Plans to convert derelict Mountcharles school into private house
Drumcoe National School has been vacant since 1975, but planning permission has been sought from Donegal County Council to turn the building into a house
There are plans to transform a derelict school on the outskirts of Mountcharles into a house.
Drumcoe National School has been closed for almost 50 years, but plans are afoot to give the old building a facelift.
A planning application was recently lodged to Donegal County County in respect of the building.
David Boyd has sought permission from Donegal County Council to change the old school house to a dwelling. The planning application also provides for the installation of a sewerage treatment plant with soil polishing filter.
The site is located at Drumcoe, Mountcharles.
Drumcoe NS first opened in 1845 and served as a school until 1975. A new school was constructed in the area in 1965 and Drumcoe NS closed in ’75 with pupils transferred.
Donegal County Council say that a decision on the application is expected to be made in January, 2024.