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CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO AN AIR B&B INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED…

LEHARDAN , RATHMULLAN , LETTERKENNY PO

Refused

Council decision recorded: June 25, 2026

Applicant
JAMES MCGINN
Proposed use
See council description

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 1496265cd4285d291c5857b0265cfc20c3ae9ec311302f2b0f1f8b6124e9df0c · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 1496265cd4285d291c5857b0265cfc20c3ae9ec311302f2b0f1f8b6124e9df0c · field: DecisionDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: not supplied → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-06-25

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 1 July 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns LEHARDAN , RATHMULLAN , LETTERKENNY PO. Proposal excerpt: “CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO AN AIR B&B INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS”

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

LEHARDAN , RATHMULLAN , LETTERKENNY PO

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Donegal County Council · Reference 2650068

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 1496265cd4285d291c5857b0265cfc20c3ae9ec311302f2b0f1f8b6124e9df0c

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:36.081127+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO AN AIR B&B INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Application details
Reference
2650068
Applicant
JAMES MCGINN
Site address
LEHARDAN , RATHMULLAN , LETTERKENNY PO
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
RETENTION
Latest reported outcome
Refused
Date received
May 05, 2026
Decision due
June 29, 2026
Council decision date
June 25, 2026
Authority
Donegal County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-07-01
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-06-25
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO AN AIR B&B INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS...", "NPAD": "CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO AN AIR B&B INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "LEHARDAN RATHMULLAN LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL", "NPAD": "LEHARDAN , RATHMULLAN , LETTERKENNY PO"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2650068/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2650068/0"}

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