Barnesmore Gap Greenway - Public Display of Planning Application, EIAR and CPO

What to Expect

Donegal County Council has published the planning application, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Compulsory Purchase Order for the proposed Barnesmore Gap Greenway, an active travel route linking Donegal Town with Ballybofey and Stranorlar through the gap. The consultation opened at 9am on 13 August 2026 and the documents go on public display from 17 August. Anyone can inspect the drawings, the environmental reporting and the schedule of lands to be acquired, and make a submission or an objection.

The full document set, which also includes a Natura Impact Statement, can be inspected during normal working hours at four locations: County House in Lifford, the Public Services Centre in Donegal Town, the Twin Towns Community Library at The Base Enterprise Centre in Stranorlar, and An Coimisiún Pleanála at 64 Marlborough Street in Dublin. Everything is also published online at www.barnesmoregapgreenway.ie for anyone who cannot get to one of the display venues.

Good to Know

• Documents on display from 17 August to 30 September 2026, during normal working hours.
• Display venues: County House, Lifford F93 Y622; Public Services Centre, Donegal Town F94 DK6C; Twin Towns Community Library, The Base Enterprise Centre, Stranorlar F93 VAK6; An Coimisiún Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 D01 V902.
• The council’s consultation portal closes at 4.30pm on 30 September 2026.
• Written objections to the Compulsory Purchase Order must reach An Coimisiún Pleanála by 5.30pm on 30 September 2026.
• Free to inspect; no appointment needed.
• Documents are also online at www.barnesmoregapgreenway.ie.

Getting There

County House sits on The Diamond in Lifford, on the R236 close to the Strabane bridge and the border. Lifford is about 20km from Letterkenny and 12km from Ballybofey on the N14 and N15. If Lifford is awkward, the Donegal Town Public Services Centre is off the N15 near the town centre and Twin Towns Community Library is at The Base Enterprise Centre in Stranorlar, both with parking on site.