Dristernan

273 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dristernan, from 9 m² to 202,569 m² (20.26 ha, 50.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Dristernan 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.

• 10 May 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF (A) GARAGE AND (B) PART CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION TO BE USED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING AND (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2660832

• 21 Apr 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF DOMESTIC GARAGE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 08/70971 AND (3) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING TO BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC MAINS SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660691

• 3 Apr 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660565

• 5 Nov 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PITCH, BALL STOP NETTING, FLOODLIGHTING, SECURITY FENCING, COMMUNITY GREENWAY FOOTPATH AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561931

• 16 Oct 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561810

• 9 Oct 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT 42M2 SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COTTAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561769

• 7 Oct 2025N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561744

• 5 Oct 2025N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW 42M2 SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COTTAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561732

• 27 Sept 2025Conditional

  DOMESTIC GARAGE TO REAR OF DWELLING AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561676

• 5 Jul 2025Conditional

  EXTENSIONS AND ATTIC CONVERSION AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS CARRIED OUT TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561149

• 11 Mar 2024Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW REPLACEMENT SHEDS IN EXISTING FARM YARD COMPLEX AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460307

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  EXISTING ACCESSIBLE CABIN AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS, PLANNING REF. NO. 07/71080 & 20/51294, (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN, (3) ERECTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE CABIN FOR TEMPORARY LIVING AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460288

• 13 Jul 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GARAGE AND A DOMESTIC SHED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351037

• 14 Dec 2021Conditional

  (1) RAISING THE CURRENT ROOF LEVEL OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING HOUSE (B) DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152498

• 3 Dec 2021N/a

  (1) RAISING THE CURRENT ROOF LEVEL OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING HOUSE (B) DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152407

• 23 Nov 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH ON SITE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE, ACCESS VIA EXISTING ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152346

• 18 Nov 2021N/a

  (1) RAISING THE CURRENT ROOF LEVEL OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING HOUSE (B) DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152306

• 21 Jun 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCK WORK AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151216

• 24 May 2021Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF BALL STOP NETTING AT BOTH THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH-WEST ENDS OF THE EXISTING PLAYING PITCH (2) DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS WORKS TO EXISTING TRAINING AREA AND (3) ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING TO THE SOUTH, EAST AND NORTH BOUNDARIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151014

• 15 Sept 2020Conditional

  (1) SITE ENTRANCE (2) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS (3) DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (A) THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SUN ROOM, (B) ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY AND 1 1/2 STOREY EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND SINGLE STOREY ACCESSIBLE POOL BUILDING TO THE REAR (C) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING FACADES (D) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2051294

• 22 Nov 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH FOUL SEWAGE MECHANICAL TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951821

• 21 Oct 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH FOUL SEWAGE MECHANICAL TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951593

• 11 Sept 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH FOUL SEWAGE MECHANICAL TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951395

• 20 Aug 2018Conditional

  (A) AN EXTENSION TO REAR OF SCHOOL CONSISTING OF ONE MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES, ONE WC FOR ASSISTED USERS, ONE SET ROOM, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER AND (B) REMOVAL OF EXISTING TEMPORARY CLASSROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851281

• 25 May 2018Conditional

  RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF THE AS CONSTRUCTED EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850829

The 25 most recent of 28 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Dristernan.

Recorded monuments

• DG012-028 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  No trace of this monument, marked as a single-ringed 'Fort' on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, now exists. It was situated in well-cultivated land which slopes towards the W overlooking the Gleneely river. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG012-032 Burial ground
  Description

  Known as Killycooley Burial Ground. Bones were uncovered during recent road widening. There is now no trace of any remains above ground. The field is well cultivated and slopes towards the S overlooking the Gleneely River. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG012-040 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 21m. A subcircular area formerly enclosed by a stone wall. Only the N section survives to a height of 1m although the outline of the other sections can be traced. It is situated on the boundary between two good grazing fields which slope SW to the Ballintroohan river. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Architectural heritage

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, with gabled projecting single-bay single-storey entrance porch to front elevation. Attached single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south, and lean-to extension to rear. Pitched slate roofs with grey clayware ridge tiles, smooth rendered chimneystacks with rendered brick coping and terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Timber bargeboard to entrance porch gable. Roughcast rendered wall whitewashed rubble walls to rear elevation. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, boarded-up, six-over-three horned timber sash window to first floor window over entrance porch and central bay at rear. Square-headed door opening to south elevation to porch blocked-up. corrugated-metal doors to attached outbuilding. Set within own grounds, facing onto street with low whitewashed rubble wall with rendered coping, and strap-iron gate mounted on roughcast rendered piers with pyramidal coping to front of property. Detached single-storey outbuildings to rear comprising of pitched slate and pitched corrugated-metal roofs, and whitewashed rubble and smooth rendered walls. Corner-sited to north of Gleneely.

• Milltown Bridge, bridge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch road bridge over the Gleneely River, built c. 1800. Segmental arches with roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs. Random rubble to vaults. Rubble stone triangular cutwaters. Random rubble walls with stringcourse at deck level. Random rubble walls to parapets with smooth rendered coping. Double carriageway with tarmac to deck.

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

At the centre of the townland of Dristernan, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Dristernan.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

• Dristernan, Gleneely5 sales

Name

Dristernan · Dristearnán

Area

2,067,927 m² (206.79 ha, 511 acres)

Civil parish

Culdaff, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen East

Electoral division

Gleneely, the unit of the census

Census 2022

859 people lived in 293 households in the Gleneely electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaglassan, Aghatubbrid, Drumlee, Moneydarragh, Oort

Placenames

Dristernan 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.