Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Ballyshannon

Planning applications inside the Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications
182
County
Donegal

What the data shows

The planning register for Ballyshannon contains a total of 182 applications, with 138 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Out of those 138 applications, 133 were granted, 5 were refused, and 0 were part-granted, resulting in a 96% grant rate. The most common development types are extensions at 17%, change of use at 17%, retention at 15%, and new dwellings at 13%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 16 in 2023, 22 in 2024, and 17 in 2025.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Planning intelligence

Grant rate

96%

of 138 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
133
Refused
5
No decision recorded
44

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

Extension
17%
Change of use
17%
Retention
15%
New dwelling
13%
Alterations
12%
Commercial
8%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Ballyshannon

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Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.