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Construction leads in Letterkenny

484 planning applications and commencement notices in Letterkenny in the last twelve months, across 14 electoral divisions. 563 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Donegal planning register and the national building control register.

484
Leads, 12 months
563
On site now
€407m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Letterkenny, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Letterkenny

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Carpentry & Joinery
416 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
412 leads
Roofing
412 leads
Electrical
396 leads
Groundworks & Enabling Works
389 leads
Plumbing & Heating
383 leads
Flooring
375 leads
Painting & Decorating
375 leads

The housing stock in Letterkenny

11,598 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

Built before 198023%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19192.7%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later6.4%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes11%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes1.2%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil74.9%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas2.6%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1%Ireland 0.7%
Electric7.3%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)12.4%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.1%Ireland 1%
No central heating0.7%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source19%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied60.8%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented25.8%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented11.3%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-0.92

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 Letterkenny

  1. CASTLESHANAGHAN, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
    (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, (2) INSTALLATION OF AN ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
    Lodged
    2661789Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  2. CASTLESHANAGHAN, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
    (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, (2) INSTALLATION OF AN ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
    Lodged
    2661790Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  3. PORT ROAD, BALLYRAINE, LETTERKENNY
    (1) CONTAINER WHICH IS USED AS AN OFFICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ON SITE…
    Lodged
    2661784Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  4. 1 CLUAIN AIRNE, GLEBE, LETTERKENNY
    PRECAST CONCRETE BOUNDARY WALL WITH A STONE-EFFECT FINISH ALONG BOTH SIDE BOUNDARIES AND THE REAR BOUNDARY OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE…
    Lodged
    2650114Received 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  5. KINCRAIGY, MANORCUNNINGHAM, LETTERKENNY PO
    CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC SHED AND INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
    Lodged
    2661743Received 19 Sept 2026Decision due 13 Nov 2026
  6. OLDTOWN, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
    (1) SUNROOM EXTENSION AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) FLAT ROOF STRUCTURE TO DETACHED GARAGE IN LIEU OF A PITCHED ROOF…
    Lodged
    2661728Received 17 Sept 2026Decision due 11 Nov 2026
  7. KIRKSTOWN, LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL
    DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
    Lodged
    2661730Received 17 Sept 2026Decision due 11 Nov 2026
  8. BALLEIGHAN, MANORCUNNINGHAM, LETTERKENNY PO
    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES…
    Lodged
    2661733Received 17 Sept 2026Decision due 11 Nov 2026
  9. THE CORNER HOUSE, GORTNACORRIB, LETTERKENNY
    (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY KITCHEN EXTENSION TO THE WEST (23M2) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE WEST (NEW EXTENSION TOTAL…
    Lodged
    2661685Received 10 Sept 2026Decision due 4 Nov 2026
  10. SHANDRIM, MEENAWARD, DRUMFRIES
    ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND DETACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
    Lodged
    2661678Received 9 Sept 2026Decision due 3 Nov 2026
Every Donegal application, by week

Who is building in Letterkenny

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1CILLANOIR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED8 applications
  2. 2GLENVIEW CATERING LIMITED7 applications
  3. 3Atlantic Technological University6 applications
  4. 4MYR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED6 applications
  5. 5GROVEFIELD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED5 applications
  6. 6GLENVIEW HOMES LIMITED5 applications
  7. 7PROPERTY HOLD LIMITED5 applications
  8. 8CR RENAISSANCE PROPERTIES LIMITED4 applications

Electoral divisions in Letterkenny

  • Ballymacool
  • Castlewray
  • Church Hill
  • Corravaddy
  • Edenacarnan
  • Gortnavern
  • Killymasny
  • Kincraigy
  • Letterkenny Rural
  • Letterkenny Urban
  • Magheraboy
  • Manorcunningham
  • Seacor
  • Templedouglas

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Working in Letterkenny?

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.

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