withdrawn or not valid(1) EXTERNALLY ACCESSED BASEMENT LEVEL STORAGE AREA AND (2) MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF…
- MAGHERBANE , TONDUFF , LINSFORT LIFFORD PO Withdrawn or not validCHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 22/50651 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT…
- 5SHARAGORE , LINSFORT , CO. DONEGAL Approved with conditionsRENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO NEW ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT…
- BALLYANNAN , LINSFORT , BUNCRANA Withdrawn or not valid(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND GARAGE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND (2) ERECTION OF…
- BALLYANNAN , LINSFORT , BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO Withdrawn or not validDEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND GARAGE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT…
- 6SHARAGORE , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO No decision yetERECTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT…
- 32 LOUGHVIEW CRESCENT , GORTLECK , BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN THE GARDEN
- 10GLEBE , LINSFORT , BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO Approved with conditionsCONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
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 10 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 6 Nov 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 04:54 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 1 Muineagh, Buncrana, Donegal · 14 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/62083 · 1.8 km
- Magheraban, Magherabane, Donegal, F93A2Y9 · 24 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2561108 · 1.6 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 10 Nov 2026, 04:54
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 04:54 | open |
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Donegal County Council.
Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here1
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 10 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 6 Nov 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 04:54 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 10 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
10% of homes built before 1971 (council 21%). 89% owner-occupied (council 70%).
Homes built before 1971
10% · council 21%
Homes built since 2001
31% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
89% · council 70%
Rented
6% · council 23%
Children under 15
22% · council 20%
Aged 65 and over
14% · council 18%
Households with 2+ cars
61% · council 42%
Work mainly from home
12% · council 11%
This small area (223 people)Donegal
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057051002
Nearest school
1.8 km
S N Naomh Eighneach, 75 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Naomh Eighneach · primary · 75 pupils · 1.8 km
Stops 0
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 10 Nov 2026, 02:40
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 8 Nov 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 10 Nov 2026, 01:21 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 10 Nov 2026, 02:40 | 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
- Application 1.5 km away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- 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
- Gortleck
- Electoral division
- Desertegny
- Electoral area
- Buncrana
- Council
- Donegal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 89% owner-occupied (council 70%); 22% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 1991–2000; 58% drive to work (council 63%); population up 5% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- 14 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 93%).
- 1 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
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.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- 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 25
| 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 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 10 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 9 Nov 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 | 9 Nov 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 8 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 10 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 10 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 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Nov 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 8 Nov 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 10 Nov 2026, 07:50 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.