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Planning in Donegal

In September 2026 157 applications were lodged and the council made 155 decisions. 498 are waiting for a decision, 123 of them on further information from the applicant. Of 951 recorded decisions, 66 were refusals.

1,474 applications shown151 withdrawn, not yet valid or with an unclear status are hiddenCouncil records last checked 30 Sep 2026Complete coverage dates not confirmedSearch applications ↓

Where every application stands

One dot for every 5 applications, oldest first within each stage. Choose a stage to filter the list.

375 awaiting decision375Awaiting decision123 further information123Further info521 granted521Granted364 final grant364Final grant25 appeal66 refused375 awaiting decision375 Awaiting decision123 further information123 Further information521 granted521 Granted364 final grant364 Final grant25 appeal25 Appeal66 refused66 Refused

Hollow dots are granted with the appeal window still open; solid green dots have a final grant.

Lodged and decided each month

LodgedDecided

060120180240April: 185 lodgedApril: 98 decidedAprMay: 214 lodgedMay: 164 decidedMayJune: 187 lodgedJune: 165 decidedJunJuly: 219 lodgedJuly: 232 decidedJulAugust: 157 lodgedAugust: 159 decidedAugSeptember: 157 lodgedSeptember: 155 decidedSep157155

Counts of the records we hold. Months with few decisions may reflect when collection began, not council activity.

How long decisions take

Decided directlyAfter further information

0100200300400week 6: 18 decided directlyweek 7: 372 decided directlyweek 8: 303 decided directlyweek 10: 2 decided directlyweek 10: 1 after further informationweek 11: 6 decided directlyweek 11: 10 after further informationweek 12: 11 decided directlyweek 12: 13 after further informationweek 13: 12 decided directlyweek 13: 9 after further informationweek 14: 7 decided directlyweek 14: 7 after further informationweek 15: 10 decided directlyweek 15: 11 after further informationweek 16: 2 decided directlyweek 16: 5 after further informationweek 17: 3 decided directlyweek 17: 6 after further informationweek 18: 5 decided directlyweek 18: 6 after further informationweek 19: 8 decided directlyweek 19: 2 after further informationweek 20: 5 decided directlyweek 20: 4 after further informationweek 21: 7 decided directlyweek 21: 4 after further informationweek 22: 6 decided directlyweek 22: 1 after further informationweek 23: 1 decided directlyweek 23: 2 after further informationweek 24: 3 decided directlyweek 24: 7 after further informationweek 25: 2 decided directlyweek 25: 5 after further informationweek 26: 6 decided directlyweek 26: 3 after further informationweek 27: 7 decided directlyweek 27: 6 after further informationweek 28: 1 decided directlyweek 28: 1 after further informationweek 29: 2 decided directlyweek 29: 3 after further informationweek 30: 3 decided directlyweek 30: 3 after further information30+ weeks: 31 decided directly30+ weeks: 34 after further information08162430+ wks8 weeks: standard period

Median 7.0 weeks when decided directly, 19 weeks after further information. 976 decisions with both dates.

Decisions due in the next six weeks

Awaiting decisionAfter further information

015304560Week of 12 Oct: 30 awaiting decisionWeek of 12 Oct: 10 after further information4012 OctWeek of 19 Oct: 41 awaiting decisionWeek of 19 Oct: 14 after further information5519 OctWeek of 26 Oct: 49 awaiting decisionWeek of 26 Oct: 1 after further information5026 OctWeek of 2 Nov: 37 awaiting decision372 NovWeek of 9 Nov: 49 awaiting decision499 NovWeek of 16 Nov: 22 awaiting decision2216 Nov

Weeks start on Monday. 166 were due after we last checked their council record and may already be decided.

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