Donegal County Council grants permission for 50-home scheme at LIOS AN CHNOIC, CARNAMUGGAGH UPPER, Co. Donegal

In context

It is one of 95 housing scheme applications Donegal County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 9 May 2025. 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. 19/51064 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: (1) DEMOLITION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS AND 4 NO. APARTMENTS PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/40222, (2) OMISSION OF 30 NO. DWELLINGS AND 20 NO. APARTMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF 50 NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING: (A) CAR PARKING AND (B) CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS WITH PROPOSED ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING HOUSING ESTATES GLEANN TAIN MANOR AND GORT NA GREINE