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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 19:07

Letterkenny Municipal District

55.20007, -7.82113

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
6planning files on this houselatest 202398%of home extensions approved nearbyn=46 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–521open for comments nearbyclose 12 Oct

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
  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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

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 1991–2000. 6 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KinnalargyBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2023: 2351257 · extension, approved2023: 2350529 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2023: 2350063 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2022: 2250315 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2022: 2250206 · new house, withdrawn or invalid2020: 2051547 · demolition, approved2017: 1 file on Kinnalargy2020: 3 files on Kinnalargy2021: 1 file on Kinnalargy2022: 1 file on Kinnalargy2023: 3 files on Kinnalargy9 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. 2023
    2351257 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2023
    2350529 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2023
    2350063 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  4. 2022
    2250315 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  5. 2022
    2250206 · new house · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  6. 2020
    2051547 · demolition · approved 2020 · started, no sign-off needed
    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
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments1R177297
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: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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: bcms, npad · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
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: 82% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site51 decided · more info asked 39%
82% · 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 · 51 nearby, 5,750 council-wide

Figure 3

Kinnalargy, file by file since 2017

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 3.

9 planning files on Kinnalargy since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 2050951No number · 2020 · other extension · approved · 2050959No number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 2150760No number · 2023 · rear · approved · 2350194Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2020 · other work · refused · 2051464No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2351257New house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · approved · 1751065No number · 2022 · new house · refused · 2251775No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 2351979
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

9 files with "Kinnalargy" 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: npad, acp · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 46–52 (n=39)51 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off14% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated46 decided home extensions, 7 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 decided
    2 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Letterkenny Municipal District with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApprovedRefused
    1. 1KINNELARGY, DOWNINGS 2661661No decision yet · 40 m
    2. 23 FLETCHER'S FIELD, MAGHERABEG 2660802Approved with conditions · 427 m
    3. 3MAGHERABEG, DOWNINGS 2650049Refused · 451 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 15 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    20 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 17 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 15 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 10 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT17: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused15: approved → approved3: refused → refused2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal10: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → ran out20 lodged20 lodged17 approved17 approved3 refused3 refused15 approved15 approved5 refused5 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out2 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.

    Measured20 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 12 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-12 2661661: application received — (1) EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT ROOF AND ATTIC CONVERSION TO HABItoday14 Oct19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov2661661: application received — (1) EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT ROOF AND ATTIC CONVERSION TO HABI · 40 m away · 2026-10-12
    Comments close
    • Comments close 12 Oct 20263 days left
      12661661 · application received — (1) EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT ROOF AND…
      €20 to the council · 40 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2023. 85% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 1, 2020: 4, 2021: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2024: 2, 2025: 2, 2026: 205102017: 1 approved1’17*2020: 3 approved2020: 1 refused4’202021: 1 approved1’212022: 2 approved2022: 1 refused3’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 2 approved2’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved2026: 1 refused2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 1KINNELARGY , DOWNINGS , LETTERKENNY PO comments close 12 Oct 2026
      (1) EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT ROOF AND ATTIC…
      26616617 Sept 202640 m
    Every application within 500 m 3 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Donegal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here17
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    70% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    28% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    23% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    70% · council 70%
    Rented
    21% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    45% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    10% · council 11%
    This small area (353 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057131005/02/057131009

    Bus
    493 m
    Cionn na Leargaí · 993
    Nearest school
    592 m
    S N Naomh Brid, 66 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • S N Naomh Brid · primary · 66 pupils · 592 m

    Stops 2

    • Cionn na Leargaí · 993 · 493 m
    • Radharc Na Mara · 993 · 790 m

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

    • S N Naomh Brid · 592 m-7% pupils (66)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    consultpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    moderngovpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:22open
    lda_landsCC-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. Extension (2351257) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Demolition (2051547) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Application 40 m away open for comments until 12 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    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
    Kinnalargy
    Electoral division
    Rosguill
    Electoral area
    Milford
    Council
    Donegal County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 6 applications on this site; latest 2351257, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Oct 2026.
    • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 70%); 56% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 1991–2000; 60% drive to work (council 63%); population down 1% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
    • 3 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.
    • 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.
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    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-4.02 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
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    www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved9 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public9 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
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    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 9 Oct 2026, 19:07 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.