OLD LAGHY ROAD & FARMLEIGH PARK ROAD, DRUMRAT TD, DONEGAL TOWN
Construction of 40 mixed-type housing units, including houses and duplex apartments, with estate roads and services.
1950913 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 17 June 2019
- Reference
- 1950913
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 June 2019
- Residential units
- 44
- Floor area
- 6520.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 36 two-storey houses (30 semi-detached and 6 detached) with attic utilisation, and 4 duplex apartments in two blocks. It includes the construction of estate roads, footpaths, open spaces, and connections to public utility networks.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Construction of 40 mixed type housing units as follows; (1) 30 no. Two storey, 4-bedroom semi-detached houses with attic ulitisation (2) 6 no. Two storey, 5 bedroom detached houses with attic utilisation (3) 4 no. 2-bedroom, duplex apartment units in two, two storey blocks. Construction of estate roads, footpaths and open grassed areas, all with vehicular and pedestrian access via the farmleigh park road onto the old laghy road (l2065-1) and all associated site development works including construction of boundaries, retaining structures, storm water drainage and attenuation with discharge into existing pipe network, foul water drainage and connection into existing mains pipe network and all associated public lighting, public utility networks services and connections.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Farmleigh Woods, Ardeskin, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €312,700 | 27 m |
| 24 Farmleigh Woods, Old Laghey Road, Ardeskinprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €312,775 | 45 m |
| 22 St Josephs Ave, Donegal, Donegal | Mar 2026 | €220,000 | 144 m |
| 264 St Josephs Ave, Donegal, Donegal | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 158 m |
| 11 Farmleigh Park, Donegal Town, Donegal | May 2026 | €292,000 | 197 m |
| 321 St Josephs Tce, Donegal Town, Donegal | Dec 2025 | €190,000 | 239 m |
| No.16 Farmleigh Woods, Drumrat, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €395,639 | 249 m |
| 27 Farmleigh Woods, Drumrat, Donegal Townprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €365,638 | 249 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 June 2019
- Further information requested2 August 2019
- Further information received6 November 2019
- Decision due10 January 2020
- Decision issued9 January 2020
- Appeal submitted4 February 2020
- Appeal decided4 August 2020
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