Planning register
Greencastle
Planning applications inside the Greencastle, Co. Donegal settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
- Applications
- 167
- County
- Donegal
Planning intelligence
What the data shows
The planning register for Greencastle contains a total of 167 applications, with 19 lodged in 2023, 19 in 2024, and 14 in 2025. Out of 120 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, the area has a 94% grant rate, consisting of 113 granted, 7 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are new dwellings at 34%, retentions at 20%, extensions at 15%, and commercial developments at 10%. Recent decided examples that were granted include the construction of a two-storey east facing side extension to existing shop premises, a change of house type, the demolition of an existing dwelling due to defective mica blockwork and erection of a replacement, and the construction of new dwellings and commercial buildings.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
Grant rate
94%
of 120 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.
- Granted
- 113
- Refused
- 7
- No decision recorded
- 47
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
What’s being built
- New dwelling
- 34%
- Retention
- 20%
- Extension
- 15%
- Commercial
- 10%
- Change of use
- 5%
- Alterations
- 5%
Grant rate by category
How each kind of application has been decided in Greencastle, 2016–2026.
| Category | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| New dwelling | 91% | 43 | 81% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 Greencastle
- Awaiting decision
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED 1.5 STOREY DWELLING (DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW…
BALLYMACARTHUR , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL
2661164DonegalLodged 24 Jun 2026
- Awaiting decision
(1) RETENTION OF EXCAVATION WORKS ALREADY COMMENCED ON SITE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING FOR STORAGE,…
DRUMAWEER , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2661125DonegalLodged 17 Jun 2026
- Granted
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY EAST FACING SIDE EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SHOP PREMISES WHICH WILL PROVIDE…
ELEVEN BALLYBOES , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2650077DonegalLodged 25 May 2026
- Granted
CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED HOUSE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (PLANNING REF. NO.…
LOWER BALLYBRACK , MOVILLE , LIFFORD PO
2660853DonegalLodged 13 May 2026
- Granted
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH AN ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM
BALLYMACARTHUR , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2660830DonegalLodged 10 May 2026
- Awaiting decision
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED 1.5 STOREY DWELLING (DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW…
BALLYMACARTHUR , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2660759DonegalLodged 30 Apr 2026
- Granted
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH…
14 LOUGHVIEW PARK , BALLYMACARTHUR , GREENCASTLE LIFFORD PO
2660736DonegalLodged 27 Apr 2026
- Granted
REMOVAL OF EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE AND ERECTION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO BE USED AS A MANUFACTURING…
GREENCASTLE PIER , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2660676DonegalLodged 20 Apr 2026
- Awaiting decision
(1) REMOVAL OF EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE AND (2) ERECTION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO BE USED AS A…
GREENCASTLE PIER , GREENCASTLE , CO. DONEGAL
2660521DonegalLodged 30 Mar 2026
- Granted
RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT COTTAGE AND PROVISION OF REPLACEMENT WASTE WATER TREATMENT…
UPPER ROAD , DRUMAWEER , GREENCASTLE
2660526DonegalLodged 30 Mar 2026
- Awaiting decision
REMOVAL OF EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE AND ERECTION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO BE USED AS A MANUFACTURING…
GREENCASTLE PIER , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2660475DonegalLodged 23 Mar 2026
- Granted
REAR NORTH FACING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING SHOP, FINISHED WITH WHITE DASH RENDER AND BLUE/BLACK…
ELEVEN BALLYBOES , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO
2650033DonegalLodged 2 Mar 2026
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