HSE seeks planning permission for Ballymacool Respite House extension

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has applied for planning permission to add a single‑storey extension to the Ballymacool Respite House in Letterkenny.

The proposed development would create one fully self‑contained unit with separate access, allowing a resident who needs their own space to be cared for without occupying the whole house.

According to the application, the new unit will enable the existing facility to continue serving other users simultaneously, increasing overall capacity for respite care in Letterkenny and the surrounding area.

Each respite resident receives 24‑hour nursing and healthcare support, and the HSE says the extension will allow multiple users to be accommodated at the same time.

County council planners are expected to decide on the application by the second week of December.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: Артем Дворецкий / Pexels.