Donegal County Council grants permission for 260-home scheme at LETTERKENNY PO, Co. Donegal

In context

It is one of 95 housing scheme applications Donegal County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 19 December 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.

A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF (A) 260 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS, CONSISTING OF 100 NO DWELLINGS AND 160 NO APARTMENTS (B) A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE CONTAINING A SHOP UNIT AND A CRECHE (C) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO NEW ROADS FROM COUNTY ROAD L-1174-1 (GRANGE ROAD) AND AN INTERNAL DISTRIBUTOR ROAD AND SERVICE ROADS (D) AMENITY OPEN SPACES AND PLAY AREAS (E) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES, SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION TANKS, FOOTPATHS, CAR PARKING AND CYCLE PATHS, THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY (I) AN ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (ECIAR) (II) A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS (TIA) (III) AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (AIAR) (IV) AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT (AA) SCREENING REPORT (V) AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) SCREENING REPORT (VI) A BASELINE BADGER SURVEY AND CONSERVATION PLAN (VII) A BUILDING LIFE CYCLE REPORT (VIII) A CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL & TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (CETMP) (IX) AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STATEMENT (X) A STORM & FOUL DRAINAGE REPORT (XI) A LANDSCAPE REPORT. A WEBSITE HAS BEEN SETUP BY THE APPLICANT WITH DOCUMENTS https://www.glencarlrd.ie/