Dreenan

112 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dreenan, from 80 m² to 126,977 m² (12.7 ha, 31.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Dreenan 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.

• 5 Mar 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660348

• 18 Nov 2025Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO THE DESIGN OF DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 04/9061 AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562009

• 21 Jan 2025Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO THE DESIGN OF DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 04/9061 AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560054

• 22 Dec 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF 36 NO. DWELLINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND FOUL AND STORM SEWERS

  Permission, 34 homes · Donegal County Council, 2352015

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351986

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CAR PORT, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351967

• 4 Sept 2023Conditional

  (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBALL PITCH MEASURING 100 METRES X 60 METRES WITH BALL STOP FENCING TO EAST AND WEST BOUNDARIES, (B) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALL-WEATHER PLAYING PITCH MEASURING 60 METRES X 40 METRES WHICH INCLUDES PERIMETER FENCING AND FLOOD LIGHTING, (C) CONSTRUCTION OF A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE WITH CAR PARKING AND TURNING AREA TO SERVICE THE PROPOSED ALL-WEATHER PLAYING PITCH AND (D) EXTENSION OF INTERNAL ACCESS ROADWAY FROM EXISTING CAR PARK TO PROPOSED NEW FOOTBALL PITCH INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351313

• 4 Aug 2023Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351161

• 11 Jul 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251177

• 16 Mar 2022Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250468

• 17 Nov 2021N/a

  TEACH CÓNAITHE, GARÁISTE SCOITE TI, DABHACH SHÉARCHAIS/CÓRAS CÓIREALÁ CAMRAIS A THÓGÁIL, CHOMH MAITH LE HOIBREACHA LÁITHREÁN FORBARTHA GAOLMHARA A DHÉANAMH

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152285

• 7 Oct 2021Refused

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING WITH SEPARATE DOMESTIC GARAGE AND DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALLATION OF NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151988

• 23 Jun 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DRY FLOOR SHEEP HOUSING SHED, RUN OFF TANK AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050814

• 25 Feb 2020Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE AND PERMISSION FOR RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050212

• 18 Feb 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH LOFT STORAGE TO THE REAR OF EXISTING PROPERTY

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050169

• 30 Oct 2019Conditional

  A PORTAL FRAME OPEN SIDED SHED WHICH INCORPORATES 2 NO. LOOSE HORSE BOXES AND PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A STEEL FRAMED ROOF OVER EXISTING HORSE ARENA AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951643

• 19 Jul 2019Conditional

  (A) DEMOLITION OF SUNROOM TO SIDE ELEVATION AND SINGLE STOREY PORCH TO FRONT ELEVATION AND (B) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR ALONG WITH ALL ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS INCLUDING CANOPY ROOF OVER FRONT DOOR AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951120

• 21 Dec 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A HORSE DRESSAGE ARENA (OVER EXISTING OUTDOOR ALL WEATHER ARENA) AND ANCILLARY WORKS (I.E DRAINED HARDSTANDING TO THE CURTILAGE OF THE BUILDING) ALL FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY AND RETENTION OF EXISTING STABLING FACILITIES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851951

• 21 Dec 2018Conditional

  COMPLETION OF 7 NO. PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED DWELLINGS ON SITE NO. 119,120, 127,128,129,130 & 131, PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE 03/8310 AND EXTENDED UNDER REFERENCE 12/50460 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 7 homes · Donegal County Council, 1851989

• 22 Aug 2018Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF LOWER GROUND FLOOR LEVEL OF DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS A BEAUTY SALON INCLUDING PROVISION OF WINDOWS TO BOTH LOWER GROUND FLOOR GABLE ENDS AND PROVISION OF A DESIGNATED CAR PARKING AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851297

• 25 Apr 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A HORSE DRESSAGE ARENA (OVER EXISTING OUTDOOR ALL WEATHER ARENA) AND ANCILLARY WORKS (I.E DRAINED HARDSTANDING TO THE CURTILAGE OF THE BUILDING) ALL FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850632

• 15 Jan 2018Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF DESIGN AND RE-LOCATION OF CLUBHOUSE BUILDING AND (2) REVISED CAR PARKING LAYOUT AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 16/50738

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850028

• 20 Dec 2017N/a

  (1) CHANGE OF DESIGN AND RE-LOCATION OF CLUBHOUSE BUILDING AND (2) REVISED CAR PARKING LAYOUT AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 16/50738 AND RETENTION PERMISSION FOR A TEMPORARY CLUBHOUSE BUILDING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751934

• 24 Nov 2017Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF 71 NO. TWO STOREY HOUSES

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751779

• 13 Sept 2017Refused

  CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF LOWER GROUND FLOOR LEVEL OF DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS A BEAUTY SALON AND PROVISION OF DESIGNATED CAR PARKING AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751394

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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: River Finn SAC 002301

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Dreenan.

Architectural heritage

• Rockfield House, country house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over basement (to rear) country house, built c. 1840, having projecting single-bay single-storey gable-fronted porch to the south-west side elevation at basement level, and with single-bay box bay oriel window to the rear elevation (south-east) at ground floor level. Hipped natural slate roof (purple slates, Bangor blue) with projecting cut stone eaves course, some surviving sections of profiled cast-iron rainwater goods, and with a central pair of rendered chimneystacks. Pitched natural slate roof to porch and mono-pitched natural slate roof to box bay oriel. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings to the front elevation having cut stone sills, and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level and three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows over at first floor level. Square-headed window openings to other elevations having a variety of six-over-six and three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows; central round-headed window opening to the rear elevation at first floor level, lighting stair hall, having six-over-six-pane timber sliding sash window with radial spoked head. Paired six-over-six-pane timber sliding sash window to box bay oriel window having central timber mullion. Timber shutters to window interiors. Central segmental-headed doorway to the front elevation (north-west) having timber panelled door flanked by three-pane sidelights over timber stallrisers, engaged Doric or Tuscan columns\pilasters supporting entablature over having dentilated cornice, and with spider’s web fanlight over. Central segmental-headed doorway to the rear elevation (south-east) at basement level having timber door with spider’s web fanlight over. Duplicate fanlight over hall within timber stairs with spiral post and plain square-section timber balusters, timber panelled doors with architraves. Metal railings to side elevation (south-west and north-east) masking basement level. Set well back from road in extensive mature landscaped grounds to the south-east of Stranorlar\Ballybofey. Mature trees and shelter belts to site; gravel forecourt to house, ornamental planting. Main gateway to the north-west at start of long approach avenue comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having cut stone coping over with cut stone globe finials over, and with a pair of metal (wrought-iron?) gates.

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

About 1 in 10 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 Dreenan.

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.

No address of the register names Dreenan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Dreenan · An Draighneán

Area

1,190,886 m² (119.09 ha, 294.27 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghmore, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe South

Electoral division

Knock, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knock electoral division: 1,922 people in 665 households; 76% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Edenmore, Glencovet, Mullandrait, Navenny, Stranorlar

Placenames

Dreenan 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.