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Planning report · Donegal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 13 Oct 2026, 23:44

L5881

55.27974, -7.18174

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 applications 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.
2open for comments nearbyclose 20 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
  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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built

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.

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 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings23New Bridge; outbuilding
Monuments51Ringfort - cashel; Megalithic structure
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.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
rzltCC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
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: 86% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 29%
86% · 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 · 14 nearby, 5,750 council-wide

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 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501814 Pending · Culdaff Telephone Exchange, Culdaff, Lifford Po, Co. Donegal · 1.3 km
    • 500951 Granted · Laraghirril, Culdaff, Lifford Po, Co. Donegal · 1.6 km
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    courtsall-rights-reserved13 Oct 2026, 01:30open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L5881 with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApprovedRefused
    1. 1MUFF, CULDAFF 2661705No decision yet · 1.4 km
    2. 2TEMPLEMOYLE, CULDAFF 2661703No decision yet · 1.9 km
    3. 337 DUNALAINN, DUNROSS 2562236Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    4. 4CULDAFF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, CULDAFF 2660958Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    5. 51 DUNALAINN, DUNROSS 2661048Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    6. 6DUNROSS, CULDAFF 2660230Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    7. 7LARAGHIRRIL, CULDAFF 2562315Refused · 1.6 km
    Figure 3

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-20 2661703: application received — ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS; 2026-10-20 2661705: application received — (1) ERECTION OF 3 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND PERCOLATION AREAS AND (2) PROPtoday18 Oct23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov2661703: application received — ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-202661705: application received — (1) ERECTION OF 3 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND PERCOLATION AREAS AND (2) PROP · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-20
    Comments close
    • Comments close 20 Oct 20267 days left
      22661703 · application received — ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 20 Oct 20267 days left
      12661705 · application received — (1) ERECTION OF 3 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND…
      €20 to the council · 1.4 km away

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

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 2TEMPLEMOYLE , CULDAFF , LIFFORD PO comments close 20 Oct 2026
      ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT…
      266170315 Sept 20261.9 km
    • 1MUFF , CULDAFF , LIFFORD PO comments close 20 Oct 2026
      (1) ERECTION OF 3 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND PERCOLATION AREAS…
      266170515 Sept 20263 homes1.4 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 7 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 13 Oct 2026, 01:45
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off
    • Tirscullen, Muff, Culdaff, Donegal · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.7 km
    • Muff, Culdaff, Donegal · 24 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 246119 · 1.4 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: bcms · fetched 13 Oct 2026, 00:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    0
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 00:21open
    npadCC-BY-4.013 Oct 2026, 01:45open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 4

    This street block against the council

    73% owner-occupied (council 70%).

    Homes built before 1971
    22% · council 21%
    Homes built since 2001
    31% · council 36%
    Owner-occupied
    73% · council 70%
    Rented
    8% · council 23%
    Children under 15
    26% · council 20%
    Aged 65 and over
    14% · council 18%
    Households with 2+ cars
    56% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    18% · council 11%
    This small area (321 people)Donegal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 057049006

    Nearest school
    1.1 km
    Naomh Bodain, 108 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Naomh Bodain · primary · 108 pupils · 1.1 km

    Stops 2

      Sources: gtfs, schools, 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      gtfsCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      consultpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
      moderngovpublic13 Oct 2026, 01:29open
      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. Application 1.4 km away open for comments until 20 Oct 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      2. 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
      Clonca
      Electoral division
      Culdaff
      Electoral area
      Carndonagh
      Council
      Donegal County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 20 Oct 2026.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 73% owner-occupied (council 70%); 26% of homes empty (council 26%); most built 2001–2010; 50% drive to work (council 63%); population up 10% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 50 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
      • 7 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 80% approved (council 93%).
      • 1 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
      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.
      • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
      • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
      • 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
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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-4.09 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.012 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public13 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved13 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-4.012 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
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      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.013 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 13 Oct 2026, 23:44 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.