# Roelough, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilcar, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Rualach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 525,511 m² (52.55 ha, 129.86 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,953 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilcar, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/kilcar.md - Barony: Banagh - Electoral division: Largymore, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 523 people lived in 216 households in the Largymore electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 23% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14895 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 52288 - Centre: latitude 54.61762, longitude -8.570172 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Roelough, from 25 m² to 116,130 m² (11.61 ha, 28.7 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1367250: 116,130 m² (11.61 ha, 28.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367250.md - Parcel 1332958: 70,540 m² (7.05 ha, 17.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1332958.md - Parcel 1391114: 57,163 m² (5.72 ha, 14.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391114.md - Parcel 1526507: 53,313 m² (5.33 ha, 13.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526507.md - Parcel 1344157: 26,879 m² (2.69 ha, 6.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1344157.md - Parcel 1375877: 16,058 m² (1.61 ha, 3.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375877.md - Parcel 1371876: 15,732 m² (1.57 ha, 3.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371876.md - Parcel 1410008: 14,269 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410008.md - Parcel 1376031: 12,565 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376031.md - Parcel 1375890: 10,901 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375890.md - Parcel 1375878: 10,344 m² (1.03 ha, 2.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375878.md - Parcel 1376030: 10,085 m² (1.01 ha, 2.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376030.md - Parcel 1526506: 9,911 m² (0.99 ha, 2.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526506.md - Parcel 1410010: 9,045 m² (0.9 ha, 2.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410010.md - Parcel 1337965: 7,087 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337965.md - Parcel 1403156: 6,731 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403156.md - Parcel 1384496: 6,599 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384496.md - Parcel 4902915: 6,440 m² (0.64 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4902915.md - Parcel 1399004: 5,942 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1399004.md - Parcel 1341931: 5,335 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341931.md - Parcel 1410009: 5,249 m² (0.52 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410009.md - Parcel 4871067: 4,085 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4871067.md - Parcel 1365080: 3,930 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365080.md - Parcel 4871054: 3,581 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4871054.md - Parcel 1369889: 3,516 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369889.md - Parcel 4876463: 3,498 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4876463.md - Parcel 1324610: 3,444 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324610.md - Parcel 1375876: 3,191 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375876.md - Parcel 1398125: 3,112 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398125.md - Parcel 1317211: 2,795 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317211.md - Parcel 3657877: 2,375 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657877.md - Parcel 1375872: 1,835 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375872.md - Parcel 4938285: 1,769 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4938285.md - Parcel 4871074: 1,733 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4871074.md - Parcel 1343678: 1,663 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343678.md - Parcel 5551023: 1,612 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5551023.md - Parcel 1382419: 1,573 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382419.md - Parcel 4938284: 1,392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4938284.md - Parcel 1403096: 1,201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403096.md - Parcel 1393005: 1,174 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393005.md - Parcel 1300627: 1,148 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300627.md - Parcel 5445000: 958 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5445000.md - Parcel 5465338: 836 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5465338.md - Parcel 1378465: 835 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378465.md - Parcel 5721853: 717 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5721853.md - Parcel 1340592: 564 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340592.md - Parcel 1365082: 451 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365082.md - Parcel 6195207: 407 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6195207.md - Parcel 1323952: 355 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323952.md - Parcel 1322891: 340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322891.md - Parcel 4824272: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4824272.md - Parcel 6195226: 190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6195226.md - Parcel 4824270: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4824270.md - Parcel 3657880: 145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657880.md - Parcel 3657878: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657878.md - Parcel 6196459: 65 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6196459.md - Parcel 5721870: 43 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5721870.md - Parcel 3657879: 25 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657879.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Roelough 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) 9 applications, newest first. - 24 Mar 2026, Donegal County Council 2660495: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SPLIT-LEVEL OUTHOUSE/GARDEN ROOM WITH A FIRST FLOOR MEZZANINE LOFT ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING COTTAGE STRUCTURES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660495/0 - 17 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351046: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351046/0 - 13 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351038: Conditional. Permission. (A) RENOVATIONS WORKS TO EXISTING HOUSE, (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING HOUSE, (C) DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, AND (D) NEW REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK / TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVE THE HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351038/0 - 10 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351004: N/a. Permission. (1) RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING HOUSE, (3) DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SERVING THE HOUSE AND THE EXISTING CHALET TO THE WEST OF THE HOUSE AND (4) NEW REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK/TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVE THE HOUSE AND THE EXISTING CHALET TO THE WEST OF THE HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351004/0 - 2 May 2023, Donegal County Council 2350594: N/a. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350594/0 - 17 Jan 2022, Donegal County Council 2250030: Conditional. Retention. (1) RENOVATION WORKS TO STONE COTTAGE (2) DWELLING AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE 92/601 (3) SEPTIC TANKS AND PERCOLATION AREAS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250030/0 - 4 Apr 2019, Donegal County Council 1950448: N/a. Retention, 2 homes. (1) RETENTION OF RENOVATION WORKS TO A STONE COTTAGE AND INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANK WITH SAND POLISHING FILTER AND (2) RETENTION OF DWELLING AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE 92/601 AND INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK WITH SAND POLISHING FILTER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950448/0 - 3 Oct 2018, Donegal County Council 1851518: N/a. Retention. RENOVATIONS WORKS TO A STONE COTTAGE AND PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK & SAND POLISHING FILTER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851518/0 - 8 Dec 2017, Donegal County Council 1751841: N/a. Retention, 1 home. RENOVATION WORKS TO A STONE COTTAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751841/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA, site code 004150, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004150 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Roelough. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Roelough. ## 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 Roelough, 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 high, 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 Roelough. - 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/roelough.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/roelough.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/roelough.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Roelough 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) - Gortalia: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gortalia.md - Lergadaghtan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lergadaghtan-51711.md - Letter: https://everytownland.com/donegal/letter-51719.md - Muckros: https://everytownland.com/donegal/muckros-52098.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/roelough - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/roelough