WINDYHALL, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
Proposed development
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF THE PROVISION OF A TOTAL OF 346 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS ALONG WITH THE PROVISION OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE THAT WILL INCORPORATE A CRECHE. PARTICULARS OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISE AS FOLLOWS (1) SITE EXCAVATION WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE EXCAVATION AND GENERAL SITE PREPARATION WORKS, (2) PROVISION OF A TOTAL OF 346 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS WHICH WILL CONSIST OF: 10 NO. 1 BED DUPLEX APARTMENT UNITS; 123 NO. 2 BED DUPLEX APARTMENT UNITS; 42 NO. 3 BED DUPLEX APARTMENT UNITS; 98 NO. 2 BED DWELLINGS; 53 NO. 3 BED DWELLINGS AND 20 NO. 4 BED DWELLINGS. BUILDING TYPOLOGIES RANGE IN HEIGHT FROM SINGLE TO THREE STOREY AND COMPRISE A MIXTURE OF DETACHED, SEMI-DETACHED AND TERRACED DWELLINGS ALONG WITH PROVISION OF DUPLEX APARTMENT UNITS, (3) PROVISION OF A CRECHE THAT WILL SERVE AS A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, (4) PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING AT SURFACE LEVEL VIA A COMBINATION OF IN-CURTILAGE PARKING FOR DWELLINGS AND VIA ON-STREET PARKING FOR THE CRECHE AND APARTMENT UNITS, (5) PROVISION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGE POINTS WITH ASSOCIATED SITE INFRASTRUCTURE DUCTING TO PROVIDE CHARGE POINTS FOR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (6) PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES AT SURFACE LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND BIN STORAGE FACILITIES, (7) PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED OPEN SPACE AREAS, RESIDENTIAL COMMUNAL OPEN SPACE AREAS TO INCLUDE FORMAL PLAY AREAS ALONG WITH ALL HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPE WORKS FOR PRIVATE GARDENS AND AMENITY SPACES ALONG WITH PUBLIC LIGHTING, PLANTING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS TO INCLUDE BOUNDARY WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, RAILINGS AND FENCING, (8) PROVISION OF A NEW LINK ROAD WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS TO INCLUDE FOR PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED CYCLE AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG WITH ANCILLARY WORKS TO INCLUDE FOR CULVERTING OF EXISTING WATERCOURSES, LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING WORKS. THE PROPOSED LINK ROAD WILL FACILITATE PART OF THE NORTHERN NETWORK PROJECT, (9) PROVISION OF NEW ENTRANCES ONTO THE NEW LINK ROAD WITH ASSOCIATED PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS, (10) PROVISION OF INTERNAL CULVERTS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS ALONG WITH REALIGNMENT AND DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING DRAINAGE CHANNELS WITHIN THE SITE. CULVERT WORKS TO INCLUDE FOR PROVISION OF HEADWALLS, (11) PROVISION OF ESB SUBSTATIONS, (12) ASSOCIATED INTERNAL SITE WORKS AND ATTENUATION SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE FOR HYDROCARBON AND SILT INTERCEPTORS, (13) PROVISION OF ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION WORKS
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Decision due
- Not available
- Residential units
- 171
- Floor area
- 3138.1300000000056 m²
Timeline
Application received
30 Jun 2026
Last day for public submissions (est.)
Mon 3 Aug 2026
Council asked for further information
24 Aug 2026
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
11 Sept 2026
Decision due
Not available
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Planning history within 750 m
(1) RETENTION OF EXTENSION TO DWELLING AND (2) DEMOLITION OF MICA DEFECTED DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND BREAKING OUT OF FLOORS AND SIDES OF EXISTING RESERVOIR, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT 2,000 CUBLIC METRES CAPACITY TREATED WATER STORAGE RESERVOIR, (3) CREATION OF A TEMPORARY ACCESS FROM AN EXISTING FIELD GATE OFF THE N56 NATIONAL SECONDARY ROUTE, (4) SITE CLEARANCE AND RE-GRADING WORKS, (5) A NEW ACCESS ROAD, ATTENUATION POND, FENCING AND LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
A NEW VETERINARY TEACHING FACILITY CONSISTING OF (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VETERINARY TEACHING FACILITY, RANGING IN HEIGHT FROM ONE TO TWO STOREYS WITH PITCHED ROOF, COMPRISING: (A) A SMALL AND LARGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL BUILDING, EQUINE BUILDING, EQUINE ISOLATION BUILDING, FARM ANIMAL BUILDING, PATHOLOGY BUILDING, AND AN EQUINE MRI UNIT, (B) ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AND ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL AND PLANT ROOMS AND (C) OUTDOOR FACILITIES INCLUDING A LARGE ANIMAL YARD, LUNGE PEN, TURN-OUT AREA, FENCED PADDOCKS, PATHOLOGY YARD, WASTE COMPOUND, EQUINE LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES, AND EQUINE ARENA, (2) PROVISION OF LANDSCAPING AND PUBLIC REALM WORKS, INCLUDING SUDS, WILDFLOWER MEADOWS, NATIVE WOODLAND PLANTING, EXTENSION OF THE WOODLAND PATH WITHIN THE APPROVED ATU REGIONAL SPORTS CAMPUS, INTERNAL PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE PATHS, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT BUND, AND GRASSED LANDSCAPING. THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING PROVIDES A RESERVATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE N56 AND, IN LINE WITH THE KNOCKNAMONA MASTERPLAN, FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON THE SUBJECT SITE, (3) PROVISION OF A NEW VEHICULAR AND ACTIVE TRAVEL ACCESS AND INTERNAL ROAD NETWORK TO CONNECT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO THE APPROVED ATU REGIONAL SPORTS CAMPUS (PLANNING REF. NO. 23/50913; ACP-319620 REFERS), INCLUDING: (A) A CROSSING OF THE EXISTING KNOCKNAMONA STREAM AND INSTALLATION OF A BOX CULVERT WITH SPAWNING GRAVEL AND (B) MINOR AMENDMENTS TO AND WORKS WITHIN THE SPORTS CAMPUS TO FACILITATE CONNECTION TO ITS APPROVED ROAD LAYOUT, (4) PROVISION OF A NEW ACTIVE TRAVEL ENTRANCE FROM THE N56, INCLUDING STEPPED AND ACCESSIBLE RAMPED ACCESSES, TOGETHER WITH ENHANCED PUBLIC REALM AND LANDSCAPING FRONTING ONTO THE N56, (5) PROVISION OF 69 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF, STUDENTS AND VISITORS (INCLUDING 4 NO. ACCESSIBLE SPACES AND 7 NO. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SPACES), TOGETHER WITH 2 NO. TRUCK LAY-BYS, 15 NO. SHELTERED CYCLE PARKING SPACES AND 3 NO. VEHICLE-AND-TRAILER PARKING SPACES AND (6) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING EARTHWORKS AND SITE GRADING, SITE WALLS AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, DRAINAGE AND ATTENUATION INFRASTRUCTURE, WASTEWATER AND WATER CONNECTIONS, SURFACE WATER CONNECTIONS INCLUDING AN OUTFALL TO THE KNOCKNAMONA STREAM, PUBLIC LIGHTING, FIREFIGHTING WATER TANK, OVERGROUND EFFLUENT TANK, UTILITIES AND SIGNAGE. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING SHOP AND (2) CONVERSION OF ATTIC SPACE OVER SHOP INTO AN APARTMENT WITH ENCLOSED STAIRS TO REAR OF SHOP AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
(1) DETACHED STUDIO SPACE INCORPORATING HOME GYM AND ANCILLARY STORAGE, (2) DETACHED SAUNA AND, (3) ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS