Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Fahan

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

Applications
129
County
Donegal

What the data shows

In the planning area of Fahan, there are a total of 129 applications on the register, with recent lodgements showing 14 in 2023, 17 in 2024, and 17 in 2025. Since 2016, the area has a grant rate of 83% of 89 applications granted, refused or part-granted, which consists of 74 granted, 15 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are new dwellings at 55%, extensions at 16%, retentions at 11%, and alterations at 7%. Recent decided examples include granted permissions for the demolition of existing dwellings and construction of replacement dwellings, alongside refused applications for two small dwellings and a temporary storage shed.

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

83%

of 89 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
74
Refused
15
No decision recorded
40

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

What’s being built

New dwelling
55%
Extension
16%
Retention
11%
Alterations
7%
Demolition
4%
Housing estate
3%

Grant rate by category

How each kind of application has been decided in Fahan, 2017–2026.

CategoryGrantedDecidedNationally
New dwelling79%4782%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Categories with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Fahan

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  • 5 GOLLAN HILL , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Awaiting decision

    DWELLING AS CONSTRUCTED, WHICH DIFFERS FROM THE DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION (PLANNING…

    2661546DonegalLodged 20 Aug 2026

  • 5 THE RECTORY , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Awaiting decision

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH MICA AND REINSTATEMENT OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING INCLUDING…

    2661554DonegalLodged 20 Aug 2026

  • 4 GOLLAN HILL , FAHAN , CO. DONEGAL

    Awaiting decision

    CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND GROUND FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, (2) RELOCATION OF FRONT PORCH,…

    2661453DonegalLodged 4 Aug 2026

  • FIGARY , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Invalid or incomplete

    CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING & DETACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM &…

    2661358DonegalLodged 22 Jul 2026

  • FIGARY , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Awaiting decision

    RESTORATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF REMAINDER OF BUILDING FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE RONERAGH HOTEL WHICH ENTAILS…

    2661311DonegalLodged 15 Jul 2026

  • CARROWMULLIN , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Withdrawn

    RETENTION OF BOAT SLIPWAY AND CONCRETE SLAB, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE SHED OVER CONCRETE SLAB AND (3)…

    2661185DonegalLodged 27 Jun 2026

  • FIGARY , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Refused

    CONSTRUCTION OF 2 SMALL DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER VIA A HOLDING TANK AND PUMP SYSTEM, ALONG…

    2660843DonegalLodged 11 May 2026

  • FIGARY , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Invalid or incomplete

    CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SMALL DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER VIA A PUMP SYSTEM, ALONG WITH ALL…

    2660364DonegalLodged 8 Mar 2026

  • FIGARY , FAHAN , LIFFORD PO

    Granted

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER,…

    2562240DonegalLodged 16 Dec 2025

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.