Telecoms · Co. Donegal
Listellian, letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Granted 28 Aug 2025
Key facts
- Planning application 2561152 at Listellian, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal: Period of 10 years for development.
- It was received by Donegal County Council on 7 Jul 2025.
- Status: Granted 28 Aug 2025.
- Permission was granted on 28 Aug 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Donegal County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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Period of 10 years for development
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THE EXISTING ESB NETWORKS 110KV LETTERKENNY SUBSTATION WHICH WILL CONSIST OF: (1) SOUTHWARD EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING ESB NETWORKS 110KV SUBSTATION COMPOUND BY 0.9HA, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A 110 KV (KILOVOLT) GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR (GIS) BUILDING (APPROXIMATELY 82.5M BY 18.5M) MAXIMUM HEIGHT 18.0M, TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 110KV AIR INSULATED SWITCHGEAR (AIS) SUBSTATION, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF 5 NO. 110 KV LINE CABLE INTERFACE MASTS (LCIMS) TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST OF THE EXISTING AIS SUBSTATION COMPOUND AND PROPOSED REPLACEMENT GIS BUILDING, WHICH WILL COMPRISE THE END POINT OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE CIRCUITS ACCESSING THE PROPOSED GIS BUILDING, (4) CONNECTION OF EXISTING TRANSMISSION CIRCUITS TO THE PROPOSED GIS BUILDING BY WAY OF UNDERGROUND CABLES FROM THE NEW LCIMS, (5) DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF 7 NO. EXISTING 110 KV TOWERS AND 3 NO. 110KV H POLES, CABLING, BUSBARS, SWITCHGEARS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES, (6) ERECTION OF 3 NO. LIGHTNING MASTS AT 11M HIGH AT THE REPLACEMENT GIS COMPOUND, (7) TEMPORARY WIDENING (31M) OF THE EXISTING (4M) FIELD GATE ENTRANCE OFF THE L1054 TO FACILITATE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS TRACK (204M), PERMANENT ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE AS EXISTING FROM THE SUBSTATION ENTRANCE OFF THE N13 AND (8) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED GROUND CABLING AND EARTHGRID, 5 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, UNDERGROUND WASTEWATER STORAGE TANK, LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT, SITE PREPARATION, SITE CLEARANCE AND LEVELLING, PROVISION OF HARDSTANDING, PERMANENT INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD (505M), 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND 1 NO. TEMPORARY LAYDOWN AREA WITH 20 NO. TEMPORARY CAR PARKING SPACES AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS, ON AN OVERALL SITE AREA OF 9.3HA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
- Location
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Map
- Council
- Donegal County Council
- Planning reference
- 2561152
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Telecoms
- Received
- 7 Jul 2025
- Granted
- 28 Aug 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
- Appeal lodged
- Appeal decidedGrant permission with revised conditions
Site history
This site's history
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Application 2661339 at the same address: received 20 Jul 2026, no decision recorded yet.
ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND GARAGE WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS Same address
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
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Documents and evidence
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- Council planning fileThe application file 2561152 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
- AppealGrant permission with revised conditions · 323688 / 14 Sep 2026View the appeal record
How we know this
From the Donegal County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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