Culineen
Townland in the civil parish of Upper Moville, barony of Inishowen East, Co. Donegal
- Area
- 121.3 ha
- 300 acres
- Land parcels
- 116
- registered freehold, median 4,793 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 24
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
116 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Culineen, from 22 m² to 70,715 m² (7.07 ha, 17.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 Culineen 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
21 Mar 2025Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING, DETACHED, DORMER BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED, 1.75 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATED REPLACEMENT WORKS WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560414
22 Jan 2025N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING, DETACHED, DORMER BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED, 1.75 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATED REPLACEMENT WORKS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560065
20 Nov 2024N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED DORMER BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED, 1.75 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATED REPLACEMENT WORKS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461888
27 Feb 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460225
31 Oct 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND SIDE OF AN EXISTING COTTAGE (71.5m²) CONTAINING A NEW KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING AREA, BATHROOM, SHOWER ROOM AND UTILITY ROOM; TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351650
21 Sept 2023N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND SIDE OF AN EXISTING COTTAGE (71.5m²) CONTAINING A NEW KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING AREA, BATHROOM, SHOWER ROOM AND UTILITY ROOM; TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351407
12 Dec 2022Conditional
IMPORTATION OF ADDITIONAL EARTH, INERT FILL, AND TOPSOIL TO SITE TO INCREASE THE LEVEL BY AN AVERAGE OF 1.25M TO IMPROVE THE LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL USE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251981
12 Oct 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A GARDEN HOUSE, COMPRISING OF GAMES ROOM, UTILITY SPACE AND FACILITIES, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251716
10 Jun 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, ON SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251005
9 May 2022N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, ON-SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250804
8 Apr 2022Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250605
7 Feb 2022Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT WITH ASSOCIATED POLISHING FILTER SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250167
4 Feb 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF A GARDEN HOUSE, COMPRISING OF GAMES ROOM, UTILITY SPACE AND FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250155
19 Jan 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250044
17 Dec 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152529
12 Jul 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF A SHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SORTING OF DRY RECYCLABLES MATERIAL, ANCILARY TO WASTE AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151372
1 Oct 2020Conditional
ERECTION OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051412
24 May 2020Conditional
SIDE EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2050569
24 May 2020Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF AN ONSITE SEPTIC TANK & DOMESTIC GARAGE
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050595
3 Mar 2020Conditional
DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2050260
15 Nov 2019Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, SEPARATE DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951776
1 Nov 2019Conditional
(A) OPERATION OF A FACILITY FOR THE HANDLING OF DRY RECYCLABLE MATERIALS (B) THREE EXISTING SHED STRUCTURES FOR WASTE AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS (C) EXISTING YARD AND USE OF SAID YARD ANCILLARY TO WASTE AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951667
14 Oct 2019N/a
(A) OPERATION OF A FACILITY FOR THE HANDLING OF DRY RECYCLABLE MATERIALS (B) THREE EXISTING SHED STRUCTURES FOR WASTE AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS (C) EXISTING YARD AND USE OF SAID YARD ANCILLARY TO WASTE AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951553
11 Dec 2017Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751872
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 Culineen.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Culineen.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Culineen.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Culineen.
- 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 Culineen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Culineen
- Area
- 1,212,962 m² (121.3 ha, 299.73 acres)
- Civil parish
- Upper Moville, and its townlands
- Barony
- Inishowen East
- Electoral division
- Redcastle, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Redcastle electoral division: 967 people in 314 households; 84% of households own their home; 46% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 14% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyargus, Carrickmaquigley
- Placenames
- Culineen 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.