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Donegal refusal reasons

Public planning records indexed for Donegal, with refusal trends and recent source-linked examples.Donegal county hub

14,637

indexed decisions

1,121

refused

8%

refusal rate

13,516

grants

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Donegal decisions are indexed. Machine-readable refusal reasons are not extracted yet. See individual records for source documents.

Yearly trend

  • 202672 refused of 1,087 decisions7%
  • 2025130 refused of 2,038 decisions6%
  • 2024130 refused of 1,805 decisions7%
  • 202391 refused of 1,636 decisions6%
  • 2022171 refused of 1,815 decisions9%
  • 2021103 refused of 1,946 decisions5%
  • 2020118 refused of 1,459 decisions8%
  • 2019122 refused of 1,467 decisions8%
  • 2018184 refused of 1,384 decisions13%

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  1. © OpenStreetMap
    2660916Refused

    UMRYCAM, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO

    ERECTION OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORAGE SHED AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING THE RE-CONTOURING OF LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSESGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision09 July 2026View record
  2. © OpenStreetMap
    2660932Refused

    ROSHINE ROAD, KILLYBEGS, DONEGAL PO

    CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PREMISES TO PROVIDE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION CONTAINING 5 NO. BEDROOMS, ASSOCIATED COMMUNAL AREAS AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision09 July 2026View record
  3. © OpenStreetMap
    2660935Refused

    PEARSE ROAD, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL

    (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM AN OVER SPILL CAR PARK AND FORMER STONE MASONS' YARD AND WORKSHOP TO A NEW WELLNESS, RECREATION AND SAUNA FACILITY, INCLUDING SINGLE-STOREY SAUNAS, CHANGING ROOMS, WC FACILITIES, RECEPTION AND ANCILLARY REFRESHMENT FACILITIES, EXTERNAL HOT TUBS, SHOWERS, AND COLD PLUNGE AREAS, (2) ERECTION OF A NEW TIMBER-CLAD PERIMETER SCREEN/FENCE, DESIGNATED CAR PARKING BAYS, NEW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, RECONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER NETWORK, AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision09 July 2026View record
  4. © OpenStreetMap
    2650076Refused

    CARRICK, DERRYBEG, LETTERKENNY PO

    CONSTRUCTION OF ONE AND A HALF STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, ASSOCIATED DRIVEWAY ACCESS, PROVISION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision09 July 2026View record
  5. © OpenStreetMap
    2660870Refused

    REAR OF MAIN STREET & CANNONS COURT, MOUNTCHARLES, DONEGAL PO

    CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING WITH PRIVATE GARAGE STORAGE AT GROUND LEVEL AND TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT TYPE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING UTILITIES AND WATER SERVICES, ALL WITH VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM THE L-6315-1 PUBLIC ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision02 July 2026View record
  6. © OpenStreetMap
    2660843Refused

    FIGARY, FAHAN, LIFFORD PO

    CONSTRUCTION OF 2 SMALL DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER VIA A HOLDING TANK AND PUMP SYSTEM, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision02 July 2026View record
  7. © OpenStreetMap
    2660882Refused

    ROOSKY, CLONMANY, LIFFORD PO

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision02 July 2026View record
  8. © OpenStreetMap
    2660851Refused

    FIGART, RAPHOE, LIFFORD PO

    CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, PROVISION OF ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision02 July 2026View record
  9. © OpenStreetMap
    2660855Refused

    ROSSNOWLAGH UPPER OR CROCKAHANY, ROSSNOWLAGH LOWER, ROSSNOWLAGH DONEGAL PO

    CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. HOUSING UNITS AND A DOMESTIC STORAGE BUILDING, CONNECTION INTO EXISTING SEWER NETWORK, NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS ROAD AND FOOTPATH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision02 July 2026View record
  10. © OpenStreetMap
    2650068Refused

    LEHARDAN, RATHMULLAN, LETTERKENNY PO

    CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO AN AIR B&B INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision25 June 2026View record
  11. © OpenStreetMap
    2660786Refused

    BALLYMACARRY LOWER, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD PO

    (1) 2 NO. BAY CARWASH, (2) 2 NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS AND (3) CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision18 June 2026View record
  12. © OpenStreetMap
    2660771Refused

    STRAID OR GLEBE, GLENCOLMCILLE, DONEGAL PO

    AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKSGrounds not yet categorised
    Decision18 June 2026View record