Donegal County Council grants permission for 94-home scheme at CREEVESMITH, 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 1 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.

REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF. NO. 06/80149 AND EXTENDED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO'S 12/80073, 17/51689 & 21/52009: (1) REVISIONS TO PART OF INTERNAL SITE LAYOUT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO INCLUDE UPGRADING/REALIGNMENT OF KNOCKANAR ROAD AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, (2) OMISSION OF 94 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTION OF 72 NO. DWELLINGS AND 16 NO. APARTMENTS (TOTAL NO. 88 RESIDENTIAL UNITS). RELOCATION OF CRÉCHE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS