Planning application · Co. Donegal

The royal & prior comprehensive school, derry road, raphoe lifford po, Co. Donegal

Further information requested 16 Apr 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660296 at The Royal & Prior Comprehensive School, Derry Road, Raphoe Lifford Po, Co. Donegal: New 2,240 m² two-storey school building.
  • The applicant is the Board of Management of the Royal & Prior Comprehensive School, Raphoe. The agent is Keith Major.
  • It was received by Donegal County Council on 27 Feb 2026.
  • Status: Further information requested 16 Apr 2026.
  • The council asked for further information on 16 Apr 2026. It decides after the applicant replies.

Source: the Donegal County Council planning register, checked 18 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

New 2,240 m² two-storey school building

(1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2,240 m² TWO-STOREY SCHOOL BUILDING, CONTAINING: SPECIALIST TEACHING ROOMS FOR SCIENCE, CONSTRUCTION STUDIES, ENGINEERING, ART, AND HOME ECONOMICS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES INCLUDING A PE HALL, FITNESS SUITE, AND CHANGING SUITES; TOILETS, STORES, AND PLANT ROOMS; 2 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING MULTI-ACTIVITY, PRACTICAL ACTIVITY, AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS, (2) A ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PART L OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS, (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW LANDSCAPING, SECURE PLAY AREA AND SENSORY GARDEN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, EXTERNAL STEPS TO EXISTING TECHNOLOGY HUB, RELOCATION OF BALL COURTS, INTERCONNECTING PATHWAYS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS, (4) DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING PE HALL AND TWO INDEPENDENT TEMPORARY CLASSROOM UNITS AND (5) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING 3-STOREY PERMANENT SCHOOL BUILDING INCLUDING THE INTERNAL CONVERSION OF TWO EXISTING SCIENCE LABORATORIES TO GENERAL CLASSROOMS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

Location
Raphoe, Co. Donegal Map
Planning reference
2660296
Application type
Permission
Applicant
the Board of Management of the Royal & Prior Comprehensive School, Raphoe
Agent
Keith Major

Numbers and dates

Floor area
2,240 m²
Received
27 Feb 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received

Outlook

What happens next

The council asked for further information on 16 Apr 2026. It decides after the applicant replies.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660296 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Donegal County Council planning register, checked 18 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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