Planning sought from Donegal County Council for 42 properties near Letterkenny

Planning permission has been submitted to Donegal County Council for the construction of 42 properties in Lisnennan, to the north of Letterkenny. 

The new dwelling units will comprise two two-bedroom semi-detached houses, four three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 26 four-bedroom semi-detached houses, eight two-bedroom terraced houses, two three-bedroom terraced houses, and the planning application also includes connection to all existing services already on site, including foul water drainage, storm water drainage, watermains, footpaths, roadways, and all associated site works. 

Letterkenny Rosemount Homes Ltd is the listed applicant for the proposal, with the site accessed by Lios Na Greine, off Lisnennan Court. 

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The site had previously been granted planning permission in 2006 for 30 homes, during a period that Morgan Architects described as “prosperous economic circumstances.” 

Morgan Architects said developments for the 2006 application “had begun by way of stripping and stockpiling topsoil” but had “remained in this state since then in a somewhat stagnant manner.”

Regarding the new project, Morgan Architects stated that its focus was “on creating a quality urban intervention using carefully selected good-quality materials giving the scheme a distinct and elegant appearance which contributes significantly to the urban fabric in this area.”

Conall Newman of Harley Newman Planning Consultants wrote: “Within a time of national housing crisis, the proposed residential scheme would provide much-needed housing for the principal urban settlement in the county/region and would accord with national, regional and local policy in this regard.”

Donegal County Council has set a decision due date for the submitted application for January 9, 2026.