Dore
Townland in the civil parish of Tullaghobegly, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish Dobhar
- Area
- 391.1 ha
- 966 acres
- Land parcels
- 603
- registered freehold, median 2,153 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
603 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dore, from 22 m² to 124,813 m² (12.48 ha, 30.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 88 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 Dore 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
27 Aug 2026N/a
COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PARTIALLY BUILT DWELLING HOUSE AS APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 01/2803, INSTALLATION OF A TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661587
24 Apr 2026Conditional
EXTENSION AND ALTERATION WORKS TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660715
20 Apr 2026Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660681
18 Jun 2025Conditional
(1) RECONSTRUCTION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING COTTAGE DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING RAISING THE EXTERNAL WALLS AND ROOF STRUCTURE BY 600MM, ALTERATIONS TO THE DOOR AND WINDOW FENESTRATIONS, REMOVAL OF THE MIDDLE CHIMNEY, INSTALLATION OF A MEZZANINE FLOOR AND INSTALLATION OF VELUX ROOFLIGHTS, (2) RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO A PRIVATE DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE/UTILITY ROOM INCIDENTAL TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE COTTAGE DWELLING HOUSE, (3) INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561025
11 Jun 2025Conditional
SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560971
10 Jun 2025N/a
(1) RECONSTRUCTION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING COTTAGE DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING RAISING THE EXTERNAL WALLS AND ROOF STRUCTURE BY 600MM, ALTERATIONS TO THE DOOR AND WINDOW FENESTRATIONS, REMOVAL OF THE MIDDLE CHIMNEY AND INSTALLATION OF A MEZZANINE FLOOR AND VELUX ROOFLIGHTS, (2) RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO A PRIVATE DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE/UTILITY ROOM INCIDENTAL TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE COTTAGE DWELLING HOUSE, (3) INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560958
6 Mar 2025Conditional
(1) MOBILE HOME WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (2) DOMESTIC SHED INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560318
16 Jan 2025Conditional
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION AT GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING, (2) ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING WINDOWS AND PROVISION OF NEW PATIO ACCESS, ALL ON THE SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF THE DWELLING AND (3) ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560027
7 Aug 2024Conditional
(1) REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, (3) USE OF EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE ALONG THE PUBLIC ROAD, GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/51634 TO SERVICE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461214
28 Jun 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460975
24 Jun 2024Conditional
MEADÚ A CHUIR AR CHÚL AN IONAD LE ÁIT BREISE STÓRÁILE AGUS LEITHRIS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460951
14 Dec 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251992
12 Sept 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION & RENOVATIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251526
27 Jun 2022N/a
FORBAIRT A DHÉANAMH AR ÁR DTEACH CÓNAITHE A CHUIMSÍONN SÍNEADH DE DHÁ STOIR A THÓGAIL, PÓIRSE NUA, COMHSHÓ ÁILÉIR AGUS NA HOIBREACHA SUÍOMH A BHAINEANN LEIS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251095
29 Apr 2022Conditional
ATHRÚ USAIDE LE PÁIRT DEN IONAD A ATHRÚ GO LÁITHAIR IARSCOLIE AGUS SERBHISÍ NAONRA
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250757
11 Jan 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250010
13 Aug 2021Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED & ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151634
18 Feb 2021Conditional
(1) TEACH CÓNAITHE NUA, DHÁ STÓR A THÓGÁIL (2) GARÁISTE NUA STÓR AMHÁIN A THÓGAIL (3) CÓRAS CÓIREÁLA SÉARACHAIS A THÓGAIL, CHOM MAITH LE HOIBREACHA SUÍMH A DHÉANAMH
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150272
27 Jan 2021Conditional
DETACHED GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AN EXTENSION TO SIDE ELEVATION, AND ASSOCIATED MODIFICATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE SAME, (2) A STANDALONE HOME RECORDING STUDIO AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150102
4 Jan 2021Unconditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC SHED ADJACENT TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2150001
25 Sept 2020Conditional
LEIS AN TEACH CÓAITHE ATÁ LEATH THÓGHTA AGUS A BHÍ CEADAITHE FAOI UIMHIR TAGAIRTHA 10/30321 A CHRÍOCHNÚ MAR ATÁ SUITE AR AN SUÍMH SEO I MBAILE FEARANN
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051376
24 Sept 2020Conditional
LÉ PÁIRC PEILE A THÓGAIL
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051365
3 Jun 2020Conditional
RELOCATION AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM CURRENTLY SERVING NEIGHBOURING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050704
11 Feb 2020Refused
TEACH ÚR CÓNAITHE, GARÁISTE AR CÚL A TÍ AGUS DABHACH SEARACHAIS A THÓGÁIL
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050133
13 Sept 2019Conditional
LÉ PÁIRC PEILE A THÓGAIL
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951398
The 25 most recent of 34 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 Area of Conservation: Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung SAC 000140
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Gweedore Bay And Islands 001141
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung 000140
Recorded monuments
- DG041-011 Souterrain
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- DG041-011001 Bullaun stone
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- DG041-011002 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Dore.
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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1293 (ZIP).
- 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 Dore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Dore · Dobhar
- Area
- 3,910,941 m² (391.09 ha, 966.41 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tullaghobegly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Magheraclogher, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Magheraclogher electoral division: 2,841 people in 1,130 households; 78% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 24% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardnagappary, Arduns, Crolly, Derrynamansher, Knockastoller, Magheraclogher, Meenalecky, Meenderrygamph
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Dore 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.