2561487
REFUSEDDonegal - Donegal County Council
Proposed Development
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT GUESTHOUSE ON SITE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. APARTMENT BLOCKS, EACH CONTAINING 6 NO. 2 BED APARTMENTS AND 2 NO. 1 BED APARTMENTS, 16 NO. APARTMENTS IN TOTAL, (3) CARPARKING, BIN AND EXTERNAL STORAGE COMPOUNDS AND LANDSCAPED AMENITY AREAS INCLUDING BOUNDARY FENCING ON THE SITE AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDING FOUL, STORM AND WATER MAIN INCLUDING UPGRADE TO EXISTING PUBLIC ROAD L-10042-0 WITH NEW SURFACE FINISH
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Application received
28 Aug 2025
Decision: REFUSED
17 Oct 2025
Decision due
22 Oct 2025
Application Details
- Location
- COVEHILL , PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Site Area
- 0.18 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 28 August 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 17 October 2025
Location
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(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT GUESTHOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. APARTMENT BLOCKS, EACH CONTAINING 6 NO. 2 BED APARTMENTS AND 2 NO. 1 BED APARTMENTS, 16 NO. APARTMENTS IN TOTAL, (3) CARPARKING, BIN AND EXTERNAL STORAGE COMPOUNDS AND LANDSCAPED AMENITY AREAS INCLUDING BOUNDARY FENCING ON THE SITE AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDING FOUL, STORM AND WATER MAIN INCLUDING UPGRADE TO EXISTING PUBLIC ROAD L-10042-0 WITH NEW SURFACE FINISH
COVEHILL , PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING HOUSE AND SHEDS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING: BLOCK A - 4 STOREY STUDENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT CONTAINING 30 BEDROOMS, LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND A ROOF TERRACE AMENITY SPACE, BLOCK B - 3 STOREY APARTMENT BLOCK CONTAINING 6 NO. 2-BED APARTMENTS & BLOCK C -3 STOREY APARTMENT BLOCK CONTAINING 6 NO. 2-BED APARTMENTS AND 3 NO. 1-BED APARTMENTS, (TOTAL NO. OF APARTMENTS - 15), (3) NEW ACCESS ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH WEST BOUNDARY OF THE SITE WITH A PROPOSED ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM, (4) ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION TO INCLUDE CARPARKING, BICYCLE PARKING, SHARED BIN STORAGE COMPOUNDS AND LANDSCAPED AMENITY AREAS, (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING RETAINING WALLS, STORM ATTENUATION AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING STORM AND FOUL DRAINAGE NETWORK
RAMELTON ROAD , LETTERKENNY PO , CO. DONEGAL
(1) REMOVAL OF EXISTING SHED ON SITE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY ABOVE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL APARTMENT BLOCK CONTAINING 10 NO. APARTMENTS MADE OF 6 NO. 2 BED APARTMENTS AND 4 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS INCLUDING CIRCULATION AND ANCILLARY SERVICES AREAS, (3) EXISTING VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO SITE, CAR PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING, BIN STORAGE COMPOUNDS, AND LANDSCAPED AMENITY AREAS INCLUDING BOUNDARY FENCING AS PART OF A LARGER FUTURE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT ON SITE AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES
REAR OF PULSE NIGHTCLUB , RAMELTON ROAD , LETTERKENNY
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED ON SITE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY ABOVE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL APARTMENT BLOCK CONTAINING 10 NO. APARTMENTS MADE UP OF 6 NO. 2 BED APARTMENTS AND 4 NO. 1 BED APARTMENTS INCLUDING CIRCULATION AND ANCILLARY SERVICES AREAS, (3) DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO SITE, CARPARKING, BICYCLE PARKING, BIN STORAGE COMPOUNDS AND LANDSCAPED AMENITY AREAS INCLUDING BOUNDARY FENCING AS PART OF A LARGER FUTURE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE, AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AT REAR OF PULSE NIGHTCLUB
REAR OF PULSE NIGHTCLUBRAMELTON ROAD , RAMELTON ROAD , LETTERKENNY
(1) RETENTION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF APPROVED OFFICE UNIT & STORAGE AREA, PLANNING REF: 15/50431, TO 5 NO. INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL UNITS WITH ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL WINDOW & DOOR TO THE NORTH-WEST ELEVATION AND (2) 1.0 X 2.0M HIGH FREESTANDING SIGN ADJACENT TO THE MAIN EXTERNAL ENTRANCE
HIGHFIELD PLACE , STATION ROUNDABOUT , LETTERKENNY
EXISTING DIGITAL ADVERTISING SIGN AND ALL ASSOCIATED SUPPORT STRUCTURES
PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY , LETTERKENNY PO
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A NEW BUILDING TO PROVIDE 32 NO. STUDENT APARTMENTS AND (B) ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED ACCOMMODATION TO THE STUDENT APARTMENTS INCLUDING A DAY ROOM, SERVERY, LAUNDRY ROOM, I.T. ROOM AND PLANT ROOM, (2) PROVISION OF (A) A NEW FOUL SEWER CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, (B) A NEW STORM WATER CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, (C) A NEW WATER CONNECTION FROM THE EXISTING PUBLIC WATER MAIN, (D) A DISABLED ON-SITE PARKING SPACE AND (E) BICYCLE PARKING AND BIN STORAGE AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
RAMELTON ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING RETAIL SHOP TO PROPOSED RESTAURANT/TAKEAWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
STATION ROUNDABOUT , RAMELTON ROAD , LETTERKENNY
CHANGE OF USE AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL OF EXISTING BUILDING PREVIOUSLY USED AS A PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUB TO RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION WITH ELEVATION ALTERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL
COMPLETION OF CHANGE OF USE AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL OF EXISTING BUILDING PREVIOUSLY USED AS A PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUB TO HOSTEL WITH ELEVATION ALTERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
PORT ROAD , LETTERKENNY , CO DONEGAL
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