GrantedInfrastructureDecided 19 December 2025

RAILWAY ROAD, STRANORLAR, LIFFORD PO

Completion of a partially constructed football stadium with a capacity of approximately 5,580 spectators.

2462022 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 9 December 2024

Reference: 2462022
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 December 2024

Summary

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The completed stadium in Stranorlar will consist of four stands in a closed-bowl configuration. The West Stand will provide seating for 2,100 spectators and include an ancillary accommodation building with changing facilities, a gym, offices, and corporate boxes.

Infrastructurestadiumsportsredevelopment

Storeys: 3

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Development description

Completion of the partially constructed football stadium (approximately 5580 total spectator capacity), previously approved under the now-lapsed planning permission ref. No. 05/9008. The completed stadium will consist of 4 no. Stands in a closed-bowl configuration (with the west stand already partially constructed) and will include the following: (1) west stand which will consist of the existing precast concrete terrace, providing seating for approximately 2,100 spectators, along with an ancillary accommodation building which will include changing facilities, public and staff toilets, a gymnasium, treatment rooms, offices, storage, and plant at ground floor level (partially under the raked terraces) with multipurpose rooms, licensed corporate boxes suites, meeting spaces, training rooms, club rooms, a control room, media rooms, and offices at first and second floor levels above. This will involve the renovation and part demolition of the existing partially completed ancillary accommodation block, (2) east stand featuring a newly constructed spectator terrace with seating for approximately 1,230 spectators, along with a new amenity building which will house a gymnasium, treatment room, toilets, changing facilities, and an office at ground floor level with the provision of a hospitality area to first floor level and a tv gantry located at roof level as well as 2 no. Detached, externally accessed public toilet blocks, (3) north and south stands which will include newly constructed spectator terraces, each with seating for approximately 240 spectators and additional standing capacity for circa 885 spectators each, (4) completion of the grass playing pitch formation with storm drainage and goals, flags, lining fencing rails and normal soccer accessories and (5) site development works which will include the provision of car parking, bus parking, segregated pedestrian routes, turnstiles, 4 no. 1200 lux floodlights (approximately 40 meters tall), an esb substation, and associated site works, including completion of drainage, both hard and soft landscaping, gates, access control and site boundary fencing

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
19 Mulreany Terrace, Stranorlar, Lifford	Apr 2025	€130,000	203 m
31 Ard Mc Cool, Stranorlar, Co Donegal	Apr 2025	€175,000	291 m
9 Ard Mc Cool, Stranorlar, Donegal	Jan 2025	€115,000	337 m
Woodview Terrace, Stranorlar, Lifford	Jan 2026	€280,000	337 m
Millbrae, Stranorlar, Lifford	Feb 2025	€260,000	354 m
20 Ard Mccool, Stranorlar, Co Donegalnot full market price	Apr 2025	€46,661	367 m
Riverbank, Stranorlar, County Donegal	May 2025	€150,000	388 m

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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

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Application received9 December 2024
Further information requested7 February 2025
Further information received22 July 2025
Decision due4 January 2026
Decision issued19 December 2025
Grant issued4 February 2026
Permission expiry3 February 2031

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