Ardeelan Lower

104 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardeelan Lower, from 2 m² to 68,580 m² (6.86 ha, 16.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ardeelan Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER ALONG WITH THE UPGRADE OF AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL ACCESS LANE TO SERVE THE PROPOSED DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661532

• 10 Apr 2024Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM DOMESTIC GARAGE TO SINGLE BEDROOM LIVING ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO THE DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO INCLUDE OPENING OF ADDITIONAL WINDOW, REPLACEMENT OF GARAGE DOORS WITH PATIO DOORS AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460488

• 8 Feb 2024Conditional

  (A) REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING GARAGE, (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND GYM WITH ATTIC LEVEL FOR OFFICE AND STORAGE, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2450043

• 6 Oct 2023Conditional

  AMENDMENTS TO THE DWELLING AS CONSTRUCTED AND PERMISSION FOR: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE, AND (2) REPLACEMENT OF ON-SITE SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2351503

• 19 Sept 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF STYLE DWELLING, WITH THE PROVISION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351396

• 28 Jul 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351127

• 27 Jun 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350909

• 26 May 2023Conditional

  (1) INSTALLATION OF AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS TO SERVE A DWELLING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE NO. 19/51952 AND (2) AMENDMENTS TO SITEWORKS GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE NO. 19/51952

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350731

• 5 Dec 2022Conditional

  (1) DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE INCORPORATING A GAMES ROOM / HOME OFFICE SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL (2) MINOR REVISIONS TO APPROVED 'DEN' CONSTRUCTED ON THE WESTERN SIDE ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251944

• 9 Sept 2022Conditional

  DOMESTIC STORE AND A ROOFED BARBEQUE AREA

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251515

• 18 Jul 2022Conditional

  PITCH ROOF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW STAIRCASE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251222

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  REVISED LOCATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150491

• 1 Oct 2020Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF (A) SEAWEED BATH STRUCTURE (B) A PAVED SEATING AREA, ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING PODS (C) INTERNAL PATHWAYS AND SEATING AREAS, (D) ASSOCIATED SERVICES CONNECTIONS AND (2) FOUR GLAMPING PODS (3) A CAR PARKING AREA TO ACCOMMODATE EIGHT PARKING SPACES AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE CONNECTIONS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2051414

• 4 Jun 2020N/a

  3 NO. GLAMPING BEE PODS WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND WATERMAINS INCLUDING FORMATION OF PATHWAYS, ACCESSING SAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ON SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050708

• 13 Feb 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER INCORPORATING THE UPGRADE OF AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL ACCESS LANE TO SERVE THE DWELLING PROPOSED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050153

• 16 Jan 2020Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE DESIGN AND SITING TO THAT APPROVED UNDER PREVIOUS APPLICATION REFERENCE NOS 13/50753 AND 18/50166

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050025

• 17 Dec 2019Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951952

• 17 Dec 2019Refused

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER, AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951957

• 11 Jun 2019Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING HOUSE TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE AT GROUND LEVEL AND ADDITIONAL BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING LAYOUT INCLUDING PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AT GROUND LEVEL, ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (2) DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION PIPES, AND PROVISION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND CONSTRUCTED PERCOLATION AREA AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950895

• 30 May 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING HOUSE TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE AT GROUND LEVEL AND ADDITIONAL BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING LAYOUT INCLUDING PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AT GROUND LEVEL, ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950810

• 7 May 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING HOUSE TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE AT GROUND LEVEL AND ADDITIONAL BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING LAYOUT INCLUDING PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AT GROUND LEVEL, ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950663

• 16 Nov 2018Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851745

• 16 Nov 2018Refused

  EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING HOUSE TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE AT GROUND LEVEL AND ADDITIONAL BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WIITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING LAYOUT INCLUDING PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AT GROUND LEVEL, ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851760

• 3 Aug 2018Refused

  ERECTION OF A ONE AND HALF STOREY DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851203

• 3 Apr 2018N/a

  ERECTION OF TWO DWELLING HOUSES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 1850477

The 25 most recent of 32 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ardeelan Lower.

Recorded monuments

• DG103-026 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal Diam 22.5m. A circular enclosure surrounded by an earthen bank scarped from the hillside and giving the interior a raised appearance and a fosse-like feature to the outside. It is situated on top of Ardeelin Hill the highest point in the area, overlooking the beach. The site is divided by a modern field fence and is badly overgrown. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG103-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 25m. A small circular area enclosed by a much worn earthen bank, and less definitely by a fosse, incorporated now in a modern drain. It is situated in bad, wet ground on a headland overlooking Rossnowlagh Beach. A second ringfort (DG103-026) is situated on top of the hill to the NE. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 Excavation licence number 01E1139 Testing took place in the area of a proposed pumping station at Ardeelan Lower, Rossnowlagh, which was to be constructed close to a ringfort. The works are associated with the proposed Sewerage and Sewerage Disposal Scheme at Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal. A trench (1m by 8m) was mechanically excavated to a depth of 0.4m in the vicinity of the proposed pumping station. Removal of the gorse, scrub and loose topsoil revealed the natural grey gravel layer. No finds or features of archaeological significance were revealed in the course of pre-development testing. Fiona Rooney, Arch. Consultancy Ltd, Ballydavid South, Athenry, Co. Galway.

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch railway former railway bridge, built c. 1903-5, carrying former Donegal Town to Ballyshannon narrow gauge railway line over road. Railway lines now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Squared rubble stone construction to spandrels, parapets, and with squared and mildly snecked abutments/retaining walls to embankments to either side. Cement coping over parapets and abutments. Squared rock-faced masonry to piers/below springing point having dressed margins. Segmental-headed arch having red brick voussoirs (four courses) and with obliquely-set/skewed red brick construction to arch barrel. Modern plaque dated 1997 to the abutment to the north-west. Deck now overgrown. Railway embankment runs away to either side (north-east and south-west). Located to the north of Ballyshannon and to the south-west of Ballintra. Sited a short distance to the south-west of Rossnowlagh Presbyterian church (see 40910314).

• Rossnowlagh Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding three-bay single-storey Presbyterian church, built c. 1906 and renovated c. 1990, having gable-fronted entrance porch to the north-west gable end and with bellcote with spirelet over to the north-west gable end of main body of building. Still in use. Pitched corrugated-metal roofs. Bellcote to the north-west gable having timber belfry and with sheet-metal spirelet over having wrought-iron Celtic-cross finial over. Corrugated-metal clad walls on concrete plinth/foundation. Shallow pointed-headed window openings with sheet-metal surrounds and three-over-three pane timber windows with frosted glass. Triangular window opening to the gable apex of the north-west elevation having timber glazing bars. Square-headed doorway to the north-east face of porch having battened timber door with wrought-iron hinges. Set back from road in own grounds to the north of Ballyshannon and to the south-west of Ballintra. Bounded on road-frontage to the north-west by rubble stone boundary wall having rubble stone coping over. Pedestrian gateway to the north-west of site comprising a pair of rock-faced ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having chamfered capstones over, and with modern metal gate. Timber tongue-and-groove walls to interior.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardeelan Lower.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Ardeelan Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Ardeelan Lower

Area

439,519 m² (43.95 ha, 108.61 acres)

Civil parish

Drumhome, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Ballintra, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballintra electoral division: 755 people in 290 households; 81% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 41% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardeelan Upper, Cool Beg, Cool More, Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany

Placenames

Ardeelan Lower on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.