# Gleneely, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore, barony of Raphoe South, Co. Donegal; in Irish Gleann Aola. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,186,251 m² (118.63 ha, 293.13 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,083 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Donaghmore, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/donaghmore.md - Barony: Raphoe South - Electoral division: Gleneely, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,672 people lived in 557 households in the Gleneely electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/16406 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51344 - Centre: latitude 54.765788, longitude -7.684594 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gleneely, from 251 m² to 212,564 m² (21.26 ha, 52.53 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1367531: 212,564 m² (21.26 ha, 52.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367531.md - Parcel 1301379: 90,882 m² (9.09 ha, 22.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301379.md - Parcel 1331201: 74,622 m² (7.46 ha, 18.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331201.md - Parcel 1386753: 70,902 m² (7.09 ha, 17.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386753.md - Parcel 1343572: 64,003 m² (6.4 ha, 15.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343572.md - Parcel 1382455: 57,108 m² (5.71 ha, 14.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382455.md - Parcel 1330307: 44,243 m² (4.42 ha, 10.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330307.md - Parcel 1414847: 41,898 m² (4.19 ha, 10.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1414847.md - Parcel 1318613: 38,404 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1318613.md - Parcel 1369153: 37,164 m² (3.72 ha, 9.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369153.md - Parcel 1371992: 34,004 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371992.md - Parcel 1426583: 30,906 m² (3.09 ha, 7.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426583.md - Parcel 1346956: 30,490 m² (3.05 ha, 7.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346956.md - Parcel 1387450: 29,787 m² (2.98 ha, 7.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387450.md - Parcel 4727109: 28,543 m² (2.85 ha, 7.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727109.md - Parcel 1321346: 19,734 m² (1.97 ha, 4.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321346.md - Parcel 1387313: 18,571 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387313.md - Parcel 1315967: 18,562 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1315967.md - Parcel 1322018: 18,037 m² (1.8 ha, 4.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322018.md - Parcel 1322071: 17,405 m² (1.74 ha, 4.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322071.md - Parcel 4727068: 16,875 m² (1.69 ha, 4.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727068.md - Parcel 1319671: 14,584 m² (1.46 ha, 3.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319671.md - Parcel 1310631: 11,674 m² (1.17 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310631.md - Parcel 1339187: 11,060 m² (1.11 ha, 2.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339187.md - Parcel 4727097: 10,891 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727097.md - Parcel 1305999: 10,873 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305999.md - Parcel 1305378: 10,541 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305378.md - Parcel 1395214: 8,992 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395214.md - Parcel 1369749: 8,131 m² (0.81 ha, 2.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369749.md - Parcel 1410603: 7,231 m² (0.72 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410603.md - Parcel 1356925: 7,083 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1356925.md - Parcel 1389350: 6,909 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389350.md - Parcel 1352894: 6,228 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352894.md - Parcel 1374931: 5,523 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1374931.md - Parcel 1361386: 5,364 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361386.md - Parcel 1331457: 5,162 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331457.md - Parcel 1365403: 5,113 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365403.md - Parcel 1427840: 4,797 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427840.md - Parcel 1423893: 4,574 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423893.md - Parcel 1369866: 4,365 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369866.md - Parcel 1301983: 4,203 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301983.md - Parcel 4878668: 3,667 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4878668.md - Parcel 1352073: 3,594 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352073.md - Parcel 3830582: 3,129 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830582.md - Parcel 1389286: 3,012 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389286.md - Parcel 1406633: 2,791 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406633.md - Parcel 1342611: 2,618 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1342611.md - Parcel 1340555: 2,530 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340555.md - Parcel 5541984: 2,274 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5541984.md - Parcel 1344119: 2,269 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1344119.md - Parcel 1361180: 2,170 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361180.md - Parcel 1323427: 2,087 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323427.md - Parcel 1327044: 1,863 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327044.md - Parcel 1389481: 1,397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389481.md - Parcel 1302138: 1,326 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302138.md - Parcel 1381011: 1,271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1381011.md - Parcel 1387246: 858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387246.md - Parcel 1378525: 805 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378525.md - Parcel 4727102: 691 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727102.md - Parcel 3657385: 258 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657385.md - Parcel 3657384: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657384.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Gleneely in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 11 applications, newest first. - 16 Mar 2026, Donegal County Council 2660431: Conditional. Permission. USE OF PART OF EXISTING SCHOOL PREMISES FOR FULL TIME PRE-SCHOOL CARE SERVICES (8AM - 6PM) AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660431/0 - 5 Jun 2025, Donegal County Council 2560935: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING FARM BUILDING TO THAT OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATION AND RENOVATION WORKS INCLUDING RAISING THE EXISTING PERIMETER WALLS AND ROOF HEIGHT TO PROVIDE A USEABLE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION SPACE AND (2) INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560935/0 - 7 Apr 2025, Donegal County Council 2560515: N/a. Permission. (1) ALTERATION AND RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE WITH WORKS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE RAISING EXISTING PERIMETER WALLS AND ROOF HEIGHT TO PROVIDE USEABLE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION AND (2) INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560515/0 - 4 Apr 2025, Donegal County Council 2560501: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560501/0 - 21 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250699: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF ORIGINAL DWELLING AND (2) REPLACEMENT DWELLING TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250699/0 - 8 Feb 2022, Donegal County Council 2250192: N/a. Retention, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING (2) RETENTION OF PLANNING PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE NEW BUILDING WORKS AND ALL OTHER EXTERNAL AESTHETIC CHANGES TO THE NEW EXTENSION AS PER THE PARENTAL PLANNING APPLICATION AND (3) ALL OTHER SITE WORKS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250192/0 - 26 Nov 2021, Donegal County Council 2152369: N/a. Retention, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING COTTAGE DWELLING AND (2) NEW BUILDING WORKS AND ALL OTHER EXTERNAL AESTHETIC CHANGES TO NEW EXTENSION AS PASSED UNDER PARENTAL PLANNING & ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING FOUL & STORM WATER PROVISIONS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152369/0 - 15 Oct 2021, Donegal County Council 2152047: N/a. Retention, 1 home. NEW EXTERNAL ELEVATION COTTAGE CAVITY WALLS AND WINDOW / DOOR OPENINGS IN REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE STRUTURAL EXTERNAL WALLS, RAISED RIDGELINE & PITCH OF THE EXISTING COTTAGE ROOF, AND ALL OTHER MINOR EXTERNAL AESTHETIC CHANGES TO NEW EXTENSION AS PASSED UNDER PARENTAL PLANNING & ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING FOUL & STORM WATER PROVISIONS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152047/0 - 24 May 2020, Donegal County Council 2050506: Conditional. Permission. (1) ERECTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING COTTAGE, (2) DEMOLITION OF 2 EXISTING ROOMS TO THE REAR AND RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING COTTAGE DWELLING (3) INSTALLATION OF A NEW FOUL SEWAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050506/0 - 19 Dec 2018, Donegal County Council 1851925: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGAE TREATMENT SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851925/0 - 27 Jul 2017, Donegal County Council 1751197: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF SITE ACCESS ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751197/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Gleneely. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gleneely. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gleneely. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Gleneely, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gleneely. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gleneely.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gleneely.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gleneely.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Gleneely with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Cornabrogue: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cornabrogue.md - Drumcannon: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumcannon.md - Drumfergus: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumfergus.md - Mounthall: https://everytownland.com/donegal/mounthall.md - Rushyhill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/rushyhill.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gleneely - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/gleneely