Carn High

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carn High, from 29 m² to 158,705 m² (15.87 ha, 39.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Carn High 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.

• 4 Feb 2026Conditional

  (1) EXTENSION TO REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE, (2) EXTENSION TO DOMESTIC GARAGE, (3) OUTDOOR STORAGE, (4) FIRST FLOOR LIVING SPACE AND (5) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660135

• 5 Dec 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING PROVISION OF A TEMPORARY MOBILE HOME FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OF THE DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2562151

• 24 Jul 2025Conditional

  SUBFLOOR ASSOCIATED WITH A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOMESTIC GARAGE, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561266

• 25 Jun 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561065

• 23 Oct 2024Conditional

  RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF DWELLING HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461691

• 19 Sept 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW ACCESS LANEWAY, A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461481

• 1 Jul 2024Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW ACCESS LANEWAY, A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460994

• 11 Mar 2024Conditional

  CHANGE OF GARAGE DESIGN FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 23/50867 AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE SHED

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460308

• 20 Jun 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED GARAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350867

• 12 May 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, GRANTED UNDER APPLICATION REF: 07/50548, COMPRISING RAISING THE ROOF OF THE EXISTING SUNROOM TO PROVIDE FOR A BEDROOM AT FIRST FLOOR AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350653

• 22 Feb 2023Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350209

• 25 Aug 2020Conditional

  1)CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) IN THE TOWNLAND OF TIRRODDY WITH ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD, INLET WORKS, WWTP PROCESS TANKS, SLUDGE STORAGE TANKS, CHEMICAL STORAGE TANKS, ANCILLARY TREATMENT UNITS, ADMINISTRATION & ESB SUB-STATION BUILDING, SLUDGE PRESS BUILDING, INTERNAL PUMPING STATIONS, SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION POND, 2.4M HIGH BOUNDARY FENCE AROUND THE PERIMITER OF THE WWTP WORKS, 1.2M FENCING AROUND THE SITE BOUNDARY, ENTRANCE VIA AN EXISTING COILLTE ROADWAY AND ENTRANCE ONTO L-5612-1 AND WIDENING AND STRENGHTENING OF L-5612-1 2)CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,590M OF TREATED EFFLUENT OUTFALL PIPELINE IN THE TOWNLANDS OF TIRRODDY AND BROWNKNOE, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 160M MARINE SECTION & OUTFALL DIFFUSER LOCATED IN LOUGH SWILLY3) CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. MAIN WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION AT RAMELTON IN THE TOWNLAND OF RAMELTON INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS, DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING, FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES, BELOW GROUND STORAGE TANK & STRUCTURES, PUMP HOUSE BUILDING, ESB SUB-STATION UNIT, RUBBLE STONE PERIMITER WALLS, NEW ENTRANCE ONTO CASTLE STREET, RECONSTRUCTION OF AN EXISTING STONE BOUNDARY WALL APPROXIMATELY 15M LONG ALONg CASTLE STREET AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING STORM OUTFALLS 4)CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. MAIN WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION AT RATHMULLAN IN THE TOWNLAND OF RATHMULLAN & BALLYBOE INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS, FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES, BELOW GROUND STORAGE TANK & STRUCTURES, PUMP HOUSE BUILDING, RUBBLE STONE PERIMETER WALLS, ESB SUB-STATION UNIT, DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SUBTERRANEAN MUNICIPAL SEPTIC TANK, NEW TURNING HAMMERHEAD AT THE END OF THE EXISTING TURNING CIRCLE AT ABBEY VIEW ESTATE, NEW ENTRANCE TO ABBEY VIEW ESTATE, TEMPORARY WORKING AREA DURING CONSTRUCTION AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING STORM OUTFALLS 5)CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. NETWORK WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION AT RATHMULLAN IN THE TOWNLAND OF RATHMULLAN & BALLYBOE INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS, FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES, BELOW GROUND PUMPING STATION, STORAGE TANK & STRUCTURES, LOW-LEVEL CONTROL KIOSK, 7.6M HIGH ORNATE VENTILATION STACK, RUBBLE STONE PERIMETER WALLS, DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SUBTERRANEAN MUNICIPAL SEPTIC TANK, NEW ENTRANCE ONTO MAIN STREET, TEMPORARY WORKING AREA DURING CONSTRUCTION, TEMPORARY ENTRANCE ONTO MAIN STREET DURING CONSTRUCTION, RELOCATION AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING STORM DRAIN AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING STORM OUTFALL......

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051157

• 15 Jul 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SEPARATE DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050937

• 16 Oct 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PACKAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751559

• 10 Jul 2017Conditional

  ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA (OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 14/51285 REFERS)

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751090

• 26 Jun 2017N/a

  ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA (OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 14/51285 REFERS)

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751011

• 7 Apr 2017Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION, RENOVATIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750526

• 29 Mar 2017N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PACKAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1750470

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: Lough Swilly SAC 002287
• Special Protection Area: Lough Swilly SPA 004075
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake 000166

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Carn High.

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Carn High, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1809 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Carn High with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Carn High

Area

1,881,464 m² (188.15 ha, 464.92 acres)

Civil parish

Tullyfern, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Rathmelton, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,494 people lived in 938 households in the Rathmelton electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardnaree, Ballyconnelly, Ballygay, Carn Low, Clooney, Drumacloghan, Fawninoughan, Longhill

Placenames

Carn High 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.