ARDLENAGH & LURGANBOY , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL

Aug 31 2026

Application Received

Oct 25 2026

Decision Due

Submitted: 31 / 08 / 2026
Donegal County Council
Application Type:
RETENTION
Application Status:
NEW APPLICATION
Council Decision:
N/A (Unknown)

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Development Description:

(1) LEAN TO EXTENSION TO THE EAST ELEVATION OF THE MAIN BUILDING, (2) RELOCATED POWER WASHER STORAGE SHED FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 23/50116 AND (3) EXCAVATED AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN BUILDING, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

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2.8km	16/09/2026	N/A	DRUMLASK , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	RENOVATION, ADAPTION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS (OUTLINE PLANNING REF. NO. 24/61303 REFERS)	Details...
2km	03/09/2026	N/A	THE DIAMOND & QUAY STREET , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	(1) RETENTION OF (A) ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS TO FRONT FAÇADE FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED, (B) 2 NO. BARS TO THE EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA OF THE ORIGINAL MCCAFFERTY’S BAR AND BEER GARDEN AREA AND (C) AWNING STRUCTURE TO BEER GARDEN, (2) EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING MCCAFFERTY’S BAR PREMISES TO INCLUDE THE MERGING OF TWO ADJOINING BUILDINGS TO THE SOUTH OF CURRENT PREMISES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LICENSED AREAS, PUBLIC LOUNGE, GAMES LOUNGE, TOILET FACILITIES, STORE ROOMS, STAFF AREAS AND ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR AREA, (3) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING KNOWN AS “SEAN GRAHAM BOOKIES” INTO A LICENSED PREMISES, (4) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INTO A LICENSED PREMISES, (5) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHEDS TO REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE AND PART OF THE BOOKIES BUILDING, (6) PROVISION OF ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS ALONG STREET ELEVATIONS AND TO THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS ALONG THE STREET FRONT WITH NEW SHOP FRONTS TO THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS, (7) RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA AND INTERNAL AREAS BY DECOMMISSIONING EXISTING REAR BAR TO PROVIDE A NEW STORE AREA, A FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE AND A NEW INTERNAL BAR LAYOUT, (8) PROVISION OF NEW 2M WIDE FOOTPATH TO REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND (10) ADDITIONAL SITE SIGNAGE TO THE TWO NEW SHOP FRONTS TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS	Details...
2.2km	30/08/2026	N/A	DRUMBAR , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	MACHINERY SHED AND 2 NO. STORAGE UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS	Details...
1.8km	26/08/2026	N/A	NO. 4 GLEBE , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO ALL FACADES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS	Details...
2.2km	07/08/2026	N/A	DRUMBAR TD , DONEGAL TOWN , CO.DONEGAL	MACHINERY SHED AND 2 NO STORAGE UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS	Details...
510m	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...
1.7km	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 NO. 3 BEDROOM HOUSES & 6 NO. 4 BEDROOM HOUSES AND (B) 157 NO. APARTMENTS, APARTMENT MIX OF 122 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS & 35 NO. 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 EXCAVATION AND GENERAL SITE PREPARATION WORKS AND ANY RETAINING STRUCTURES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (21) ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO	Details...
350m	01/08/2026	CONDITIONAL	LURGANBOY , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED ATTACHED TO DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, (3) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES INCLUDING PROVISION OF NEW WINDOWS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS	Details...
1.7km	24/07/2026	N/A	DRUMBAR , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLINGHOUSE, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE & PROPRIETARY TREATMENT PLANT INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS	Details...
480m	22/07/2026	N/A	MUCKROS , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	WORKS TO PROPERTY, A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RPS NO: 40909947 KNOWN AS ST. ERNAN’S HOUSE GATE LODGE CONSISTING OF (1) DEMOLITION OF THE NON-ORIGINAL EXISTING GARAGE, STORE AND KITCHEN TO THE REAR (SOUTH) OF THE EXISTING COTTAGE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE COTTAGE TO INCLUDE FOR A SINGLE-STOREY OPEN PLAN KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING AREA TO THE REAR (SOUTH) AND A SINGLE-STOREY BEDROOM BLOCK TO THE SIDE (WEST) AND INCLUSION OF A NEW DOORWAY AND TWO WINDOWS TO THE NORTH-WESTERN CORNER OF THE EXISTING HOUSE, (3) CREATION OF A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE 20M TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CURRENT ENTRANCE, WITH THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO BE CLOSED AND HEDGEROW PLANTED, (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, (5) INSTALLATION OF A NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND (6) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION	Details...
560m	21/07/2026	CONDITIONAL	8 ARD AOIBHEANN , TAWNALARY , DONEGAL TOWN	CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS	Details...
910m	01/07/2026	CONDITIONAL	RAROOEY , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	CHANGE OF USE FROM A DWELLING HOUSE TO SHORT TERM HOLIDAY LET	Details...
2.5km	16/06/2026	CONDITIONAL	DONEGAL VETERINARY CLINIC , DOONAN , DONEGAL TOWN	(1) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONNECTION OF FOUL SEWER TO PUBLIC MAINS SEWER, (2) ERECTION OF ANCILLARY BUILDING TO VETERINARY SURGERY AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING	Details...
2.2km	20/05/2026	CONDITIONAL	REVLIN , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	(1) RETENTION OF DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND (2) CHANGE OF USE OF A SECTION OF THE DOMESTIC GARAGE FOR WHICH RETENTION IS SOUGHT TO ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO THE ADJOINING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORK	Details...
2.9km	20/05/2026	CONDITIONAL	RANEANY EAST , LAGHEY , DONEGAL PO	(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCK DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING TOGETHER WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND (2) RELOCATION OF EXISTING DOMESTIC ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS	Details...
570m	13/05/2026	N/A	LURGANBOY , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	WORKS TO PROPERTY, A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RPS NO: 40909946 KNOWN AS MAGHERABEG HOUSE CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM AN EXISTING PRIVATE DWELLING TO SHORT-TERM GUEST ACCOMMODATION, (2) DEMOLITION OF NON-ORIGINAL EXTENSIONS TO THE REAR (NORTH-WEST) SIDE OF THE HOUSE, (3) ADDITION OF A NEW ORANGERY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH OF THE HOUSE, (4) INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO THE MAIN BUILDING, (5) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO NORTH-WEST OF THE HOUSE TO INCLUDE UTILITY AND SERVICE SPACES, (6) ADDITION OF NEW BAY WINDOW TO THE NORTH OF THE HOUSE, (7) PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING IN REAR COURTYARD TO ENTERTAINMENT SPACE INCLUDING ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND THE ADDITION OF A NEW STORE TO THE SOUTHWEST, (8) CREATION OF NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE FROM R-267, (9) CREATION OF NEW SELF-CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION WITHIN AN EXISTING DETACHED OUTBUILDING ANCILLARY TO MAGHERABEG HOUSE, (10) REDUCTION IN LEVELS TO EXTEND GARDENS TO THE SOUTH-WEST, (11) WORKS TO THE GROUNDS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF THE PROTECTED STRUCTURE INCLUDING DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION	Details...
2km	06/05/2026	N/A	THE DIAMOND & QUAY STREET , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	(1) RETENTION OF (A) 2 NO. BARS TO THE EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA OF THE ORIGINAL MCCAFFERTY’S BAR AND BEER GARDEN AREA AND (B) AWNING STRUCTURE TO BEER GARDEN, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING MCCAFFERTY’S BAR PREMISES TO INCLUDE THE MERGING OF TWO ADJOINING BUILDINGS TO THE SOUTH OF CURRENT PREMISES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LICENSED AREAS, PUBLIC LOUNGE, GAMES LOUNGE, TOILET FACILITIES, STORE ROOMS, STAFF AREAS AND ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR AREA, (3) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING KNOWN AS ‘SEAN GRAHAM BOOKIES’ INTO A LICENSED PREMISES, (4) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INTO A LICENSED PREMISES, (5) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHEDS TO REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE AND PART OF THE BOOKIES BUILDING, (6) PROVISION OF ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS ALONG STREET ELEVATIONS AND TO THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS ALONG THE STREET FRONT WITH NEW SHOP FRONTS TO THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS, (7) RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA AND INTERNAL AREAS BY DECOMMISSIONING EXISTING REAR BAR TO PROVIDE A NEW STORE AREA, A FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE AND A NEW INTERNAL BAR LAYOUT AND (8) INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL SITE SIGNAGE TO THE TWO NEW SHOP FRONTS TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS	Details...
2.6km	01/05/2026	UNCONDITIONAL	FARMLEIGH WOODS , DRUMRAT , DONEGAL TOWN	(1) ALTERATIONS TO THE LAYOUT AND HOUSE TYPES PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 20/51766, IN THE AREA DEFINED BY HOUSE NUMBERS 30-46 TO PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS FROM 17 TO 12 TO INCLUDE (A) 10 NO. SEMI-DETACHED TWO-STOREY 4-BEDROOM HOUSE TYPES WITH ATTIC UTILISATION AND (B) 2 NO. DUPLEX TYPE 2-BEDROOM HOUSING UNITS IN A SINGLE TWO-STOREY BLOCK, AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED ROADS, FOOTPATHS, LIGHTING, SERVICES, AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS	Details...
1.9km	01/05/2026	CONDITIONAL	QUAY STREET , DONEGAL TOWN , CO. DONEGAL	(1) RETENTION OF SHOPFRONT TO ‘KENNEDYS BY THE SEA’ INCLUDING RELOCATED ENTRANCE DOOR, GLAZING AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE AND (2) CHANGING WINDOWS ON FIRST FLOOR AND ERECTION OF A NEW WALL SIGN ON FRONT ELEVATION	Details...

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