Soppog
Soppog is a townland in the civil parish of Muff, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal.
- Area
- 246.2 ha
- 608 acres
- Land parcels
- 39
- registered freehold, median 3,605 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Soppog, from 219 m² to 73,737 m² (7.37 ha, 18.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Soppog 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 Apr 2026Refused
PLACEMENT OF MOBILE HOME AS EMPLOYEE ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO MUSHROOM GROWING BUSINESS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660535
23 Feb 2026N/a
PLACEMENT OF MOBILE HOME AS EMPLOYEE ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO MUSHROOM GROWING BUSINESS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660265
19 Feb 2026N/a
PLACEMENT OF MOBILE HOME AS EMPLOYEE ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO MUSHROOM GROWING BUSINESS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660250
12 Jun 2025Conditional
(1) ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING, (2) ERECTION OF AN OPEN CAR PORT TO REAR OF DWELLING AND (3) CONVERSION OF EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO SELF-CONTAINED GRANNY FLAT WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND ENTRANCE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560986
20 Jan 2025Conditional
COMPLETION OF DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, ACCESS VIA EXISTING SHARED PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 19/51321
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560045
18 May 2023Conditional
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND ACCESS VIA EXISTING SHARED PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350678
21 Dec 2022Conditional
TO OUTLINE PERMISSION REF: 21/52258 FOR ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING WITH INSTALLATION OF AN ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission consequent, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2252053
21 Sept 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY AGRICULTURAL SHED (TOTAL AREA 277M2) TO THE WEST SIDE OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AGRICULTURAL SHED CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (PLANNING REF. 1951363), ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251584
16 Nov 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING WITH AN ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152258
7 Jul 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151360
23 Oct 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051586
5 Sept 2019Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY AGRICULTURAL SHED WITH SLURRY TANK (TOTAL AREA 466M2) TO THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED, ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951363
28 Aug 2019Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, ACCESS VIA EXISTING SHARED PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951321
14 Jun 2019Conditional
(1) RETENTION OF 2 NO. UNFINISHED SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, TEMPORARY LOCATION OF MOBILE HOME AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM SERVING THE APPLICANT'S PARENT'S DWELLING AND (2) ALTERATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE CURRENTLY COMPRISING 2 NO. UNFINISHED SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS TO PROVIDE FOR A SINGLE DWELLING AND A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVE THE PROPOSED SINGLE DWELLING ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 1950911
25 Mar 2019N/a
(A) A SINGLE DWELLING AND (B) THE TEMPORARY LOCATION OF A MOBILE HOME AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING WASTE WATER TREATMENT AND PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DESIGN OF THE SINGLE DWELLING AND (B) A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVE THE SINGLE DWELLING ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 1950396
19 Mar 2019Conditional
A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND RELOCATED SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950377
31 Oct 2018Refused
(1) RETENTION OF (A) THE DEMOLITION OF TWO SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, (B) TWO PARTIALLY COMPLETED SEMI DETACHED REPLACEMENT DWELLINGS AND (C) TEMPORARY LOCATION OF A MOBILE HOME AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING WASTE WATER TREATMENT, (2) AMENDMENTS TO THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT DWELLINGS AND (3) INSTALLATION OF TWO SEPTIC TANKS, PUMPS AND PERCOLATION AREAS TO SERVE BOTH DWELLINGS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AT SOPPOG MUFF LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL
Retention, 3 homes · Donegal County Council, 1851654
22 Oct 2018Conditional
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING WITH UTILISED ROOF SPACE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851614
15 Oct 2018N/a
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING WITH UTILISED ROOF SPACE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851591
10 Sept 2018N/a
(A) THE DEMOLITION OF TWO SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND (B) TWO PARTIALLY COMPLETED SEMI DETACHED REPLACEMENT DWELLINGS AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR (A) AMENDMENTS TO THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT DWELLINGS AND (B) TWO SEPTIC TANKS, PUMPS AND PERCOLATION AREAS TO SERVE BOTH DWELLINGS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 1851390
7 Nov 2017Conditional
ERECTION OF A NEW DRY BED AGRICULTURAL SHED ABUTTING EXISTING SHEDS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751684
4 Sept 2017Conditional
REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING, PROPOSED EXTENSIONS TO SIDE ELEVATIONS, REAR ELEVATION, NEW FRONT PORCH, NEW ROOF, CONNECTION TO EXISTING ON SITE FOUL & STORM SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751340
10 Jul 2017N/a
REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING, PROPOSED EXTENSIONS TO SIDE ELEVATIONS, REAR ELEVATION, NEW FRONT PORCH, NEW ROOF, CONNECTION TO EXISTING ON SITE FOUL & STORM SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751076
12 May 2017Refused
RETENTION OF TWO SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND TWO SEPTIC TANKS AND PERCOLATION AREAS TO SERVE BOTH DWELLINGS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1750726
3 Mar 2017Conditional
(a) ERECTION OF NEW DRY BED AGRICULTURAL SHED ABUTTING EXISTING SHEDS AND (b) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROOFED AREA OVER EXISTING OPEN CATTLE CRUSH AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750311
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Soppog.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Soppog.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Soppog.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Soppog, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Soppog with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Soppog
- Area
- 2,462,307 m² (246.23 ha, 608.45 acres)
- Civil parish
- Muff, and its townlands
- Barony
- Inishowen West
- Electoral division
- Kilderry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,151 people lived in 783 households in the Kilderry electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 55% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carnamoyle, Craig, Derryvane, Drumhaggart, Muff
- Placenames
- Soppog 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.