Planning near you · Donegal · Ref 2661681
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING ILLIES WATER TREATMENT PLANT…
ILLIES , LIFFORD PO , CO. DONEGAL
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- Proposed use
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The story so far
Application timeline
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- Application received
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b831bd5777f85f55· field: ReceivedDate35ddfc410116d065 896808f54ef021b1 7912de6f999e2a50
What changed
First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.
Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.
Why it matters locally
The proposal concerns ILLIES , LIFFORD PO , CO. DONEGAL. Proposal excerpt: “A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING ILLIES WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSISTING OF: (1) NEW DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION BUILDING, HOUSING …” Demolition is included in the proposal description.
The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.
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Location & nearby applications
ILLIES , LIFFORD PO , CO. DONEGAL
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Nearby applications
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- ERECTION OF A DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND…
- CONSERVATORY TO FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
- CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO A PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT, POLISHING SAND FILTERS AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS TO FAC…
Documents & sources
Donegal County Council · Reference 2661681
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Source records and verification details
Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: b831bd5777f85f55
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: b831bd5777f85f55
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:32.759459+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.
Full description from the council file
Application details
Source differences
- Proposal description: {"ePlan": "A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING ILLIES WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSISTING OF: (1) NE...", "NPAD": "A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING ILLIES WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSISTING OF: (1) NEW DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION BUILDING, HOUSING A FOURTH DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION STREAM OF SIMILAR HEIGHT BUT WITH A SMALLER FOOTPRINT THAN THE EXISTING DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION BUILDING, (2) TWO NEW FIRST STAGE RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SIX RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS, (3) UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING SECOND STAGE RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS TO DUAL-MEDIA CONFIGURATION, INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS TO WEIRS, UNDERDRAINS, AND AIR SYSTEMS, (4) NEW SLUDGE CONCENTRATOR TANK (258M³) TO BE INSTALLED ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING SLUDGE CONCENTRATORS, (5) UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING SLUDGE DEWATERING SYSTEM, INCLUDING PROVISION OF A HIGH-CAPACITY FILTER PRESS, AUTOMATED CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND A COVERED TRAILER LOADING BAY, (6) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING WORKSHOP, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WORKSHOP AT AN ALTERNATE LOCATION WITHIN THE SITE, (7) NEW EXTERNAL ALUMINIUM SULPHATE (ALUM) BULK STORAGE, COMPRISING TWO 86M³ BUNDED TANKS, (8) MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING ALUM STORAGE BUILDING TO HOUSE A NEW SODA ASH SILO. BUILDING HEIGHT WILL BE INCREASED TO MATCH THE EXISTING ADJACENT STRUCTURE HOUSING SODA ASH SILOS, (9) INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS (I.E., REMOVAL OF WALL) TO ACCOMMODATE NEW AND UPGRADED SYSTEMS, INCLUDING DOSING ARRANGEMENTS, BACKWASH PUMPS, AND AIR BLOWERS, (10) ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM UPGRADES, INCLUDING A NEW SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM, NEW PANELS, AND INPUT AND OUTPUT SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, (11) SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS TO BE INSTALLED ON ROOF AREAS TO SUPPORT ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS, (12) IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNAL ROAD LAYOUT AND ACCESS ROUTES TO FACILITATE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SITE DELIVERIES, (13) NEW FENCING AND GATES TO BE INSTALLED WHERE REQUIRED (MAXIMUM HEIGHT 2.4M), (14) LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, PLANTING AND BIODIVERSITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES AND (15) ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS"}
- Site address: {"ePlan": "ILLIES LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL", "NPAD": "ILLIES , LIFFORD PO , CO. DONEGAL"}
- detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661681/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661681/0"}
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