Ballyness

293 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyness, from 13 m² to 64,618 m² (6.46 ha, 15.97 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 Ballyness 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.

• 13 May 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING FENESTRATION, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660865

• 8 Sept 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561534

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560737

• 18 Oct 2024Conditional

  (1) RAISING THE LEVEL OF EXISTING ROOF TO CREATE NEW FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND NEW PORCH TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (3) MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461656

• 10 Sept 2024N/a

  (1) RAISE THE LEVEL OF EXISTING ROOF TO CREATE NEW FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR & NEW PORCH TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING, (3) MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES & ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461393

• 23 May 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THE APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460754

• 8 Dec 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 21 NO. DWELLINGS CONSISTING OF 5 NO. 4 BEDROOM DETACHED DWELLINGS, 8 NO. 4 BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND 8 NO. 3 BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING ON SITE TREATMENT PLANT AND PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN SITE OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF NO'S: 00/2713 AND 08/30985

  Permission, 21 homes · Donegal County Council, 2351894

• 7 Nov 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WILL BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351691

• 28 Aug 2023Conditional

  RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT: (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ENTRANCE PORCH, (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2 STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, (C) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (D) ALL ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351269

• 31 Jan 2023Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ALONG WITH AN ATTIC CONVERSION AND (2) UPGRADING THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK TO A TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350105

• 13 Jul 2022N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251193

• 17 Dec 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152547

• 7 Sept 2020N/a

  CHALET AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051247

• 17 Dec 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY AREA TO RECYCLE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE TO INCLUDE GREEN FIELD MATERIAL

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951966

• 19 Jul 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 1,675 PE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) FOR FALCARRAGH. THE WWTP WILL CONTAIN STORAGE TANKS, PUMP STATION, SETTLEMENT TANK, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, STORM TANK AND TIDAL TANK, LANDSCAPING, ACCESS ROAD, BOUNDARY FENCE, ACCESS GATE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SITE EXCAVATION WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND. DEMOLITION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING CONTROL BUILDING AND SETTLEMENT TANK. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION.

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951094

• 1 May 2019Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950626

• 13 Feb 2019Conditional

  COMPLETION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER 08/30421 & CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER 18/50516

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950188

• 6 Feb 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY AREA TO RECYCLE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE TO INCLUDE GREEN FIELD MATERIAL

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950141

• 12 Dec 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY AREA TO RECYCLE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE TO INCLUDE GREEN FIELD MATERIAL

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851886

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING WITH ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851603

• 19 Jul 2018Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING WITH ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851108

• 4 Apr 2018Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED DWELLING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER REF:08/30421 (REF:13/50193 ALSO REFERS)

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850516

• 20 Dec 2017Refused

  (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED DWELLING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER REF: 08/30421 (REF:13/50193 ALSO REFERS) AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751951

• 7 Mar 2017Conditional

  (i) DEMOLITION OF ATTACHED OUTHOUSE, SHED AND FRONT PORCH (ii) CONSTRUCTION OF 1 AND A HALF STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO ELEVATIONS, AND (iii) INSTALLATION OF NEW TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750324

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Ballyness Bay SAC 001090
• Special Protection Area: Falcarragh to Meenlaragh SPA 004149
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyness Bay 001090

Recorded monuments

• DG024-001 Midden
  Description

  Numerous bronze pins as well as a variety of stone tools have been found among the sandhills close to Ballyness Pier (UJA 1858, 351-3; Knowles 1901, 34.8; Brunicardi 1914, 195). 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. Site visited and surveyed by Martin Byrne on the 30 April 2009. Remains are in soil profile towards base of sloping ground/ former sand dune; Public road to north and east leading to pier. Boundary fence on top of soil profile with access to lands to south to immediate east. Access to site is via a gate fronting onto road. Remains comprise a c. 200mm thick layer (as exposed) of mixed shells extending west for a distance of c. 1m; covered by a layer of sand (c. 100 - 150mm) over which is a layer of peaty soil (c. 300mm average thickness). Land slopes down to immediate north and east and there is a dispersed spread of shells extending over an area of c. 3m to front (north) of remains(pers. comm. M. Byrne 2009-). Date of upload/revision : 11 June 2009

• DG024-004001 Bawn
  Description

  Castle Bawne (DG024-004----/DG024-004001-): The lands of Ballyness were granted to Henry Hart in 1611 (Hill 1877, 325). He subsequently sold them to Wybrant Olphert a Dutch protestant and in 1619, there were 'a stone fort, and house in it . . . . in which there is an English family' (Hill 1887, 524; Maguire, II, 1920, 280). In 1622, Olphert who was then resident in Derry is described as having repaired the 'old bawn in some parts . . . . which bawn lyeth waste' (Treadwell 1953-5, 43). In 1654-6, the lands were in the possession of his son (Simmington 1937, 114). The ruins of Castle Bawne are situated on a precipitous cliff ledge where the Tullaghobegly river enters the sea. The remains of this small rubble-built polygonal bawn comprise the ivy-covered N wall with doorway, the NE corner and fragmentary section of the E wall and the lower courses and underpinning of the S wall and SW corner; there is no visible trace of the W extent of the enclosure. The N wall, 3.15m in maximum height, has lost much of its lower facing. The lintelled doorway preserves the draw-bar hole and socket and has an interior hall-like feature, the walls of which are 2.5m high. The doorway had a lintelled rear-arch supported by a timber cross-beam. A section of a splayed ingoing W of the entrance may be the remains of a loop and stone steps incorporated in the thickness of the N wall gave access to the top of the hallway from the E. It is possible that this N wall formed the N limit of a house (DG024-004002-) at this end of the bawn; there is no visible trace, however, of any internal structure or wall. The underpinning of the E wall gives a slight batter to the exterior face. Immediately N of Castle Bawne the land has been scarped to accommodate two mill races. 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

• DG024-004002 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  Castle Bawne (DG024-004----/DG024-004001-): The lands of Ballyness were granted to Henry Hart in 1611 (Hill 1877, 325). He subsequently sold them to Wybrant Olphert a Dutch protestant and in 1619, there were 'a stone fort, and house in it . . . . in which there is an English family' (Hill 1887, 524; Maguire, II, 1920, 280). In 1622, Olphert who was then resident in Derry is described as having repaired the 'old bawn in some parts . . . . which bawn lyeth waste' (Treadwell 1953-5, 43). In 1654-6, the lands were in the possession of his son (Simmington 1937, 114). The ruins of Castle Bawne are situated on a precipitous cliff ledge where the Tullaghobegly river enters the sea. The remains of this small rubble-built polygonal bawn comprise the ivy-covered N wall with doorway, the NE corner and fragmentary section of the E wall and the lower courses and underpinning of the S wall and SW corner; there is no visible trace of the W extent of the enclosure. The N wall, 3.15m in maximum height, has lost much of its lower facing. The lintelled doorway preserves the draw-bar hole and socket and has an interior hall-like feature, the walls of which are 2.5m high. The doorway had a lintelled rear-arch supported by a timber cross-beam. A section of a splayed ingoing W of the entrance may be the remains of a loop and stone steps incorporated in the thickness of the N wall gave access to the top of the hallway from the E. It is possible that this N wall formed the N limit of a house (DG024-004002-) at this end of the bawn; there is no visible trace, however, of any internal structure or wall. The underpinning of the E wall gives a slight batter to the exterior face. Immediately N of Castle Bawne the land has been scarped to accommodate two mill races. 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

Architectural heritage

• Bellina Bridge, bridge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch bridge crossing Abhainn Thulacha Beigile [Tullaghobegly River], built c.1800, having V-profile rubble stone cutwaters to piers to both upstream and downstream elevations (south and north). Segmental-headed arches having roughly dressed and squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Rubble stone construction to piers, abutments, and spandrels. Rendered rubble stone parapets with chamfered coping over. Rendered rubble stone coping to cutwaters. Tarmacadam deck. Located in the rural countryside to the west of An Fál Carrach [Falcarragh] along the N56 road to An Clochán Liath [Dunglow].

• Cé Bhaile an Easa [Ballyness Pier], pier/jetty, 1845–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pier/jetty, erected c.1849 and extended by timber section to southwest end c.1898. Constructed of battered coursed squared rubble stone masonry with rubble sandstone wall to seaward/northwest side having cement coping. Flight of cut-stone steps inset to southwest end of pier. Concrete deck with concrete bollards to southwest verge of stone pier, cast-iron bollard to southwest end, and wrought-iron hoop restraints to southeast verge. Timber deck to later extension supported on cross-braced timber superstructure. Metal ladder to southeast elevation of pier stone wall and to southeast elevation and to southwest end of later timber section. Concrete slipway adjacent to southeast side of pier. Detached single-bay single-storey former coastguard boathouse adjacent to east, built c.1885, having remains of pitched natural slate roof with later felt covering, rendered rubble stone walls with cast-iron pattress-plate and wrought-iron tie-bar, camber-arch window opening to northwest side elevation with wrought-iron bars, and with segmental-headed carriage-arch opening to southwest gable end having battened timber double-leaf door. Rubble stone slipway to southwest of boathouse, with cement coping. Located north-west of An Fál Carrach [Falcarragh] jutting into Bá Bhaile an Easa [Ballyness Bay].

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

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

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.

• Ballyness, Falcarragh16 sales

Name

Ballyness · Baile an Easa

Area

1,437,780 m² (143.78 ha, 355.28 acres)

Civil parish

Tullaghobegly, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Cross Roads, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cross Roads electoral division: 2,071 people in 867 households; 74% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyconnell, Bellina, Drumnatinny, Glebe, Killult

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ballyness 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.