Aught
Townland in the civil parish of Muff, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal
Parcel 3657504
- Area
- 8,508 m² (0.85 ha, 2.1 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Aught
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 685.5 ha
- 1,694 acres
- Land parcels
- 223
- registered freehold, median 2,793 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 42
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
223 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aught, from 50 m² to 1,176,590 m² (117.66 ha, 290.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Aught 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
7 Nov 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE / STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561945
4 Nov 2025N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE / STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561915
25 Oct 2025Conditional
RETENTION, COMPLETION AND CHANGE OF USE OF DOMESTIC GARAGE (GRANTED UNDER REF NO: 16/51632) THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, TO A PROPOSED OFFICE, WORKSPACE AND STAFF TRAINING ROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND A PRIVATE GAMES ROOM ON 1ST FLOOR WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561859
6 Sept 2025N/a
RETENTION, COMPLETION AND CHANGE OF USE OF DOMESTIC GARAGE (PLANNING REF. NO. 16/51632 REFERS) TO A PROPOSED OFFICE, WORKSPACE AND STAFF TRAINING ROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND A PRIVATE GAMES ROOM ON 1ST FLOOR WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561532
18 Jul 2025Refused
CONSTRUCT A SMALL TOURIST FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW RECENTLY OPENED GREENWAY CONSISTING OF A BIKE HIRE AND REPAIR SHOP WITH PUBLIC TOILETS AND A TEA/COFFEE FACILITY WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561235
2 May 2024Conditional
ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460644
19 Mar 2024Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK DOWN TO FOUNDATION LEVEL, (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE ON THE EXACT POSITION ON THE SITE BEFORE DEMOLITION, AND (3) ADDITION OF AN EXTENSION TO SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION, INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND RECONNECTION TO EXISTING ONSITE TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2450086
7 Feb 2024Conditional
(1) ONE-STOREY DOMESTIC SHED/GARAGE AND (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ONE STOREY DOMESTIC SHED AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460102
9 Nov 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351707
11 Oct 2023Unconditional
GRANT OF A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A 14 TURBINE WIND FARM ON A SITE IN THE TOWNLAND OF AUGHT, APPROXIMATELY 5KM WEST OF QUIGLEY'S POINT. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE OF 14 NO ELECTRICITY GENERATING WIND TURBINES WITH A HUB HEIGHT OF 65 METRES AND A ROTOR DIAMETER OF 71 METRES GIVING AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF UP TO 100.5 METRES, HARDSTANDING, AN ELECTRICAL COMPOUND AND SUBSTATION BUILDING, ASSOCIATED SITE ROADS AND SITE WORKS. IT IS PROPOSED TO SOURCE ALL STONE FROM AN ON SITE BORROW PIT.
Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2351543
27 Jul 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY PITCH ROOF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DETACTED BUNGALOW WITH PATIO, TERRACE AND 1 NO. DORMER ON THE ROOF, CONVERSION OF ATTIC OF THE EXISTING BUNGALOW WITH NO. 2 VELUXES AND 3 NO. DORMERS INCLUDING NEW REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED RENOVATION/BUILDING FABRIC WORKS/EXTERNAL WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351117
6 Jul 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350984
26 May 2023N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350738
15 Nov 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251852
15 Nov 2022Conditional
INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251851
3 Dec 2021Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO MICA DEFECTIVE BLOCKWORK
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152401
26 Oct 2021N/a
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO MICA DEFECTIVE BLOCKWORK
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152104
26 Jul 2021Conditional
EXISTING MOBILE HOME ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151483
8 Jun 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151112
22 Dec 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & PERCOLATION AREA; ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2052033
30 Nov 2020N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & PERCOLATION AREA; ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051830
27 Oct 2020N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & PERCOLATION AREA; ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051592
21 Oct 2020Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS & RELOCATION OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA WITHIN THE SITE TO SERVE PARENT'S HOME
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051567
24 Sept 2020N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & PERCOLATION AREA; ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051355
24 Jul 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING WITH AN ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050996
The 25 most recent of 42 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Protection Area: Lough Foyle SPA 004087
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Aught.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Aught.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, 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 Aught.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Aught with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Aught
- Area
- 6,854,586 m² (685.46 ha, 1,693.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Muff, and its townlands
- Barony
- Inishowen West
- Electoral division
- Three Trees, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Three Trees electoral division: 724 people in 254 households; 91% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Crockahenny, Glenard, Meenyanly, Three Trees, Ture
- Placenames
- Aught 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.