# Linsfort, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Desertegny, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal; in Irish Lios Loinn.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,387,596 m² (138.76 ha, 342.88 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 119 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,783 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 37 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Desertegny, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/desertegny.md
- Barony: Inishowen West
- Electoral division: Desertegny, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 751 people lived in 252 households in the Desertegny electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15174
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51742
- Centre: latitude 55.169964, longitude -7.495193 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

119 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Linsfort, from 43 m² to 140,708 m² (14.07 ha, 34.77 acres); 33 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1380246: 140,708 m² (14.07 ha, 34.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380246.md
- Parcel 1413084: 107,180 m² (10.72 ha, 26.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413084.md
- Parcel 1415150: 97,276 m² (9.73 ha, 24.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1415150.md
- Parcel 1382716: 90,861 m² (9.09 ha, 22.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382716.md
- Parcel 1382247: 80,841 m² (8.08 ha, 19.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382247.md
- Parcel 1343997: 69,877 m² (6.99 ha, 17.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343997.md
- Parcel 1416789: 65,688 m² (6.57 ha, 16.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1416789.md
- Parcel 5452331: 53,527 m² (5.35 ha, 13.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5452331.md
- Parcel 1382246: 49,008 m² (4.9 ha, 12.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382246.md
- Parcel 1324258: 45,571 m² (4.56 ha, 11.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324258.md
- Parcel 1334433: 38,721 m² (3.87 ha, 9.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1334433.md
- Parcel 4872425: 37,560 m² (3.76 ha, 9.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4872425.md
- Parcel 1407979: 32,684 m² (3.27 ha, 8.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1407979.md
- Parcel 1327200: 31,657 m² (3.17 ha, 7.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327200.md
- Parcel 1328074: 31,154 m² (3.12 ha, 7.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328074.md
- Parcel 1393358: 28,035 m² (2.8 ha, 6.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393358.md
- Parcel 6009173: 28,035 m² (2.8 ha, 6.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6009173.md
- Parcel 1373186: 27,858 m² (2.79 ha, 6.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373186.md
- Parcel 1422041: 26,389 m² (2.64 ha, 6.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1422041.md
- Parcel 1375310: 23,992 m² (2.4 ha, 5.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375310.md
- Parcel 1347249: 16,747 m² (1.67 ha, 4.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347249.md
- Parcel 1424291: 15,267 m² (1.53 ha, 3.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424291.md
- Parcel 1325608: 11,323 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325608.md
- Parcel 1368830: 8,288 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368830.md
- Parcel 5452299: 8,089 m² (0.81 ha, 2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5452299.md
- Parcel 4872424: 7,930 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4872424.md
- Parcel 4405613: 6,010 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4405613.md
- Parcel 1370816: 5,378 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370816.md
- Parcel 1365662: 5,232 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365662.md
- Parcel 5257283: 5,138 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5257283.md
- Parcel 1405284: 5,021 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1405284.md
- Parcel 1345490: 4,799 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345490.md
- Parcel 4788186: 4,777 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4788186.md
- Parcel 1313515: 4,726 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313515.md
- Parcel 1370419: 4,634 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370419.md
- Parcel 1428495: 4,350 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428495.md
- Parcel 1313865: 4,210 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313865.md
- Parcel 3664313: 4,112 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664313.md
- Parcel 1408018: 4,087 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1408018.md
- Parcel 1350986: 3,853 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1350986.md
- Parcel 1359459: 3,852 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359459.md
- Parcel 6230494: 3,849 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6230494.md
- Parcel 1404769: 3,757 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404769.md
- Parcel 1368649: 3,687 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368649.md
- Parcel 6009175: 3,671 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6009175.md
- Parcel 1420287: 3,603 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420287.md
- Parcel 6010465: 3,573 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010465.md
- Parcel 1382248: 3,573 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382248.md
- Parcel 1354819: 3,523 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1354819.md
- Parcel 1398543: 3,518 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398543.md
- Parcel 1342889: 3,342 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1342889.md
- Parcel 4691516: 3,310 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4691516.md
- Parcel 1365661: 3,231 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365661.md
- Parcel 1370975: 3,066 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370975.md
- Parcel 3664311: 3,038 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664311.md
- Parcel 1309557: 2,898 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309557.md
- Parcel 1403606: 2,846 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403606.md
- Parcel 5226846: 2,837 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5226846.md
- Parcel 1370671: 2,795 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370671.md
- Parcel 5431605: 2,783 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5431605.md
- Parcel 4805165: 2,738 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4805165.md
- Parcel 5975926: 2,660 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5975926.md
- Parcel 3664314: 2,653 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664314.md
- Parcel 3720390: 2,637 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3720390.md
- Parcel 1376843: 2,601 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376843.md
- Parcel 1349694: 2,537 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1349694.md
- Parcel 3806405: 2,501 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3806405.md
- Parcel 6010480: 2,462 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010480.md
- Parcel 1336191: 2,433 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1336191.md
- Parcel 3830024: 2,431 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830024.md
- Parcel 4886532: 2,341 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4886532.md
- Parcel 4886451: 2,296 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4886451.md
- Parcel 6009233: 2,227 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6009233.md
- Parcel 1321074: 2,178 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321074.md
- Parcel 4405661: 2,131 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4405661.md
- Parcel 1354049: 2,122 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1354049.md
- Parcel 1392362: 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1392362.md
- Parcel 4886383: 2,087 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4886383.md
- Parcel 1342414: 2,069 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1342414.md
- Parcel 1307733: 2,001 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307733.md
- Parcel 1323573: 1,979 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323573.md
- Parcel 1338224: 1,885 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338224.md
- Parcel 1304729: 1,846 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304729.md
- Parcel 1358707: 1,832 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1358707.md
- Parcel 6010452: 1,752 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010452.md
- Parcel 6010493: 1,752 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010493.md
- Parcel 1420866: 1,706 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420866.md
- Parcel 1305155: 1,702 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305155.md
- Parcel 1304226: 1,662 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304226.md
- Parcel 1398755: 1,581 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398755.md
- Parcel 6009192: 1,525 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6009192.md
- Parcel 5921147: 1,447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5921147.md
- Parcel 4995035: 1,443 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4995035.md
- Parcel 1316916: 1,416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316916.md
- Parcel 3664312: 1,410 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664312.md
- Parcel 1355821: 1,335 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355821.md
- Parcel 4691514: 1,244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4691514.md
- Parcel 4852127: 1,131 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4852127.md
- Parcel 1351445: 1,084 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1351445.md
- Parcel 1341123: 1,040 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341123.md
- Parcel 1420527: 935 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420527.md
- Parcel 6010491: 925 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010491.md
- Parcel 5922984: 894 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5922984.md
- Parcel 6010470: 729 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010470.md
- Parcel 1350596: 603 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1350596.md
- Parcel 5226843: 409 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5226843.md
- Parcel 3664310: 408 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664310.md
- Parcel 6009259: 347 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6009259.md
- Parcel 1405133: 340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1405133.md
- Parcel 6010436: 331 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010436.md
- Parcel 1353580: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1353580.md
- Parcel 5967796: 245 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5967796.md
- Parcel 1401687: 190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401687.md
- Parcel 6010441: 168 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6010441.md
- Parcel 1368469: 139 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368469.md
- Parcel 6230869: 90 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6230869.md
- Parcel 4927813: 85 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927813.md
- Parcel 5226834: 80 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5226834.md
- Parcel 4927798: 43 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927798.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Linsfort 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)

37 applications, newest first.

- 19 Jan 2026, Donegal County Council 2660049: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED MICA-AFFECTED 2 STOREY DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETACHED 2 STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660049/0
- 28 Oct 2025, Donegal County Council 2561874: Conditional. Permission. (1) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SUNROOM, BALCONY AND CONNECTING PORCH DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. 00/5084, (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT BALCONY AND CONNECTING PORCH AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF MY DWELLING TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE TO BOTH THE GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561874/0
- 8 Aug 2025, Donegal County Council 2561363: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (1) DWELLING HOUSE WITH PATIO AREA AND PERMISSION FOR (2) RAISING THE EXISTING ROOF STRUCTURE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561363/0
- 24 Apr 2025, Donegal County Council 2560644: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED 1½ STOREY DWELLING (DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK) AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETACHED 2 STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING, DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE & CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560644/0
- 27 Mar 2025, Donegal County Council 2560458: Conditional. Retention. GROUND FLOOR GARDEN ROOM TO REAR OF EXISTING GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO FIRST FLOOR OF SAME TO CREATE AN ENTERTAINMENT ROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560458/0
- 20 Feb 2024, Donegal County Council 2460171: Refused. Retention, 1 home. ERECTION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH PATIO AREA INCLUDING SEPTIC TANK AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460171/0
- 11 Apr 2023, Donegal County Council 2350476: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350476/0
- 28 Feb 2023, Donegal County Council 2350235: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH UTILISED ROOF SPACE, DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO ON SITE TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350235/0
- 7 Feb 2023, Donegal County Council 2350135: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350135/0
- 20 Dec 2022, Donegal County Council 2252041: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE AND RELOCATION OF GARAGE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 21/51973 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2252041/0
- 9 Aug 2022, Donegal County Council 2251349: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ACCESS VIA AN EXISTING LANE AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251349/0
- 7 Jul 2022, Donegal County Council 2251163: Conditional. Permission. ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING CONSISTING OF (1) ERECTION OF (A) EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF ATTIC SPACE INTO HABITABLE ROOMS INCLUDING ADDITION OF WINDOWS AND ROOFLIGHTS (B) SINGLE STOREY GLAZED EXTENSION TO GROUND FLOOR ON WESTERN FACADE (C) SIDE EXTENSION TO NORTH FACADE TO PROVIDE COVERED EXTERNAL AMENITY SPACES AND FIREPLACE (2) AMENDMENTS TO ALL FACADES TO ENLARGE OR ADD WINDOWS / GLAZED DOORS (3) NEW EXTERNAL FINISHES (4) REPLACEMENT OF TWO WINDOWS IN EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE WITH 2 GLAZED DOUBLE DOORS (5) INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251163/0
- 27 Jun 2022, Donegal County Council 2251086: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ACCESS VIA AN EXISTING LANE AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251086/0
- 27 Jun 2022, Donegal County Council 2251084: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUSIVE OF BASEMENT LEVEL, TOGETHER WITH A DETACHED GARAGE, ONSITE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251084/0
- 26 May 2022, Donegal County Council 2250912: Conditional. Retention. EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND HARDCORE YARD AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING BAYS WITH SERVICES FOR CAMPER VANS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250912/0
- 27 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250735: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250735/0
- 31 Mar 2022, Donegal County Council 2250553: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250553/0
- 28 Feb 2022, Donegal County Council 2250337: N/a. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250337/0
- 4 Oct 2021, Donegal County Council 2151973: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151973/0
- 13 Sept 2021, Donegal County Council 2151811: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUSIVE OF BASEMENT LEVEL, TOGETHER WITH A DETACHED GARAGE, ONSITE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151811/0
- 24 May 2021, Donegal County Council 2151017: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151017/0
- 13 Apr 2021, Donegal County Council 2150646: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED WITH ATTACHED CAR PORT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150646/0
- 11 Feb 2021, Donegal County Council 2150211: Conditional. Retention. DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED, ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150211/0
- 14 Dec 2020, Donegal County Council 2051924: N/a. Retention. DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED, ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051924/0
- 28 Sept 2020, Donegal County Council 2051381: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051381/0
- 22 Jun 2020, Donegal County Council 2050807: N/a. Retention. SITE ENTRANCE AND HARDCORE YARD AND OUTLINE PERMISSION FOR A CAMPING/GLAMPING SITE THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A SERVICES BUILDING TO INCLUDE TOILETS AND SHOWERS, (B) 10 NO. GLAMPING PODS, (C) 3 NO. CARAVAN PITCHES, (D) 4 NO. PARKING BAYS WITH SERVICES FOR CAMPER VANS, (E) TENT PITCH AREA, (F) CHILDREN'S PLAY PARK, (G) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050807/0
- 10 Mar 2020, Donegal County Council 2050319: N/a. Retention. SITE ENTRANCE AND HARDCORE YARD AND FOR OUTLINE PERMISSION OF A CAMPING/GLAMPING SITE THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A SERVICES BUILDING TO INCLUDE TOILETS AND SHOWERS (B) 10 NO. GLAMPING PODS (C) 3 NO. CARAVAN PITCHES (D) 4 NO. PARKING BAYS WITH SERVICES FOR CAMPER VANS (E) TENT PITCH AREA (F) CHILDREN'S PLAY PARK (G CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050319/0
- 20 Dec 2019, Donegal County Council 1952014: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED AGRICULTURAL SHED WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1952014/0
- 7 Nov 2019, Donegal County Council 1951716: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A BUNGALOW DWELLING WITH UTILISED ROOF SPACE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951716/0
- 2 Nov 2018, Donegal County Council 1851685: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851685/0
- 10 Sept 2018, Donegal County Council 1851399: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851399/0
- 31 May 2018, Donegal County Council 1850867: Conditional. Retention. ADDITIONAL FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850867/0
- 9 Apr 2018, Donegal County Council 1850526: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850526/0
- 13 Mar 2017, Donegal County Council 1750368: Conditional. Permission. THE PROVISION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, COMPRISING OF AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND BATHROOM TOGETHER WITH PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL DOOR ENTRANCE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS ON THIS SITE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750368/0
- 23 Feb 2017, Donegal County Council 1750276: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NUMBERS 10/70173 AND 15/50617. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750276/0
- 13 Feb 2017, Donegal County Council 1750206: N/a. Permission. PROVISION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, COMPRISING OF AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND BATHROOM TOGETHER WITH PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL DOOR ENTRANCE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS ON THIS SITE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750206/0
- 10 Feb 2017, Donegal County Council 1750199: N/a. Permission, 1 home. CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NUMBERS 10/70173 AND 15/50617. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750199/0

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## 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 Linsfort.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG018-029: Ringfort - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG018-029----. Diam. c. 21.8m. A roughly oval raised area is all that survives of 'Lisbuck Fort'. It was situated on a prominent rise in cultivated land. 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
- DG018-031: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG018-031----. A subrectangular promontory 18.5m E-W is enclosed by an earthen bank containing some stone and cut off from the mainland by a steep drop. It is approached from the SE by an artificially constructed causeway c. 2m wide dropping 2m on the SW side and 4m on the SE side. It is located on a small promontory on the E shore of Lough Swilly. 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
- DG018-034: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG018-034----. 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.
- DG018-037: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG018-037----. 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.
- DG018-038: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG018-038----. 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.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Linsfort Castle, country house, 1710–1730, Regional interest, registry number 40901807, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40901807. Detached five-bay two-storey house dated 1720, with advanced two-storey over basement bays to both ends on an H-plan and with a raised bay to centre of east elevation, now in use as a guest house; two-bay two-storey ostler’s house adjoining to south. Hipped artificial slate roof with smooth rendered paired central chimneystacks to ridge and chimneystack to north gable, stone eaves course and replacement rainwater goods, with some cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course and coat-of arms and date stone over door to west façade. Square-headed window openings with nine-over-six and six-over-three timber sash windows and stone sills. Central square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and glazed overlight addressed by stone steps; flagstones to front elevation. Set within own grounds with garden bounded by hedge to front, courtyard to rear, ostler’s house and detached outbuilding behind hedge, with rubble stone walls, pitched slate roof and red brick chimneystack; pitched corrugated asbestos sheet roof to outbuilding.
- Desertegny Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1770–1780, Regional interest, registry number 40901808, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40901808. Detached three-bay Church of Ireland church, built 1779, with two-stage tower to west. Roof gone; stone eaves course and red brick chimney flue in east wall. Roughcast rendered walls with stone and brick apparent underneath, stone stringcourses and sandstone plinth course over rendered rubble stone plinth. Lancet windows with red brick embrasures and ashlar chamfered block-and-start surrounds. Pointed arch-headed door opening over stone steps to south of tower with sandstone block-and-start surround. Ashlar stone oculus to tower with inscription 1666 and 1884. Battlemented tower with cut stone coping. Set within own grounds with gravemarkers to south and west and enclosed by low rubble stone wall with double leaf wrought-iron gates mounted on ashlar stone piers.
- Linsfort Cottage, house, 1825–1855, Regional interest, registry number 40901809, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40901809. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, with two-storey gabled breakfront and single-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof with clayware ridge tiles, smooth rendered chimneystacks with coping and polygonal pots to gable ends, smooth rendered eaves course and the remnants of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls and smooth rendered plinth course. Pointed-arch headed windows with cast-iron quarries to breakfront with stone sills; square-headed window openings with tripartite sashes, now boarded, to ground floor with stone sills and circular oculus windows to first floor with smooth rendered surrounds and cast-iron quarries. Square-headed door opening with matchboard timber door. Roughcast rendered walls to rear with double leaf cast-iron gates mounted on substantial piers with pyramidal coping of water rolled cobbles and angular stone finial.
- Loreto House, house, 1800–1830, Regional interest, registry number 40901811, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40901811. Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1815, with mid-nineteenth century alterations, built on L-plan with projecting entrance porch to front and modern conservatory to south and single-storey kitchen extension to north, now in use as convent and reconciliation centre. Hipped slate roof with clayware ridge tiles, smooth rendered ruled-and-lined paired central chimneystacks with cornice coping and polygonal pots, projecting ashlar eaves course and replacement rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls. Square-headed window openings with uPVC sash windows with timber shutters behind and stone sills. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door to porch; flagstone paving to front and side elevations. Set within own grounds with outbuildings to rear, rubble stone wall to road with modern gates and stone piers.
- Loreto House, outbuilding, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 40901823, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40901823. Freestanding multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding complex on a U-plan associated with Loreto House (see 40901810), built c. 1880, with advanced central block with carriage arch. Hipped slate roofs with stone eaves course and smooth rendered chimneystacks. Rubble stone walls with cut stone quoins, partially roughcast rendered. Square-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and stone sills. Three-centred arch-headed and square-headed door openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds with double and single leaf matchboard timber doors. Connected to house by a high rubble stone garden wall.
- House, 1850–1890, Regional interest, registry number 40901902, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40901902. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, with gable-fronted porch to centre of front elevation, single-storey lean-to shed to north-west gable and high wall and lean-to sheds to rear. Pitched slate roof with clayware ridge tiles, smooth rendered chimneystacks to gables with smooth rendered stepped coping and terracotta pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls; smooth rendered walls to lean-to. Square-headed window openings with six-over-three and six-over-six pane horned timber sliding sash windows and painted sills. Square-headed door openings to both north-west and south-east sides of front porch, with battened timber doors. Set within own grounds, fronting onto road with garden to rear.

## 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 Linsfort, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Linsfort.
- 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/linsfort.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/linsfort.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/linsfort.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Linsfort, Buncrana: 7 sales, https://everytownland.com/donegal/linsfort-buncrana.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballynarry: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballynarry.md
- Gortyarrigan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gortyarrigan.md
- Liafin: https://everytownland.com/donegal/liafin.md
- Meenalooban: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenalooban.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.

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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/linsfort
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/linsfort