GLENCAR IRISH AND GLENCAR SCOTCH, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
Construction of 188 residential units, including 160 houses and 28 apartments, in Letterkenny.
2350689 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 19 May 2023
- Reference
- 2350689
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 May 2023
- Residential units
- 126
- Floor area
- 14531.9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a 10-year permission for Phase 2 of a large-scale residential development on a 10.2-hectare site. The development comprises 160 houses and 7 apartment blocks containing 28 apartments, totaling 188 units.
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
- A period of 10 years for a large-scale residential development on a site of 10.2ha (within an overall landholding of 15.7ha) consisting of the following works: (1) construction of phase 2 of a housing development consisting of 160 no. Houses and 7 no. Apartment blocks containing 28 no. Apartments (188 no. Residential units in total) comprising of:- house type a
- 4 bed semi-detached (64 no. Units), house type b
- 3 bed semi-detached (22 no. Units), house type b1
- 3 bed semi-detached (20 no. Units), house type b1h
- 3 bed semi-detached (20 no. Units), house type c
- 3 bed terraced block (6 no. Blocks
- 24 no. Units), house type d
- 2 bed terraced block (2 no. Blocks
- 8 no. Units), apartment type e
- 2 bed apartments (7 no. Blocks
- 28 no. Units), house type f
- 2 bed semi-detached (2 no. Units), (2) connections to piped services proposed as part of the adjacent phase 1 development of 90 residential units to the south (appeal pending on an bord pleanála ref. Pl05e. 316160 – decision of donegal county council reg. Ref. 22/51204 to grant permission). The two phases of development will also be connected via two no. Proposed pedestrian and vehicular routes and (3) construction of a new vehicular entrance from the grange (also proposed as part of phase
- And an internal distributor road that will provide for future access to adjacent lands to the north and east of the site to facilitate integration of the proposed development and future adjacent developments as well as facilitating future connection to the proposed upgraded northern strategic link/windyhall road, bus stops, landscaped open spaces, play areas and planted boundary buffers, attenuation tank, retaining walls, all associated site development works, infrastructure and services. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) accompanies this application
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Solomons Court, Glencar, Letterkenny | Jun 2025 | €100,000 | 252 m |
| 38 Fairgreen Park, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | Jun 2025 | €111,000 | 286 m |
| 41 Solomons Court, Letterkenny, Donegalnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €18,766 | 294 m |
| 27 Fairgreen Park, Letterkenny, Donegal | Apr 2025 | €96,000 | 306 m |
| No 19 -33 (Inc) Ard Na Greine, Glencar, Letterkennyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €4,000,000 | 307 m |
| Glencar Scotch, Letterkenny, Donegal | Jan 2025 | €430,000 | 312 m |
| 9 Ard Chlass, Long Lane, Letterkenny | Aug 2025 | €134,000 | 339 m |
| 71 Chestnut Grove, Glencar, Letterkenny | Mar 2025 | €115,000 | 366 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 received19 May 2023
- Further information requested7 July 2023
- Further information received21 December 2023
- Decision due23 February 2024
- Decision issued22 February 2024
- Appeal submitted14 March 2024
- Appeal decided11 June 2024
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