Planning register
Mountcharles
Planning applications inside the Mountcharles, Co. Donegal settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
- Applications
- 79
- County
- Donegal
Planning intelligence
What the data shows
In the Mountcharles planning area, there are a total of 79 applications on the register, with a grant rate of 89% of 54 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016. This includes 48 granted, 6 refused, and 0 part-granted applications, with the most common development types being new dwellings at 17%, apartments at 15%, retention at 14%, and extensions at 13%. Recently, the number of applications lodged was 4 in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 8 in 2025. Recent decided examples include granted permissions for works such as townhouse conversions and extensions, alongside a refused application for a two-storey detached building with private garage storage.
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
89%
of 54 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.
- Granted
- 48
- Refused
- 6
- No decision recorded
- 25
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
What’s being built
- New dwelling
- 17%
- Apartments
- 15%
- Retention
- 14%
- Extension
- 13%
- Alterations
- 13%
- Commercial
- 8%
Activity over time
Applications lodged, by year
Grant rate, by year of decision
Recently lodged in Mountcharles
- Awaiting decision
ATTIC DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF AN EN-SUITE BEDROOM AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
12 CANNON COURT , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2661126DonegalLodged 17 Jun 2026
- Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING WITH PRIVATE GARAGE STORAGE AT GROUND LEVEL AND TWO-BEDROOM…
REAR OF MAIN STREET & CANNONS COURT , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2660870DonegalLodged 14 May 2026
- Awaiting decision
CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING WITH PRIVATE GARAGE STORAGE AT GROUND LEVEL AND TWO-BEDROOM…
MAIN STREET & CANNONS COURT , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2660838DonegalLodged 11 May 2026
- Granted
ALTERATIONS TO APPROVED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 24/60229 WHICH CONSISTS OF THE EXTENSION OF THE APPROVED…
NAOMH NAILLE GAA CLUB , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2660746DonegalLodged 28 Apr 2026
- Awaiting decision
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
DROMORE , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2660737DonegalLodged 27 Apr 2026
- Awaiting decision
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
DROMORE , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2660700DonegalLodged 22 Apr 2026
- Awaiting decision
(1) PROVISION OF 2 NO. APARTMENTS TO REAR OF LOWER MAIN STREET WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE OLD TOWN HALL…
REAR OF LOWER MAIN STREET , MOUNTCHARLES , CO. DONEGAL
2660146DonegalLodged 6 Feb 2026
- Granted
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE 2 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2)…
MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL
2562197DonegalLodged 11 Dec 2025
- Awaiting decision
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE 2 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2)…
MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL
2562143DonegalLodged 4 Dec 2025
- Granted
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY TOWNHOUSE TO 2 NO. APARTMENTS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL…
MAIN STREET , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2561758DonegalLodged 8 Oct 2025
- Granted
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2)…
DORRIN LINE , MOUNTCHARLES , DONEGAL PO
2560567DonegalLodged 14 Apr 2025
- Granted
ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
STATION ROAD , HALL DEMESNE , MOUNTCHARLES DONEGAL PO
2560432DonegalLodged 25 Mar 2025
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