Carnamogagh Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Conwal, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish Ceathrú na mBogach Uachtarach
- Area
- 85 ha
- 210 acres
- Land parcels
- 797
- registered freehold, median 331 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 73
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
797 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carnamogagh Upper, from 7 m² to 61,334 m² (6.13 ha, 15.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 52 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 Carnamogagh Upper 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
9 Jul 2026Refused
(1) ERECTION OF A SHED FOR THE PROVISION OF VALETING AND WASHING OF CARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHED CAR SALES BUSINESS, (2) THE CREATION OF A CAR STORAGE YARD AND (3) ERECTION OF A PERIMETER FENCE AND ASSOCIATED PLANTING TO PROVIDE A SCREEN, AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661277
26 May 2026N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. TWO-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCKS COMPRISING BLOCK A CONTAINING 4 NO. APARTMENTS AND BLOCK B CONTAINING 4 NO. APARTMENTS (8 NO. APARTMENTS IN TOTAL), WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL AND STORM DRAINAGE, ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, AMENITY OPEN SPACE, BICYCLE PARKING AND BIN COMPOUND
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660950
12 Mar 2026Conditional
(A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 02/6159 REFERS), AND (B) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660401
17 Feb 2026Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR TO JOIN THE EXISTING SUNROOM TO THE GARAGE BY EXTENDING THE KITCHEN, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE EXISTING GARAGE WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A PLAYROOM WITH MINOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING HOUSE AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT RELATE TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660222
13 Feb 2026N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR TO JOIN THE EXISTING SUNROOM TO THE GARAGE BY EXTENDING THE KITCHEN, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE EXISTING GARAGE WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A PLAYROOM WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING HOUSE AND THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT RELATE TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660190
18 Dec 2025Conditional
DEMOLITION OF DORMER STYLE DWELLING DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEWLY DESIGNED REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND INCLUDING ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562284
17 Dec 2025Conditional
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562258
18 Nov 2025Conditional
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF. NOS. 19/51064 & 22/51830 AND EXTENDED UNDER PLANNING REF. NOS. 25/50028 & 25/50027 WITH REVISIONS TO INCLUDE: (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE ON SITE NOS. 25 TO 52 INCL. (28 NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL) AS PHASE 2 OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING MINOR REVISIONS TO LAYOUT OF PHASE 2 AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS
Permission, 28 homes · Donegal County Council, 2562010
19 Aug 2025Refused
REFURBISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. APARTMENTS, ONE AT GROUND FLOOR AND ONE AT FIRST FLOOR
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561429
24 Mar 2025Unconditional
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF. NO. 22/51830 TO INCLUDE (1) OMISSION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF 6 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING CARPARKING AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550029
24 Mar 2025Unconditional
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF NOS. 22/51830 & 23/51254 CONSISTING OF: (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE ON SITE NOS. 9, 10, 11, 12, 18 & 19 AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING MINOR REVISIONS TO LAYOUT OF PHASE 1 AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550026
24 Mar 2025Unconditional
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF. NO. 19/51064 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: (1) DEMOLITION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS AND 4 NO. APARTMENTS PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/40222, (2) OMISSION OF 30 NO. DWELLINGS AND 20 NO. APARTMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF 50 NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING: (A) CAR PARKING AND (B) CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS WITH PROPOSED ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING HOUSING ESTATES GLEANN TAIN MANOR AND GORT NA GREINE
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550027
24 Mar 2025Unconditional
(1) COMPLETION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS AND 4 NO. APARTMENTS PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/40222 (EXTENDED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 10/40415), (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 24 NO. DWELLING HOUSES AND 16 NO. APARTMENTS (OVERALL TOTAL OF UNITS = 50) AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING CAR PARKING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS, AMENITY SPACES AND PROPOSED ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING HOUSING ESTATES GLEANN TAIN MANOR AND GORT NA GREINE
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550028
28 Feb 2025Conditional
ERECTION OF 4 NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY TYPE DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSES AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWER SYSTEMS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, ON PLOT NOS. 119, 120, 121 & 122
Permission, 4 homes · Donegal County Council, 2560280
20 Jan 2025N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING AND (2) ERECTION OF 42 NO. APARTMENTS (BLOCK A CONSISTS OF 28 NO. APARTMENTS AND BLOCK B CONSISTS OF 14 NO. APARTMENTS) WITH STORM WATER ATTENUATION TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560050
20 Dec 2024Conditional
PROVISION OF A CREMATORIUM WITHIN PROPOSED FUNERAL HOME AS PER GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER REF. NO. 24/61049 INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462146
10 Dec 2024N/a
PROVISION OF A CREMATORIUM WITHIN PROPOSED FUNERAL HOME AS PER GRANTED PERMISSION (PLANNING REF. NO. 24/61049 REFERS) INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462036
29 Nov 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING A NEW DORMER WINDOW AND (2) A NEW PORCH AND DORMER WINDOWS TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461956
19 Nov 2024Conditional
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PORCH WITH MATERIAL CHANGES, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ONSITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461871
14 Nov 2024Conditional
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF NOS. 22/51830 & 23/51254 CONSISTING OF: (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE ON SITE NOS. 9, 10, 11, 12, 18 & 19 AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING MINOR REVISIONS TO LAYOUT OF PHASE 1 AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND STORM SEWERS
Permission, 6 homes · Donegal County Council, 2461835
13 Nov 2024N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) A NEW FRONT PORCH AND MATERIAL CHANGES WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461823
7 Nov 2024N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) A NEW FRONT PORCH AND MATERIAL CHANGES WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461790
24 Sept 2024Refused
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE, (2) CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING TO GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION, AND (3) EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR OF BUILDING INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461504
18 Sept 2024Conditional
SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF NEW ACCOMMODATION BLOCK, CONSISTING OF 40 NO. APARTMENTS WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED AUXILIARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2461476
14 Sept 2024Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461444
The 25 most recent of 73 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carnamogagh Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Carnamogagh Upper.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carnamogagh Upper.
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 5 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 Carnamogagh Upper.
- 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 Carnamogagh Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Carnamogagh Upper · Ceathrú na mBogach Uachtarach
- Area
- 850,079 m² (85.01 ha, 210.06 acres)
- Civil parish
- Conwal, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Letterkenny Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Letterkenny Rural electoral division: 12,191 people in 4,494 households; 48% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballaghderg, Carnamogagh Lower, Curraghlea, Knocknamona, Windyhall
- Placenames
- Carnamogagh Upper 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.