Donegal County Council grants permission for 56-home scheme at RAILWAY ROAD, DRUMROOSKE MIDDLE, 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 1 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.

(1) CONSTRUCTION OF 56 RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF (A) 26 NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO-STOREY SEMI DETACHED DWELLINGS, (B) 16 NO. 2 BEDROOM TWO-STOREY TERRACED DWELLINGS, (C) 2 BLOCKS OF DUPLEX UNITS WITH DUPLEX BLOCK 1 CONSISTING OF 4 NO. 2 BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR APARTMENTS AND 4 NO. 3 BEDROOM DUPLEX DWELLINGS ABOVE AND DUPLEX BLOCK 2 CONSISTING OF 3 2 BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR APARTMENTS ON GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND 3 NO. 3 BEDROOM DUPLEX DWELLINGS ABOVE; (2) CONSTRUCTION OF ALL ACCESS ROADS, PEDESTRIAN FOOTPATHS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A NEW ACCESS OFF THE ADJOINING ACCESS ROAD; (3) PROVISION OF ON-SITE PUBLIC LIGHTING TO SERVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; (4) CONSTRUCTION OF ALL PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AMENITIES INCLUDING CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS AND LANDSCAPING FEATURES; (5) PROVISION OF 'HOMEZONE' AREAS TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; (6) ALL BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, INCLUDING ERECTION OF BOUNDARY FENCES AND WALLS TO THE SITE BOUNDARIES; (7) PROVISION OF CAR AND BICYCLE PARKING FACILITIES TO THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT AND WASTE COLLECTION POINTS; (8) INSTALLATION OF A FOUL SEWER NETWORK WHICH SHALL CONNECT TO ADJOINING FOUL SEWER NETWORK AND INSTALLATION OF A SURFACE WATER NETWORK INCLUDING UNDERGROUND ATTENUATION AREAS, INTERCEPTORS AND CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING SURFACE WATER NETWORK; (9) CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC WATERMAINS AND (10) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS