Malin Playground Development, Public Consultation

What to Expect

Donegal County Council is running a public consultation on the proposed Malin Playground Development, giving residents and interested parties a chance to submit feedback online before the council finalises its plans. The consultation is hosted on the council’s Consult Donegal portal alongside other open items and closes at 4.30pm on Monday 24 August 2026. Consultations of this kind are the main formal channel through which the council gathers community input on capital projects like a new or upgraded playground before design and funding decisions are locked in.

For a village the size of Malin, a new or improved playground is exactly the kind of local amenity project where resident feedback can shape practical details, from layout and equipment choice to access and parking, so the council’s consultation window is the key opportunity for people who use or live near the site to have their say before plans are finalised. Public consultations on smaller capital projects like this typically run for several weeks to give residents, community groups and local representatives time to review the proposal and respond.

Good to Know

Submissions are made through the Consult Donegal portal rather than at a physical meeting, and it is free to take part, requiring only registration on the portal to leave a comment or upload a submission. This is one of several open consultations running on the portal in August 2026, alongside items on rates abatement and EV charging infrastructure at Sliabh Liag. Anyone in Malin or the wider Inishowen area with a view on the playground plans should submit comments before the closing date, since feedback submitted after a consultation closes is unlikely to be considered as part of the process.

Getting There

The consultation is conducted entirely online through consult.donegal.ie; no physical attendance is required, so residents can review the proposal documents and submit feedback from home at any time before the closing deadline.