KERRYKEEL
Decommissioning and replacement of a wastewater treatment plant and new pumping station in Kerrykeel.
1851221 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 9 August 2018
- Reference
- 1851221
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves decommissioning existing wastewater structures and constructing a replacement treatment plant with holding tanks, settlement tanks, and a control kiosk. It also includes a new pumping station on Main Street and associated transfer pipework.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
(1) decommissioning of the existing wastewater treatment plant structures adjacent to st bridget's terrace, kerrykeel, (2) construction of a replacement wastewater treatment plant on the same site comprising storm and sludge holding tanks, inlet pumping station, 1 no. Primary settlement tank, inlet screening, 2 no. Rotating biological contactors, 2 no. Final settlement tanks, ferric dosing unit, control kiosk, odour control unit, 1 no. Toilet block, lighting columns, telemetry aerial, 2.4m high boundary fence and ancillary works, access via the existing site entrance, (3) construction of a new wastewater pumping station at a site on main street, kerrykeel comprising an underground storage tank, control kiosks, lighting column, telemetry aerial, 1.2m high site boundary wall and fencing, new access to the r246 public road, landscaping and ancillary work, (4) 470m of transfer pipework and ancillary works from the wastewater pumping station to the wastewater treatment plant along the public roads r246, r247 and l-5412-1 and (5) 86m of pipework and ancillary works from the wastewater treatment plant to the discharge location on the burnside river
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Ford Garden, Kerrykeel, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €170,000 | 46 m |
| Kerrykeel, Letterkenny, Donegal | Feb 2026 | €255,000 | 151 m |
| 6 Cuan Na Tra, Kerrykeel, Letterkenny | Nov 2025 | €240,000 | 189 m |
| Bridgetown, Kerrykeel, Letterkennynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €64,454 | 320 m |
| Leitrim, Shore Rd, Kerrykeel | Mar 2026 | €220,000 | 386 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 August 2018
- Decision due3 October 2018
- Decision issued27 September 2018
- Grant issued31 October 2018
- Permission expiry30 October 2023
In the area
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