Construction leads in Buncrana
469 planning applications and commencement notices in Buncrana in the last twelve months, across 15 electoral divisions. 436 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Donegal planning register and the national building control register.
Top trades in Buncrana
The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.
The housing stock in Buncrana
8,027 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.
Age and occupancy
Central heating fuel
Tenure
Relative affluence below the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.
Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).
Recent planning applications in Buncrana
- LodgedCLEENAGH, BUNCRANA, LIFFORD POCHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 24/62178 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS2661854Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
- LodgedNO. 23 RIVER VIEW, GRANSHA, BALLYMACARRY LOWER BUNCRANAADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA AND ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS2661855Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
- LodgedARDMORE, MUFF, LIFFORD POPORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING FOR PROVISION OF A CHILDCARE ROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES…2661852Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
- LodgedCUTT ROAD, ESKAHEEN, MUFF LIFFORD PO(1) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS2661839Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
- Lodged21 LIOS NA GREINE, BURNFOOT, LIFFORD PODEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DETACHED DWELLING WITH DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY DETACHED DWELLING…2661840Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
- LodgedMAGHERBANE, TONDUFF, LINSFORT BUNCRANACHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 22/50651, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS2661846Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
- LodgedSLADRAN, BUNCRANA, LIFFFORD POERECTION OF A SILAGE PIT, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS2650118Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
- LodgedOWENBOY, DRUMFRIES, LIFFORD PO(1) FIRST FLOOR WINDOW ON EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) DOMESTIC SHED, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS2650119Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
- LodgedBALLYMACARRY LOWER LUDDAN LISFANNON FIGARY CARROWMULLIN CARRONTLIEVE GLEBE GLEBE LARGE CASTLEQUARTER MAGHERABEG TIEVEBANE CARNASHANNAGH INCH LEVEL CARROWNAMADDY & SPEENOGUE, INISHOWEN, CO. DONEGALA PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 13 KILOMETRES OF STRATEGIC TRUNK WATERMAIN TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WATERMAIN BETWEEN BUNCRANA AND BURT…2661837Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
- LodgedTULLYARVAN, BUNCRANA, LETTERKENNY PO1) AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING AND (2) A DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING2661798Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
Who is building in Buncrana
The organisations behind the most applications in this area.
- 1GEORGE DOHERTY CONSTRUCTION (IRL) LIMITED4 applications
- 2MARCALLA LIMITED4 applications
- 3CLIFF LANE LIMITED3 applications
- 4COCKHILL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL3 applications
- 5Ecohouse Deveopments Ltd2 applications
- 6MAHERINTURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD2 applications
- 7Gbae Services Limited2 applications
- 8ANDORAS LTD2 applications
Electoral divisions in Buncrana
- Birdstown
- Buncrana Rural
- Buncrana Urban
- Burt
- Castleforward
- Desertegny
- Fahan
- Illies
- Inch Island
- Kilderry
- Killea
- Mintiaghs
- Newtown Cunningham
- Three Trees
- Whitecastle
More in Donegal
Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.