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MAIN STREET , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL

Mar 25 2026

Application Received

Submitted: 25 / 03 / 2026
Donegal County Council
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Application Status:
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Council Decision:
N/A (Unknown)

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Development Description:

CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR (MEASURING CIRCA 184M2) OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FROM RETAIL (FORMERLY A BUTCHER SHOP) TO A RESTAURANT WITH ASSOCIATED MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXTERIOR INCLUDING MINOR CHANGES TO THE FENESTRATION AT THE FRONT AND REAR ENTRANCES, INSTALLATION OF AN EXTRACT DUCT FROM THE COOKING AREA TO TERMINATE ABOVE EXISTING ROOF VERGE TO REAR, AND ERECTION OF ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE

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2km	07/08/2026	N/A	MUCKROS , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS TO A DWELLING AND GARAGE GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25 /61747	Details...
470m	05/08/2026	N/A	GLEBE & RAFORKER , DONEGAL TOWN , CO DONEGAL	A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 228 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF (A) 71 NO. HOUSES, HOUSING MIX OF 65 X 3 BEDROOM HOUSES & 6 X 4 BEDROOM HOUSES AND (B) 157 NO. APARTMENTS, APARTMENT MIX OF 122 X 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS & 35 X 1-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL RETAIL AND SERVICE USES: 476M² (5,123SQ/FT) WITH 4 NO. INDIVIDUAL UNITS, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A PRE-SCHOOL (CRECHE) WITH OUTDOOR CLASSROOM/PLAY AREA: 160M² (1722SQ/FT), (4) AN ACCESS LINK ROAD CONNECTING INTO THE EXISTING PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L-20854-0) VIA THE EXISTING HOUSING ESTATE AT ABBEY VIEW TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE AND EXTENDING EASTWARDS TO CONNECT TO THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK AT EXISTING HOUSING ESTATE AT WINWARD DRIVE TO THE EAST OF THE SITE, WITH CREATION OF NEW ROAD FOR FUTURE SEPARATE CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH-WEST OF THE SITE, (5) ALL ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE LANES & INTERNAL PEDESTRIAN LINKAGE PATHS, (6) VEHICULAR & FOOTPATH LINK TO THE LANDS TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, (7) PARALLEL PARKING SPACES ALONG THE NEW LINK ROAD AND ASSOCIATED PARKING THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (8) AMENITY & GREEN SPACES THROUGHOUT THE SITE CONSISTING OF HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, (9) BIODIVERSITY ZONES THROUGHOUT THE SITE WITH NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS & POLLINATOR PLANTING, (10) A DEDICATED NATURAL WOODLAND PARK & GREEN AMENITY SPACE TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE, (11) RETENTION AND PROTECTION OF THE EXISTING DECIDUOUS WOODLANDS TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE SITE, (12) A FOUL SEWER CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER NETWORK, (13) STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND CONNECTION TO ADJOINING PUBLIC STORM WATER NETWORK, (14) SUDS STORM RETENTION DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED, (15) PROVISION FOR A NEW WATER CONNECTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ADJOINING PUBLIC WATER MAIN, (16) PUBLIC LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT SITE, (17) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGE POINTS WITH ASSOCIATED SITE INFRASTRUCTURE DUCTING TO PROVIDE CHARGE POINTS FOR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (18) PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES AT SURFACE LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND BIN STORAGE FACILITIES AS REQUIRED THROUGHOUT, (19) CONTROLLED & UNCONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS THROUGHOUT THE SITE. (20) SITE EXCAVATION WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE EXXCAVATION AND GENERAL SITE PREPARATION WORKS AND ANY RETAINING STRUCTURES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (21) ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO FACILI	Details...
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