# Cark, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Convoy, barony of Raphoe South, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Chearc.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 10,904,430 m² (1,090.44 ha, 2,694.54 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 36,864 m² (3.69 ha, 9.11 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Convoy, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/convoy.md
- Barony: Raphoe South
- Electoral division: Lettermore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 368 people lived in 127 households in the Lettermore electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/16457
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50429
- Centre: latitude 54.888031, longitude -7.878891 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cark, from 50 m² to 2,830,495 m² (283.05 ha, 699.43 acres); 52 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1423424: 2,830,495 m² (283.05 ha, 699.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423424.md
- Parcel 1397520: 902,223 m² (90.22 ha, 222.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1397520.md
- Parcel 1388367: 720,648 m² (72.06 ha, 178.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388367.md
- Parcel 1423426: 697,004 m² (69.7 ha, 172.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423426.md
- Parcel 1423431: 415,665 m² (41.57 ha, 102.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423431.md
- Parcel 1423433: 380,181 m² (38.02 ha, 93.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423433.md
- Parcel 6126037: 350,145 m² (35.01 ha, 86.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6126037.md
- Parcel 1369261: 325,074 m² (32.51 ha, 80.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369261.md
- Parcel 1388368: 277,546 m² (27.75 ha, 68.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388368.md
- Parcel 1367517: 263,376 m² (26.34 ha, 65.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367517.md
- Parcel 1388362: 230,697 m² (23.07 ha, 57.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388362.md
- Parcel 1388363: 227,342 m² (22.73 ha, 56.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388363.md
- Parcel 1305473: 211,617 m² (21.16 ha, 52.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305473.md
- Parcel 3662235: 203,815 m² (20.38 ha, 50.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3662235.md
- Parcel 1352879: 185,852 m² (18.59 ha, 45.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352879.md
- Parcel 1319809: 180,196 m² (18.02 ha, 44.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319809.md
- Parcel 1405663: 152,132 m² (15.21 ha, 37.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1405663.md
- Parcel 1423435: 148,250 m² (14.82 ha, 36.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423435.md
- Parcel 6054361: 147,076 m² (14.71 ha, 36.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6054361.md
- Parcel 1378718: 128,364 m² (12.84 ha, 31.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378718.md
- Parcel 1388366: 117,408 m² (11.74 ha, 29.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388366.md
- Parcel 1388365: 115,831 m² (11.58 ha, 28.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388365.md
- Parcel 1388364: 115,308 m² (11.53 ha, 28.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388364.md
- Parcel 6054355: 100,601 m² (10.06 ha, 24.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6054355.md
- Parcel 1360935: 99,810 m² (9.98 ha, 24.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1360935.md
- Parcel 1388370: 99,580 m² (9.96 ha, 24.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388370.md
- Parcel 1364997: 89,205 m² (8.92 ha, 22.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364997.md
- Parcel 1339843: 87,485 m² (8.75 ha, 21.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339843.md
- Parcel 1423432: 80,856 m² (8.09 ha, 19.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423432.md
- Parcel 1423425: 75,146 m² (7.51 ha, 18.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423425.md
- Parcel 1423427: 67,177 m² (6.72 ha, 16.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423427.md
- Parcel 1359742: 62,863 m² (6.29 ha, 15.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359742.md
- Parcel 1419733: 62,436 m² (6.24 ha, 15.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419733.md
- Parcel 1364998: 53,426 m² (5.34 ha, 13.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364998.md
- Parcel 1423428: 46,479 m² (4.65 ha, 11.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423428.md
- Parcel 1377241: 46,463 m² (4.65 ha, 11.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377241.md
- Parcel 6213132: 45,394 m² (4.54 ha, 11.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6213132.md
- Parcel 3662233: 43,694 m² (4.37 ha, 10.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3662233.md
- Parcel 1303019: 39,850 m² (3.98 ha, 9.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1303019.md
- Parcel 1360569: 36,864 m² (3.69 ha, 9.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1360569.md
- Parcel 5935678: 31,309 m² (3.13 ha, 7.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935678.md
- Parcel 5935689: 31,309 m² (3.13 ha, 7.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935689.md
- Parcel 5980001: 30,145 m² (3.01 ha, 7.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5980001.md
- Parcel 5979776: 29,031 m² (2.9 ha, 7.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5979776.md
- Parcel 1411320: 25,371 m² (2.54 ha, 6.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411320.md
- Parcel 1383415: 23,511 m² (2.35 ha, 5.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383415.md
- Parcel 1418063: 23,261 m² (2.33 ha, 5.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418063.md
- Parcel 1423429: 20,681 m² (2.07 ha, 5.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423429.md
- Parcel 1392182: 19,323 m² (1.93 ha, 4.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1392182.md
- Parcel 1327089: 16,515 m² (1.65 ha, 4.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327089.md
- Parcel 1364513: 16,314 m² (1.63 ha, 4.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364513.md
- Parcel 5619021: 14,984 m² (1.5 ha, 3.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5619021.md
- Parcel 5618909: 14,923 m² (1.49 ha, 3.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5618909.md
- Parcel 5935250: 14,419 m² (1.44 ha, 3.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935250.md
- Parcel 5935352: 14,419 m² (1.44 ha, 3.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935352.md
- Parcel 5619017: 13,895 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5619017.md
- Parcel 1361844: 12,822 m² (1.28 ha, 3.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361844.md
- Parcel 5980006: 11,382 m² (1.14 ha, 2.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5980006.md
- Parcel 5980014: 11,382 m² (1.14 ha, 2.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5980014.md
- Parcel 5935236: 10,200 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935236.md
- Parcel 5935338: 10,200 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935338.md
- Parcel 5935190: 9,556 m² (0.96 ha, 2.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935190.md
- Parcel 5935368: 9,556 m² (0.96 ha, 2.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935368.md
- Parcel 1308266: 8,525 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1308266.md
- Parcel 1354204: 7,148 m² (0.71 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1354204.md
- Parcel 1304449: 7,143 m² (0.71 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304449.md
- Parcel 1304085: 5,580 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304085.md
- Parcel 5980007: 3,603 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5980007.md
- Parcel 2390178: 2,934 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2390178.md
- Parcel 1397521: 2,439 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1397521.md
- Parcel 3662239: 2,005 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3662239.md
- Parcel 1309443: 1,798 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309443.md
- Parcel 5978596: 930 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5978596.md
- Parcel 1308438: 582 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1308438.md
- Parcel 1400644: 558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1400644.md
- Parcel 5978598: 458 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5978598.md
- Parcel 5979779: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5979779.md
- Parcel 5979787: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5979787.md
- Parcel 4822760: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4822760.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

9 applications, newest first.

- 11 Oct 2024, Donegal County Council 2450222: Conditional. Permission. REPOSITIONING OF A SECTION OF THE EXISTING 38KV LINE KNOWN AS THE CARK-CULLIAGH 38KV LINE CONSISTING OF INSTALLATION OF 8 NEW STRUCTURES. THE AFFECTED LINE SECTION IS 700M. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2450222/0
- 19 Sept 2024, Donegal County Council 2461480: Conditional. Retention. ELEMENTS OF WIND FARM INFRASTRUCTURE AND RECTIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED RED LINE BOUNDARY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461480/0
- 26 Jun 2020, Donegal County Council 2050835: Conditional. Permission. REVISIONS TO THE LAYOUT OF LENELEA WIND FARM (PLANNING REF:09/50116), 200M OF NEW SECTION OF TRACK AND MINOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE ADJACENT OPERATIONAL CARK (PLANNING REF: 02/8328), MEENTYCAT (01/8038) AND MEENALABAN (02/8008) WIND FARMS TO FACILITATE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO LENALEA. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS (1) OMMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED PERMANENT MET MAST AND ACCESS TRACK (2) OMMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED TURBINE T1 AND T4 AND ASSOCIATED TRACK (3) OMMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED TEMPORARY CONTRACTORS COMPOUND (4) OMMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED BORROW PIT (5) PROVISION OF PERMANENT MET MAST AND ACCESS TRACK AT A REVISED LOCATION (6) PROVISION OF A NEW MATERIAL STORAGE AREA (7) PROVISION OF TWO NEW EXCAVATED BORROW PITS (8) PROVISION OF A NEW TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND (9) REVISED SUBSTATION LAYOUT TO MEET EIRGRID SPECIFICATION FOR 110 KV SUBSTATIONS (10) ADJUSTMENT TO ALIGNMENT OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED INTERNAL WIND FARM ROADS (11) ALL ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND CABLING (12) UPGRADING OF EXISTING ACCESS TRACK FROM OPERATIONAL CARK WIND FARM (PLANNING REF: 02/8328) TO THE PERMITTED SOUTHERN SITE ENTRANCE (13) LOCALISED WIDENING OF THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL CARK (PLANNING REF: 02/8328), MEENTYCAT (01/8038) AND MEENALABAN (02/8008) WIND FARMS TO FACILITATE TURBINE COMPONENT DELIVERY TO LENALEA WIND FARM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050835/0
- 19 Jun 2020, Donegal County Council 2050798: Conditional. Permission. 1 NO. AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED AND 1 NO. AGRICULTURAL DRY BEDDED SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING EXTENSION OF ACCESS ROADWAY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050798/0
- 18 Dec 2019, Donegal County Council 1951995: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) DEMOLITION OF SUBSTRUCTURE REMAINS OF FORMER COTTAGE AND (B) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY COTTAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951995/0
- 9 Oct 2019, Donegal County Council 1951521: Unconditional. Extension of duration. CONSTRUCTION OF WIND FARM, CONSISTING OF 9 WIND TURBINES OF UP TO 85M HUB HEIGHT AND UP TO 100M BLADE DIAMETER WITH A TOTAL HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 135M, A PERMANENT METEROLOGICAL LATTICE MAST 85M HIGH, A SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, A BORROW PIT, INTERNAL SITE TRACKS, DRAINAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951521/0
- 1 Feb 2019, Donegal County Council 1950121: N/a. Extension of duration. CONSTRUCTION OF WIND FARM, CONSISTING OF 9 WIND TURBINES OF UP TO 85M HUB HEIGHT AND UP TO 100M BLADE DIAMETER WITH A TOTAL HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 135M, A PERMANENT METEROLOGICAL LATTICE MAST 85M HIGH, A SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, A BORROW PIT, INTERNAL SITE TRACKS, DRAINAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950121/0
- 12 Apr 2017, Donegal County Council 1750543: Refused. Permission. A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF (1) A 110KV ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION WHICH INCLUDES 2 NO. CONTROL BUILDINGS, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING, FENCING AND ANCILLARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLAND OF CARK TO REPLACE TWO SUBSTATIONS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED AS PART OF THE DRUMNAHOUGH WIND FARM (PL.REF.08/50687 AND EXTENDED UNDER PL. REF.13/51609) AND THE LENALEA WIND FARM (PL.REF.09/50116); (2) 33KV UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING AND ANCILLARY WORKS FROM THE PERMITTED LENALEA WIND FARM TO THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CARK; (3) 110KV UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING AND ANCILLARY WORKS FROM THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION AT CARK THROUGH THE TOWNLANDS OF CULLIAGH, MEENBOG (ED CLOGHAN), LETTERSHANBO, CORLACKY, KINNADERRY, WELCHTOWN, AGHAVEAGH, MEENAGRAUV, ALTNAPASTE, BALLYKERGAN, CARRICKMAHON, MAGHERACLOIGH, LOUGHSALLAGH, CASHELNAVEAN, CROAGHONAGH, TAWNAWULLY MOUNTAINS, KEADEW UPPER, FRIARBUSH, ARDINAWARK, KEADEW LOWER, TO THE EXISTING CLOGHER SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CULLIONBOY, CO. DONEGAL; (4) THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SHED AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW SHED, BOTH IN THE TOWNLAND OF CULLIONBOY, RELOCATED TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND CABLING WORKS. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750543/0
- 12 Jan 2017, Donegal County Council 1750018: N/a. Permission. A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 110kV ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS INTENDED TO REPLACE TWO SUBSTATIONS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED AS PART OF THE DRUMAHOUGH WIND FARM (PL. REF. 08/50687 AND EXTENDED UNDER PL. REF. 13/51609) AND THE LENALEA WIND FARM (PL. REF. 09/50116). THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION INCLUDES 2 NO. CONTROL BUILDINGS, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING, FENCING AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750018/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Finn SAC, site code 002301, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002301
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Tullytresna Bog, site code 001870

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cark.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cark.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Cark, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cark.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cark.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cark.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cark.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Cark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballygallan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballygallan.md
- Ballystrang: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballystrang.md
- Carrickalangan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/carrickalangan.md
- Culliagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/culliagh.md
- Drumenan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumenan-51042.md
- Killymasny: https://everytownland.com/donegal/killymasny.md
- Kirkneedy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kirkneedy.md
- Lenalea: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lenalea.md
- Meenadaura or Drumnahough Mountain: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenadaura-or-drumnahough-mountain.md
- Meentycat: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meentycat.md
- Tullytrasna: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullytrasna-52637.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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