PlanningLeads
Planning application · Donegal County Council

Material change of use of part of existing dwelling house into child créche at Bomany, Ballymacool

BOMANY, BALLYMACOOL, LETTERKENNY

2560083 · DonegalClosed

0.242 ha · Refused

Planning application 2560083 to Donegal County Council: Material change of use of part of existing dwelling house into child créche facilities, at Bomany, Ballymacool, Letterkenny. Refused by the council on 13 March 2025.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council refused

Key facts

Reference
2560083
Planning authority
Donegal County Council
Received
27 Jan 2025
Decided
13 Mar 2025
Status
Closed
Site area
0.242 ha

Homes and mix

  • Creche

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

(1) MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INTO CHILD CRÉCHE FACILITIES, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CHILD CRÉCHE PLAYROOM TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITY, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING TO SIDE OF EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITY BUILDING CONNECTING TO EXISTING NURSERY AND MONTESSORI SCHOOL PLAY ROOM AND EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION BUILDING TO INCLUDE CIRCULATION CORRIDOR AND TOILET FACILITIES AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ON SITE, (4) MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE INTO NURSERY AND MONTESSORI SCHOOL PLAY ROOM AND TOILET FACILITY AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ON SITE , (5) PROVISION OF FIRE ESCAPE OPENINGS TO EXISTING GABLE WINDOWS TO INCLUDE EXTERNAL STAIRS/ACCESS FROM FIRST FLOOR TO GROUND LEVEL EXTERNALLY, (6) RELOCATION OF EXISTING TEMPORARY STAFF ROOM PORTACABIN STRUCTURE TO SUITABLE AREA ON-SITE, (7) CONSTRUCTION OF COVERED EXTERNAL CHILD PLAY AREA TO REAR AND SIDE OF EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITY, (8) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE AREA FOR KITCHEN AND SUPPLIES PURPOSES AND (9) EXTENSION OF CAR PARKING AREA AND SPACES TO SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE ON SITE

Planning status

Permission was refused on 13 Mar 2025. The refusal stands; no appeal is recorded.

For the applicant

Is this your application?

Say it is yours and you will see which building firms and trades have asked to work on it, with the contact details they chose to leave. It is free and takes an email address. Nothing is shared with anyone unless you choose to contact them.

Sign in to claim itNo cold calls. Nothing is shared unless you choose to.
Free tool · no account needed

Planning something similar? Check whether you need permission at all.

Since the 2026 regulations many smaller projects are exempt. Answer a few questions about your own job and get the verdict with the regulation it rests on - in about a minute.

Nearby applications

Other applications on the Donegal register close to this address.

All Donegal planning applications

Related

All Donegal planning activityExtensions work in DonegalGarages & sheds work in DonegalSites now breaking ground

About this page: the facts above come from the statutory public planning register kept by Donegal County Council and are refreshed weekly (last updated 26 Aug 2026). Applicant names and contact details are not shown. Status labels are PlanningLeads' plain-language reading of the register status and the "Use" label is classified by AI from the public description (see how we use AI); neither is legal advice and the council's file is the record. How we handle this data: privacy notice.

Remove my application from this page

If this is your application and you would rather it did not appear here, tell us and we will take the page down. No account, no questions asked: we only email you a link to confirm it was you. This is your right to object under GDPR Article 21.