Donegal County Council grants permission for 188-home scheme at LETTERKENNY, Co. Donegal

In context

It is one of 95 housing scheme applications Donegal County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 22 February 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Donegal County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON A SITE OF 10.2HA (WITHIN AN OVERALL LANDHOLDING OF 15.7HA) CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING WORKS: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 2 OF A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 160 NO. HOUSES AND 7 NO. APARTMENT BLOCKS CONTAINING 28 NO. APARTMENTS (188 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN TOTAL) COMPRISING OF:- HOUSE TYPE A – 4 BED SEMI-DETACHED (64 NO. UNITS), HOUSE TYPE B – 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED (22 NO. UNITS), HOUSE TYPE B1 – 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED (20 NO. UNITS), HOUSE TYPE B1H – 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED (20 NO. UNITS), HOUSE TYPE C – 3 BED TERRACED BLOCK (6 NO. BLOCKS – 24 NO. UNITS), HOUSE TYPE D – 2 BED TERRACED BLOCK (2 NO. BLOCKS – 8 NO. UNITS), APARTMENT TYPE E – 2 BED APARTMENTS (7 NO. BLOCKS – 28 NO. UNITS), HOUSE TYPE F – 2 BED SEMI-DETACHED (2 NO. UNITS), (2) CONNECTIONS TO PIPED SERVICES PROPOSED AS PART OF THE ADJACENT PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT OF 90 RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO THE SOUTH (APPEAL PENDING ON AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF. PL05E.316160 – DECISION OF DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL REG. REF. 22/51204 TO GRANT PERMISSION). THE TWO PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE CONNECTED VIA TWO NO. PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ROUTES AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE FROM THE GRANGE (ALSO PROPOSED AS PART OF PHASE 1) AND AN INTERNAL DISTRIBUTOR ROAD THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR FUTURE ACCESS TO ADJACENT LANDS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE SITE TO FACILITATE INTEGRATION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL AS FACILITATING FUTURE CONNECTION TO THE PROPOSED UPGRADED NORTHERN STRATEGIC LINK/WINDYHALL ROAD, BUS STOPS, LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACES, PLAY AREAS AND PLANTED BOUNDARY BUFFERS, ATTENUATION TANK, RETAINING WALLS, ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION