Planning application 2661462
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING…
GLEBE & RAFORKER, DONEGAL TOWN, CO DONEGAL
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Why this application matters
Development scale
Large-scale residential development of 228 homes: 71 houses (65 three-bed and six four-bed) and 157 apartments (122 two-bed and 35 one-bed). The permission period sought is 10 years.
Mixed-use facilities
The scheme includes 476m² of local retail and service space in four units, plus a 160m² pre-school/crèche with an outdoor classroom and play area.
Access and infrastructure
A new link road would connect the L-20854-0 through Abbey View to Winward Drive, with a future south-west connection safeguarded. Works include footpaths, cycle lanes, pedestrian links and crossings, parking, EV charging ducting, public lighting, water, foul sewer and storm-water connections, and SuDS.
Landscape and connections
Proposals include site-wide amenity and biodiversity planting, a natural woodland park south of the site, and retention/protection of deciduous woodland to the north-east. A vehicular and footpath link is proposed to lands north of the site.
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Application details
- Planning reference
- 2661462
- Council
- Donegal County Council
- Proposal description
- A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 228 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF (A) 71 NO. HOUSES, HOUSING MIX OF 65 NO. 3 BEDROOM HOUSES & 6 NO. 4 BEDROOM HOUSES AND (B) 157 NO. APARTMENTS, APARTMENT MIX OF 122 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS & 35 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL RETAIL AND SERVICE USES: 476M² (5,123SQ/FT) WITH 4 NO. INDIVIDUAL UNITS, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A PRE-SCHOOL (CRECHE) WITH OUTDOOR CLASSROOM/PLAY AREA: 160M² (1722SQ/FT), (4) AN ACCESS LINK ROAD CONNECTING INTO THE EXISTING PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L-20854-0) VIA THE EXISTING HOUSING ESTATE AT ABBEY VIEW TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE AND EXTENDING EASTWARDS TO CONNECT TO THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK AT EXISTING HOUSING ESTATE AT WINWARD DRIVE TO THE EAST OF THE SITE, WITH CREATION OF NEW ROAD FOR FUTURE SEPARATE CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH-WEST OF THE SITE, (5) ALL ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE LANES & INTERNAL PEDESTRIAN LINKAGE PATHS, (6) VEHICULAR & FOOTPATH LINK TO THE LANDS TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, (7) PARALLEL PARKING SPACES ALONG THE NEW LINK ROAD AND ASSOCIATED PARKING THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (8) AMENITY & GREEN SPACES THROUGHOUT THE SITE CONSISTING OF HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, (9) BIODIVERSITY ZONES THROUGHOUT THE SITE WITH NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS & POLLINATOR PLANTING, (10) A DEDICATED NATURAL WOODLAND PARK & GREEN AMENITY SPACE TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE, (11) RETENTION AND PROTECTION OF THE EXISTING DECIDUOUS WOODLANDS TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE SITE, (12) A FOUL SEWER CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER NETWORK, (13) STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND CONNECTION TO ADJOINING PUBLIC STORM WATER NETWORK, (14) SUDS STORM RETENTION DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED, (15) PROVISION FOR A NEW WATER CONNECTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ADJOINING PUBLIC WATER MAIN, (16) PUBLIC LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT SITE, (17) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGE POINTS WITH ASSOCIATED SITE INFRASTRUCTURE DUCTING TO PROVIDE CHARGE POINTS FOR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (18) PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES AT SURFACE LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND BIN STORAGE FACILITIES AS REQUIRED THROUGHOUT, (19) CONTROLLED & UNCONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (20) SITE EXCAVATION WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE EXCAVATION AND GENERAL SITE PREPARATION WORKS AND ANY RETAINING STRUCTURES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE SITE, (21) ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO
- Location / address
- GLEBE & RAFORKER, DONEGAL TOWN, CO DONEGAL
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Received / registered
- 5 Aug 2026
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