Lisnenan

312 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lisnenan, from 1 m² to 150,464 m² (15.05 ha, 37.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 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 Lisnenan 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.

• 29 May 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCK DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660992

• 27 May 2026Conditional

  (1) REVISED HOUSE POSITION AND DOMESTIC ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF APPROVED SEPTIC TANK WITH A NEW CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER IN LIEU OF PLANNING REF. NO. 02/6090

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660962

• 11 Mar 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING, DETACHED, ONE AND HALF STOREY DWELLING DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS, (2) RECONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED ONE AND HALF STOREY DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660387

• 20 Nov 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING (DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONCRETE 'MICA' BLOCK) DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND MAIN PUBLIC SEWER WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562027

• 6 Nov 2025Conditional

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION OF 42 NO. NEW DWELLING UNITS COMPRISING OF 2 NO. 2 BED SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, 4 NO. 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, 26 NO. 4 BED SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, 8 NO. 2 BED TERRACED DWELLINGS, 2 NO. 3 BED TERRACED DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES ALREADY ON SITE INCLUDING FOUL WATER DRAINAGE, STORM WATER DRAINAGE, WATERMAINS, FOOTPATHS, ROADWAYS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 42 homes · Donegal County Council, 2561937

• 1 Oct 2025Conditional

  WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING: (1) DEMOLITION OF FLAT ROOF PROJECTIONS ON THE EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS, (2) DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT WALL (WEST ELEVATION), (3) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EXTENSIONS TO THE EAST, WEST & NORTH ELEVATIONS, (4) REMOVAL OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND (5) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561710

• 12 Feb 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING (DEFECTIVE/MICA ) DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND MAIN PUBLIC SEWER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560168

• 5 Feb 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF 12 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH ACCESS TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 12 homes · Donegal County Council, 2560137

• 15 Jan 2025N/a

  (1) REMOVAL OF EXISTING SUBFLOOR AND FOUNDATIONS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED AND (2) ERECTION OF 12 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH ACCESS TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560026

• 14 Oct 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) RECONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITH THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATED REPLACEMENT WORKS TO BE CONNECTED TO ALL OTHER EXISTING SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461615

• 17 May 2024Conditional

  SUB-DIVISION OF EXISTING DWELLING INTO TWO SEPARATE DWELLINGS INCLUDING RENOVATIONS, ALTERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2460722

• 10 Apr 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCK DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT TWO-STOREY DWELLING, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460490

• 10 Apr 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING, DETACHED TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) RECONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED, TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATED REPLACEMENT WORKS WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460496

• 5 Mar 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCK DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460272

• 28 Feb 2024Conditional

  COMPLETION OF AN UNFINISHED ESTATE CONSISTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF 38 NO. DWELLINGS CONSISTING OF 20 NO. SINGLE DWELLINGS AND 18 NO. SEMI DETACHED DWELLINGS (AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED) WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES ALREADY ON SITE INCLUDING SEWER PIPE NETWORK, SURFACE WATER PIPE NETWORK, WATERMAIN, FOOTPATHS, KERBING AND ROADWAYS

  Permission, 14 homes · Donegal County Council, 2460240

• 24 Feb 2024N/a

  COMPLETION OF AN UNFINISHED ESTATE CONSISTING OF PLANNING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 38 DWELLINGS CONSISTING OF 20 SINGLE DWELLINGS AND 18 SEMI DETACHED DWELLINGS (AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED) WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES ALREADY ON SITE INCLUDING SEWER PIPE NETWORK, SURFACE WATER PIPE NETWORK, WATERMAIN, FOOTPATHS, KERBING AND ROADWAYS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460207

• 22 Jan 2024Refused

  THE SUB-DIVISION OF EXISTING DWELLING INTO TWO SEPARATE DWELLINGS INCLUDING RENOVATIONS, ALTERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2450017

• 7 Dec 2023Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING (DEFECTIVE/MICA) DWELLING, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE ELEVATIONS AND (3) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351881

• 29 Nov 2023Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) PROVISION OF MAIN BUILDING A - CONSISTING OF GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR MEZZANINE PRAYER HALL AREAS (MALE / FEMALE), A COFFEE DOCK / SANDWICH BAR AREA WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SPACES (ENTRANCE LOBBIES / FOYER / CIRCULATION SPACES / STAIRWELLS / LIFT / OFFICES / MEETING ROOM / LIBRARY-TEACHING ROOM / MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS / KITCHENETTE / PLANT ROOM/STORAGE AND (B) PROVISION OF AUXILIARY BUILDING B - CONSISTING OF A MULTIPURPOSE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AREA WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SPACES (ENTRANCE FOYER, MALE/FEMALE TOILETS, KITCHENETTE, PLANT ROOM, STORAGE), (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD, FOOTPATHS, CAR PARKING / BICYCLE RACK WITH ALL ASSOCIATED RETAINING STRUCTURES, SITE WORKS, LANDSCAPING, BIN ENCLOSURE AND SERVICES, (3) CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE AND WATER MAINS SERVICES AND (4) CARRYING OUT ALTERATIONS TO THE PUBLIC ROAD LAYOUT TO ACCOMMODATE A TRAFFIC TURN OFF LANE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351825

• 18 Aug 2023Conditional

  828 SQUARE METRES OF SOLAR PV (PHOTO VOLTAIC) AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2351230

• 25 Jul 2023N/a

  INSTALLATION OF 828 M2 SQUARE METRES OF SOLAR PV (PHOTO VOLTAIC) AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2351089

• 7 Jun 2023Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DEFECTIVE MICA DWELLING HOUSE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE ELEVATIONS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350807

• 25 May 2023Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MICA DAMAGED DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350728

• 15 May 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ADVANCED BUILDING SOLUTION CONSISTING OF OFFICE AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCTION SPACES AND VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE, SIGNAGE, CAR PARKING, CYCLE SHELTERS, LANDSCAPING, GAS SKID, UNDERGOUND WATER STORAGE TANK, INDEPENDENT ESB SUBSTATION AND SWITCH ROOM BUILDING, ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350663

• 22 Mar 2023Conditional

  RAISING ROOF ON EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO PROVIDE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION AND TEMPORARY PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF DOMESTIC GARAGE TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350361

The 25 most recent of 52 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: River Swilly Valley Woods 002011

Recorded monuments

• DG053-017 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked as a 'Holy Well', on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps. There are now no special features, or traditions, associated with it. It is located on good 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 Excavation licence number 01E0233 Monitoring was carried out on 20 and 21 March 2001 on the site of the proposed development of sixteen two-storey semi-detached dwelling-houses and associated services and access road at Lisnenan, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. The proposed development is on a south-facing slope, at the base of which there is a holy well, marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps. No traditions are associated with the well. The underlying geology consists of a compact mid-brown gravelly silt with inclusions of frequent small to medium-sized, both rounded and angular, stones. This stratum consistently overlay a mid-olive to yellowish-brown sandy silty boulder clay and schist bedrock exposed at the base of excavations. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted during the course of monitoring. (Excavations Bulletin 2001) Declan Moore, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd, 200 Dún na Coiribe, Galway. Excavation licence number 01E0287 Monitoring of topsoil-stripping was carried out at Lisnenan, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, on 13 November 2001 on the proposed location of five private residences, associated driveway and services. The site is on a steep west-facing slope in pasture with occasional rock outcrops. Letterkenny is visible to the west. At the base of the slope is a holy well. The area stripped measured c. 110m north-south by 40m. The underlying geology consists of a compact mid-brown gravelly silt with inclusions of frequent small to medium-sized rounded and angular stones. This stratum consistently overlay a mid-olive to yellowish brown sandy silt boulder clay and schist bedrock exposed at the base of excavations. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted during the course of monitoring. (Excavations Bulletin 2001) Declan Moore, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd, 200 Dún na Coiribe, Galway.

• DG053-045 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.

• DG053-055 Souterrain
  Description

  During the course of preparatory soil-stripping to facilitate the construction of an apartment block at a proposed apartment complex and housing development at Lisnenan, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, the client’s contractor uncovered a possible souterrain. No archaeological condition applied to the development, which is 60m to the west of a cashel (DG053–015----) and 370m NNE of a holy well (DG053–017----). The client contacted the DEHLG and reported the discovery. Upon consultation with the NMI and DEHLG, and in consideration of the advanced stage of construction, it was recommended that the souterrain be preserved by record. The excavation was carried out by Declan Moore of Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd under licence No. 06E0945 in September 2006. The site had been significantly disturbed. No archaeological material other than the souterrain was encountered. The site is located on a west-facing slope in pasture with occasional rock outcrops and presented as a topsoil-stripped, scarped-out area. A platform upon which the site was located had been left in situ. Little remained in the area of the souterrain. Much of the overlying material had been removed. Only the stone-lined walls remained in situ. A number of flat stones (possible capstones or lintels) lay in the general area. No capstones remained in situ. The possible entrance was located at the western end (equating to the lower end of the original slope). A section face at the northern limit of the development site (25m north of the souterrain) provided a base point/indication of the original levels and topography. This indicated a gentle east–west gradient. The entrance area appeared to be a roughly rectangular pit at the western end of the souterrain. There were a number of large rounded stones at the base. Due to disturbance, it was difficult to discern for certain the nature of the entrance. It was roughly here that the client’s representatives had uncovered the souterrain when a tractor collapsed. The cut for the souterrain measured c. 5m in length and curved from east to west. It was filled by the stone walling. At the eastern end an extension to the cut, beyond the area which was walled, was excavated. It was roughly rounded in shape and narrowed to the west at the possible entrance. The corners at the east were roughly rounded in shape. The break of slope throughout was rounded and sharp in parts. The sides were generally vertical and there was a sharp break of slope at the base throughout. The base of the cut was relatively level. The cut for the entranceway was contemporary with the cut for the souterrain and was roughly rectangular in shape, forming a court shape at the western end of the souterrain. The break of slope was rounded with a sharp slope and rounded break of slope at the base. Collapsed stones were evident at the base. These may have formed some sort of path, although it is not possible to say for certain whether they were in their original location, as this area had been significantly disturbed. The stone walling of the souterrain was single skinned. It survived on both sides to roughly nine courses. The stones varied in size, measuring from 100mm by 100mm to 400mm by 500mm. There were occasional slates and some daub in places. The maximum depth of the walling was 1.45m. The first two to three courses comprised smaller stones, with the basal layers comprising much larger stones (Bennett 2009, 98-9). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 14 November 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lisnenan.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

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

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 Lisnenan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Lisnenan · Lios Naíonán

Area

943,044 m² (94.3 ha, 233.03 acres)

Civil parish

Conwal, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Letterkenny Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Letterkenny Rural electoral division: 12,191 people in 4,494 households; 48% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaghderg, Ballyboe Lisnenan, Ballyraine, Carnamogagh Lower, Castlebane, Kiltoy, Knockybrin, Woodland

Placenames

Lisnenan 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.