Carrick
Townland in the civil parish of Tullaghobegly, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Charraig
- Area
- 485.7 ha
- 1,200 acres
- Land parcels
- 799
- registered freehold, median 2,161 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 56
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
799 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrick, from 6 m² to 964,227 m² (96.42 ha, 238.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 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 Carrick 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
5 Aug 2026N/a
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661467
21 May 2026Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF ONE AND A HALF STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, ASSOCIATED DRIVEWAY ACCESS, PROVISION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2650076
13 Mar 2026Conditional
TEACH CÓNAITHE MAR ATÁ TÓGTHA A CHOINNEÁIL AGUS CHUN TÓGÁIL AN TÍ A CHRÍOCHNÚ, MAR AON LE HOIBREACHA FORBARTHA LÁITHREÁIN GAOLMHARA, IN IONAD TAGAIRT PHLEANÁLA 21/51130
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660409
2 Mar 2026Conditional
(1) COINNEÁIL AR GARÁISTE BAILE, (2) ATHRÚ USÁID GARÁISTE Ó GARÁISTE BAILE GO DTÍ LÓISTÍN MAC LÉINN GHÁELTACHTA A MHAOINÍONN AN STÁT, (3) UASGHRÁDÚ A DHÉANAMH AR CHEANTAR ATÁ ANN CHEANA LE HAGHAIDH LIMISTÉAR SÍOLAITHE AGUS (4) GACH SAOTHAR FORBARTHA LÁITHREÁIN GAOLMHAR EILE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660307
26 Feb 2026Conditional
FIRST FLOOR GABLE WINDOW TO EXISTING HOUSE
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660290
18 Aug 2025Conditional
DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED, INCLUDING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561412
23 Jul 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561259
9 Dec 2024Conditional
INSTALLATION OF A 12-METRE STOUT WOODEN UTILITY POLE WITH 1 NO. RECEIVING DISH, A GROUND-LEVEL DUAL BAY CABINET, PALISADE FENCING TO MATCH EXISTING GATE FENCING, CONCRETE PLINTH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO CARRY THE BROADBAND DATA FROM THE NEW HIGH SPEED FIBRE BROADBAND NETWORK ON THE ISLAND, TO THE MAINLAND BY RADIO LINK, TO CONNECT TO THE NBI NATIONAL FIBRE NETWORK, AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, INCLUDING THE ISLANDS, AT THE SAME DATA SPEED. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462023
28 Nov 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF A TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461950
31 Jul 2024Refused
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND RETENTION OF EXISTING SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2450194
30 Apr 2024Conditional
ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460610
25 Jan 2024Unconditional
SÍNEADH A CHUIR LEIS AN SEOMRA FEISTÍS ATÁ ANSIN CHEANNA FHÉIN, ÚASGHRADÚ A DHÉANAMH AR AN PAIRC TRAENÁLA, SCONSA DÉ TRÍ MEADAIR AR AIRDE A CHUIR TIMPEALL AN PAIRC TRAENÁLA, COMHARTHAÍ ÚRA AGUS OIBREACHA SUÍOMH A DHÉANAMH
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2450023
18 Oct 2023Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 06/31424 AND WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351583
18 Oct 2023Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE MAKING USE OF EXISTING BASE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED WITH SEPTIC TANK (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/30695) AND WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351585
1 Sept 2023Conditional
DEMOLITION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH INSTALLATION OF A WASTE WATER SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351304
13 Jun 2023Conditional
CONSERVATORY BUILT TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350833
31 May 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED CERAMIC ART STUDIO WITH ANCILLARY STORAGE SPACE, SEPTIC TANK/ SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350782
17 Apr 2023Conditional
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION, (2) ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATIONS, (3) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING STORE ROOM INTO WET-ROOM AND ENSUITE ROOM, (4) REPLACEMENT ROOF TO EXISTING STORE ROOM AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350509
24 Aug 2022Conditional
GARAISTE TÍ AGUS ÁIT STÓRAILE A THÓGAIL IN-AICE A TEACH CÓNAITHE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251424
1 Jun 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250942
16 Mar 2022N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED CERAMIC ART STUDIO WITH ANCILLARY STORAGE SPACE, SEPTIC TANK /SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250466
2 Mar 2022Conditional
(A) AN TEILGEAN TOSAIGH A LEAGAN MAR A CEADAÍODH ROIMHE SEO FAOI THAGAIRT PHLEANÁLA 21/51142 A CHOINNEÁL (B) SÍNEADH NUA AR ÁR DTEAGHAIS A CHUR INA IONAD AGUS (C) LE HAIGHAIDH ATHRUITHE NUA AR AN AGHAIDHCHLÓ; RÉITEACH A FHÁIL DO FHUINNEOG DORMÁNTA AMHÁIN, SOLAS DÍN AGUS FUINNEOG. SOILSIÚ DÍN NUA A CHUR LEIS AGUS NA HOIBREACHA FORBARTHA SUÍMH GO LÉIR A BHAINEANN LEIS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250360
20 Oct 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND THE UPGRADING OF EXISTING TREATMENT SYSTEM
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152082
27 Aug 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151700
26 Aug 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151707
The 25 most recent of 56 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 Area of Conservation: Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC 001141
- Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA 004150
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Gweedore Bay And Islands 001141
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Carrick.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1850–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1870, northwestern end bay being addition of c.1910. Pitched artificial slate roof with projecting eaves course, replacement rainwater goods, raised rendered copings and with three smooth-rendered chimneystacks. Limewashed rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed replacement timber door. Evidence for blocking up of openings in rear wall indicating that house may have formerly faced in opposite direction. Set back from and aligned parallel to road. Garden to front enclosed by modern fence and low partly ruined rubble stone walls. Ruinous single-storey outbuilding adjacent to southeast, formerly with pitched roof, having rubble stone walls and square-headed openings.
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 20 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 Carrick.
- 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 Carrick with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Carrick · An Charraig
- Area
- 4,857,155 m² (485.72 ha, 1,200.23 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tullaghobegly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Meenaclady, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Meenaclady electoral division: 1,408 people in 526 households; 85% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 36% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Corveen, Glashagh, Lunniagh, Stramackilmartin
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Carrick 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.