Council approves 18 caravans and facilities at Bundoran caravan park

Planning permission has been granted by Donegal County Council for the installation of 18 new caravans at a caravan park in Bundoran.

Mountcrest Caravan Park, off the R267 in the west of Bundoran, has submitted the application for 18 new static caravans as well as the provision of a new children’s play area and a new all-weather pitch, installation of associated street lighting, foul, storm and water infrastructure works, and the provision of an associated access road.

Retention permission has also been sought from the site for 20 static caravans and associated site works.

Previously, an incompleted application had been submitted for the application of 22 new caravans, but this was later reduced to 18 caravans in a separate application made to Donegal County Council.

A planning statement by Genesis Planning Consultants stated: “The development aims to enhance the existing tourism accommodation offering at Mountcrest by building on its established role as a key holiday park in Bundoran. The proposal accords with policy objectives promoting the redevelopment of serviced brownfield lands for tourism use.”

The consultant firm also commented: “The overall design rationale is based on consolidating and extending the existing caravan park, utilising previously developed land efficiently, providing a new purpose-designed open space area with play equipment, creating a high-quality tourism development, strengthening the tourism offering for the area,” and “enhancing the overall visual and functional quality of Mountcrest Caravan Park as a consolidated tourism development.”

Donegal County Council approved the proposal with 10 conditions, including a condition imposed that the applicant should contribute a payment of €52,000 in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefiting development in the area of the Planning Authority that is already provided, or is intended to be provided by the Authority.

The applicant was also advised of the requirement to obtain a Fire Safety Certificate and that adequate provision should be made to facilitate access to and the use of the proposed development by disabled persons.