Stranorlar

393 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Stranorlar, from 1 m² to 50,995 m² (5.1 ha, 12.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Stranorlar 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.

• 26 Jun 2026Conditional

  RENEWAL AND UPGRADE OF WASTEWATER SYSTEM SERVING EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661183

• 4 Jun 2026N/a

  RENEWAL AND UPGRADE OF THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM SERVING EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661028

• 11 Jun 2025Conditional

  DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560969

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH INTEGRATED HOME OFFICE AND GYM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560917

• 20 May 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SIDES OF EXISTING CHURCH HALL TO PROVIDE (A) A STORAGE SPACE AND (B) A NEW ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE, MEETING ROOM, TOILETS AND KITCHEN, WITH WORKS TO INCLUDE INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS AND MINOR EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560803

• 18 Apr 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE ELEVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND 2 NO. SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560598

• 9 Dec 2024Conditional

  COMPLETION OF THE PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOOTBALL STADIUM (APPROXIMATELY 5580 TOTAL SPECTATOR CAPACITY), PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER THE NOW-LAPSED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 05/9008. THE COMPLETED STADIUM WILL CONSIST OF 4 NO. STANDS IN A CLOSED-BOWL CONFIGURATION (WITH THE WEST STAND ALREADY PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED) AND WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) WEST STAND WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE EXISTING PRECAST CONCRETE TERRACE, PROVIDING SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,100 SPECTATORS, ALONG WITH AN ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION BUILDING WHICH WILL INCLUDE CHANGING FACILITIES, PUBLIC AND STAFF TOILETS, A GYMNASIUM, TREATMENT ROOMS, OFFICES, STORAGE, AND PLANT AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL (PARTIALLY UNDER THE RAKED TERRACES) WITH MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS, LICENSED CORPORATE BOXES SUITES, MEETING SPACES, TRAINING ROOMS, CLUB ROOMS, A CONTROL ROOM, MEDIA ROOMS, AND OFFICES AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR LEVELS ABOVE. THIS WILL INVOLVE THE RENOVATION AND PART DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING PARTIALLY COMPLETED ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION BLOCK, (2) EAST STAND FEATURING A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SPECTATOR TERRACE WITH SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,230 SPECTATORS, ALONG WITH A NEW AMENITY BUILDING WHICH WILL HOUSE A GYMNASIUM, TREATMENT ROOM, TOILETS, CHANGING FACILITIES, AND AN OFFICE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL WITH THE PROVISION OF A HOSPITALITY AREA TO FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND A TV GANTRY LOCATED AT ROOF LEVEL AS WELL AS 2 NO. DETACHED, EXTERNALLY ACCESSED PUBLIC TOILET BLOCKS, (3) NORTH AND SOUTH STANDS WHICH WILL INCLUDE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SPECTATOR TERRACES, EACH WITH SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 240 SPECTATORS AND ADDITIONAL STANDING CAPACITY FOR CIRCA 885 SPECTATORS EACH, (4) COMPLETION OF THE GRASS PLAYING PITCH FORMATION WITH STORM DRAINAGE AND GOALS, FLAGS, LINING FENCING RAILS AND NORMAL SOCCER ACCESSORIES AND (5) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CAR PARKING, BUS PARKING, SEGREGATED PEDESTRIAN ROUTES, TURNSTILES, 4 NO. 1200 LUX FLOODLIGHTS (APPROXIMATELY 40 METERS TALL), AN ESB SUBSTATION, AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING COMPLETION OF DRAINAGE, BOTH HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, GATES, ACCESS CONTROL AND SITE BOUNDARY FENCING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462022

• 23 Oct 2024Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM A DWELLING HOUSE TO 2 NO. APARTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461693

• 7 Aug 2024Conditional

  (1) CHANGE THE USE OF A STORAGE BUILDING INTO AN AFTERSCHOOL ROOM, (2) EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT STORAGE BUILDING, TO INCLUDE AN ADDITION OF A LAUNDRY AREA AND A STORAGE CONTAINER, AND ALL RELATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461207

• 4 Jul 2024Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY MODULAR BUILDING CONTAINING 2 NO. CLASSROOMS, STORAGE, TOILET FACILITY, ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461023

• 31 May 2024Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HOUSE AND FORMER DOCTORS SURGERY TO OFFICE USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SOLICITORS PRACTICE. PROPOSED WORKS INCLUDE (A) REDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING GLAZED FRONT ENTRANCE PORCH, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND ALL ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS (B) ALL SIGNAGE (C) WIDENING OF EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ON SITE CAR PARKING AND TURNING AREA WITH ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460805

• 29 May 2024N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GARAGE ATTACHED TO DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS A BEAUTY SALON INCLUDING SIGNAGE AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460794

• 15 May 2024Unconditional

  INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND THE FORMATION OF TWO NEW EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS WITH RAMPS

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2450133

• 2 May 2024N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GARAGE ATTACHED TO DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS A BEAUTY SALON INCLUDING SIGNAGE AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460641

• 11 Apr 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF 12 NO. APARTMENTS, SITE ENTRANCE, CAR PARKING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460497

• 8 Apr 2024Conditional

  PROVISION OF FLOOD LIGHTING TO THE EXISTING GRASS SPORTS PITCH WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF 6 NO. 12M HIGH LIGHTING POLES WITH ASSOCIATED POWER DISTRIBUTION DUCTING, SWITCHGEAR AND SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460474

• 14 Mar 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DRY BEDDED SHED FOR LIVESTOCK AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460336

• 23 Dec 2022Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE-STOREY FAMILY DWELLING WITH ADJOINING ASSISTED LIVING UNIT, OUTBUILDING WITH THERAPY / SENSORY ROOMS, UTILIZING EXISTING CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2252096

• 19 Jul 2022Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF 1,106 SQUARE METERS OF SOLAR PV (PHOTO VOLTAIC) PANELS ONTO THE ROOF AREAS OF BOTH FINN VALLEY ATHLETIC CENTRE AND FINN VALLEY LEISURE CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251228

• 8 Jun 2022N/a

  INSTALLATION OF 1,106 SQUARE METERS OF SOLAR PV (PHOTO VOLTAIC) PANELS ONTO THE ROOF AREAS OF BOTH FINN VALLEY ATHLETIC CENTRE AND FINN VALLEY LEISURE CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250994

• 14 Apr 2022Unconditional

  ERECTION OF CIRCA 6600 CAPACITY SEATED STADIUM COMPRISING 4 STANDS & INCORPORATING CHANGING FACILITIES, OFFICE SPACE, CLUB GYM, TV GANTRY, STORAGE SPACE, TOILETS & 3 STOREY ADMIN. BUILDING (INCLUDING OFFICES, MEETING ROOMS AND CLUB ROOM) TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY FACILITIES INCLUDING FLOOD LIGHTS, TURNSTILE & PARKING WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND DRAINAGE

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2250661

• 21 Feb 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2250281

• 1 Feb 2022Refused

  CHANGE OF USE FROM PERMITTED FIRST FLOOR OFFICE SPACE OVER EXISTING SHOP TO A 2 BEDROOM SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT, WORKS INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ENCLOSED EXTERNAL STAIRWELL TO SERVICE THE PROPOSED APARTMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2250110

• 24 May 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION AND RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING AND EXTENSION TO DOMESTIC STORE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151019

• 20 Jan 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM CLASS 3 (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) TO CLASS 1 (RETAIL) FOR AN EXISTING BUILDING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150055

The 25 most recent of 64 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Finn SAC 002301

Recorded monuments

• DG078-017 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  This possible rath is indicated on the 1836 OS 6-inch map as an oval ringfort-sized enclosure (max. dim. c. 20m N-S), annotated as ‘Fort’. It is shown enclosed within a larger D-shaped enclosure, defined by a bank or wall which curves around the possible rath on the S, W and N, with a road forming the straight side at E. There is no trace visible of this 'Fort' now. It was situated in low level pasture land to the N of the River Finn. 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 revised upload: 10 April 2018

Architectural heritage

• Church of Mary Immaculate, church/chapel, 1855–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Catholic church, built 1857-62 with tower completed in 1897, comprising six-bay nave to the south-west with side aisles to the north-west and south-east side elevations, chancel to the north-east having side chapels to either side (north-west and south-east), single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch attached to the side chapel to the south-east, and with three-stage tower (on square-plan) offset to the south-west end of the south-west elevation of nave having cut stone corner pinnacles (on octagonal-plan) over at parapet level with spirelet to the south-east corner having open belfry level, and with cut stone parapet having round-headed openings and moulded coping over; wrought-iron finials over pinnacles and spirelet. Modern single-storey additions to the south-west end of the nave and to the north-west side of the side chapel to the north-east. Pitched artificial slate roofs having raised cut stone verges to the gable ends having cut stone kneeler stones at eaves level and with cut stone cross finials over gable apexes of the nave and to the north-east gables of chancel and side chapels, corbelled cut stone eaves courses to the nave and side aisles and to porch, and with cast-iron rainwater goods including profiled gutters and hoppers. Snecked squared rubble sandstone walls over chamfered ashlar sandstone plinth with clasping stepped ashlar sandstone buttresses to side elevations of side aisles (south-east and north-west) and with clasping stepped ashlar buttresses to corners of tower; ashlar sandstone stair tower having canted corner attached to the south-east corner of belltower. Moulded stringcourse to tower at base of belfry\third stage level. Paired pointed-arched window openings to side aisles having chamfered cut sandstone surrounds with central mullion and carved head figure over, chamfered sandstone sills, and leaded stained glass windows; cusped window openings to south-west elevation of aisle and to tower at first and second stage levels having cut sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and leaded stained glass windows; trefoil window openings to nave at clerestory level having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and leaded stained glass windows; pointed-arch window opening to the south-west elevation of nave having triple-light window with cut stone Geometric Gothic tracery with trefoil openings to head, ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, leaded stained glass windows, flanking pointed-arched window openings having ashlar sandstone surrounds and chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and with carved ashlar sandstone plaque over to gable apex having trefoil motifs; pointed-arched window opening to chancel gable (north-east) having five-light window with cusped heads, cut stone Geometric Gothic tracery with trefoil and quatrefoil openings over, ashlar sandstone surround with chamfered ashlar sandstone sill, leaded figurative stained glass windows, cut stone hoodmoulding over with carved head motifs to label stops, and with carved ashlar sandstone plaque over to gable apex having trefoil motifs; pointed-arched window openings to the north-east elevations of side chapels having paired cusped windows with cut sandstone tracery, quatrefoil opening to head, chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and with leaded stained glass windows. Pointed-arched openings to tower at belfry having paired cusped openings with louvered fittings, ashlar sandstone tracery with quatrefoil motif to head, ashlar sandstone surround with colonnettes to reveals, and with hoodmouldings over having carved headed motifs to label stops. Pointed-arched door opening to south-east elevation of entrance porch and to the south-east elevation of tower having staged ashlar sandstone surrounds, replacement glazed timber double-doors with modern leaded coloured glass fittings, and with leaded coloured glass overlights. Interior with hammerbeam roof trusses supported on timber colonnettes resting on carved stone ‘apostle’ head corbels, pointed-arched arcades to side aisles supported on octagonal columns, carved limestone altar and reredos, and with pointed chancel arch. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west end of Stranorlar adjacent to Ballybofey Bridge and the River Finn. Tarmacadam car parks and footpaths to site; modern parochial house and school buildings to the north-west of site. Low stone wall to the road-frontage to the south-east of site having coping over.

• House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, having projecting single-bay flat-roofed porch to the centre of the main elevation (south-west). Hipped natural slate roof having projecting smooth rendered eaves course, clayware ridge tiles and a central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks having render cornice. Render cornice to porch with moulded console brackets to either end of the front elevation (south-west). Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls with render block-and-start quoins, smooth rendered plinth course, and with stringcourse over ground floor window openings. Square-headed window openings at first floor level having plain raised rendered surrounds, painted sills, and six-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; paired square-headed window openings at ground floor level having projecting plain rendered surround with moulded render cornices over, continuous sills, and with six-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorway to the front elevation of porch (south-west) having replacement timber panelled door with glazed upper half, glazed surround with overlight and sidelights, and with concrete step. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of the centre of Stranorlar, and along small road to the north-west of Main Street. Tarmacadam forecourt to site. Single-storey gable-fronted garage to the north-east of site. Entrance gateway to the south-west comprising mild steel or wrought-iron gates with cast-iron gate posts; rendered boundary walls to site.

• House, 1925–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built 1935, having gabled-fronted full-height canted bay window to the north-east end of the main elevation (south-east). One of a pair with the building adjacent to the north-east (see 40838027). Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, projecting eaves course, profiled metal rainwater goods, and with central redbrick chimneystack (shared with building to the north-east) having render cornice, profiled stringcourse and terracotta chimneypots; timber finial to gable-fronted canted bay. Pebbledashed walls to main body of building over chamfered red brick plinth course, and with red brick bands\quoin detailing to the south-west corner; smooth rendered walls to canted bay over chamfered red brick plinth course, and with painted smooth render or timber ‘timber framed/Tudoresque’ detailing over to gable. Square-headed window opening to main body of building at first floor level having red brick bands to surround, timber casement windows, and painted sill. Square-headed window openings to canted bay having timber casement windows; leaded coloured glass panels to upper panels at ground floor level. Square-headed door opening to the south-west end of the main elevation (south-east) having timber panelled door with bolection mouldings, plain overlight, red brick bands to surround, timber casement windows, plain overlight, and pre-cast concrete canopy hood supported on pre-cast concrete brackets; glazed inner door with leaded coloured glass panel to upper section, and with encaustic tiled threshold. Set back from the road to the south-west of the centre of Stranorlar with gardens to front and rear. Single-storey outbuilding to the rear (north-west) having painted brick walls and lean-to slate roof. Site bounded to front (south-east) by red brick boundary wall having smooth rendered plinth course and smooth rendered coping over. Gateway to the south-west end of boundary wall having a pair of pebbledashed gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinth, smooth rendered bands to corners, smooth rendered pyramidal capstones, painted brick detailing to heads, and with a pair of decorative wrought-iron or mild steel gates.

• The Haven, house, 1925–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built 1935, having gabled-fronted full-height canted bay window to the south-west end of the main elevation (south-east). One of a pair with the building adjacent to the south-west (see 40838026). Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, projecting eaves course, profiled metal rainwater goods, and with central redbrick chimneystack (shared with building to the south-west) having render cornice, profiled stringcourse and terracotta chimneypots; timber finial to gable-fronted canted bay. Pebbledashed walls to main body of building over chamfered red brick plinth course, and with red brick bands\quoin detailing to the north-east corner; smooth rendered walls to canted bay over chamfered red brick plinth course, and with painted smooth render or timber ‘timber framed/Tudoresque’ detailing over to gable. Square-headed window opening to main body of building at first floor level having red brick bands to surround, timber casement windows, and painted sill. Square-headed window openings to canted bay having timber casement windows; leaded coloured glass panels to upper panels at ground floor level. Square-headed door opening to the north-east end of the main elevation (south-east) having timber door, plain overlight, red brick bands to surround, timber casement windows, plain overlight, and pre-cast concrete canopy hood supported on pre-cast concrete brackets; replacement glazed inner door with encaustic tiled threshold. Set back from the road to the south-west of the centre of Stranorlar with gardens to front and rear. Single-storey outbuilding to the rear (north-west) having painted brick walls and lean-to slate roof. Site bounded to front (south-east) by red brick boundary wall having smooth rendered plinth course and smooth rendered coping over; pebbledashed boundary wall (on quadrant-plan) to the north-east end of front boundary having smooth rendered plinth course, smooth rendered vertical bands creating pebbledashed panels, and with smooth rendered coping over. Gateway to the north-east end of boundary wall having a pair of pebbledashed gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinth, smooth rendered bands to corners, smooth rendered pyramidal capstones, painted brick detailing to heads, and with a pair of decorative wrought-iron or mild steel gates.

• House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house with attic level, built c. 1830 and altered c. 1870. One of a pair with the building adjacent to the south-west (possibly originally one separate property with adjacent building and later subdivided). Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having projecting rendered eaves course, modern rooflights, cast-iron rainwater goods, and smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end (chimneystack to the south-west shared with adjacent building). Smooth rendered wall over smooth rendered plinth course with raised rendered block-and-start quoins to the north-east corner of the front elevation; roughcast rendered finish to the north-east side elevation and to the rear (north-west). Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane horned timber sliding sash windows and painted sills; square-headed window openings to the rear elevation (north-west) having six-over-six pane horned timber sliding sash windows to rear with stone sills, and with central fixed timber two pane light below eaves. Central square-headed door opening to the main elevation with replacement timber panelled door, plain overlight and tooled stone plinth blocks. Road-fronted to the south-west of the centre of Stranorlar. Garden to rear (north-west) bounded by roughcast rendered walls. Laneway to the north-west end giving access to rear.

• Presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey with dormer attic former parochial house, built c. 1880, having single-storey canted bay window to the north-east end bay of the front elevation (south-east) having hipped feathered ashlar sandstone roof detail over. Now in use as a private house with single-storey return to the rear (north-west). Hipped and pitched natural slate roofs (half-hipped to end bays to front elevation) with remains of clay ridge tiles\cresting to central ridge, wrought-iron foliate finials and clay ridge tiles to half-hipped bays to either end of front elevation, central gable-fronted dormer window opening having trefoil-headed one-over-two pane timber sliding sash window and with wrought-iron foliate finial over, and with four stepped ashlar sandstone chimneystacks (one to either gable end and two aligned to rear pitch of central ridge) having moulded stringcourses and with decorative polygonal terracotta pots over. Surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with flush ashlar block-and-start quoins to the corners, and painted projecting chamfered (rendered ashlar?) plinth to base. Central trefoil-headed statue niche to central bay at first floor level having flush cut stone surround, recessed niche with statue of the Virgin Mary, hoodmoulding over with decorative label stops, and with fluer-de-lys finial over. Square-headed window openings with flush ashlar block-and-start surrounds with chamfered reveals, cut stone lintels over with chamfered reveals, moulded cut stone sills, and with two-over-two horizontal pane timber sliding sash windows; flush cut stone relieving arches over ground floor window openings. Cut stone construction to canted bay window having chamfered cut stone mullions, chamfered cut stone lintels, and chamfered cut stone sills. Central four-centred\Tudor-arched doorway to the main elevation having flush ashlar block-and-start surround with chamfered reveals, flush cut stone relieving arch over, square-headed panelled timber door with fielded panels and brass door furniture, plain sidelights over timber panelled stallrisers, plain overlight, and with flight of cut stone (granite) steps. Set back from road in mature grounds to the north-east end of Main Street, Stranorlar, and to the north-west of associated Catholic Church (see 40838023). Gravel forecourt to the front of building. Bounded on street-frontage to the south-east by roughcast rendered boundary wall with rendered coping over. Rubble stone boundary wall to the north-east boundary; modern house built to the south-west of site. Central gateway to former parochial house having a pair of moulded cast-iron gate posts and replacement metal gates.

• Reformed Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey gable-fronted rendered Reformed Presbyterian church, dated 1877, with extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with bargeboards, wrought-iron finial to east gable and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling with pediment and date plaque to gable, banded channelled quoins and projecting plinth, rough cast render to north, south and west elevations with smooth rendered projecting plinth. Round-headed window openings with painted tooled stone sills, rendered lugged architrave surrounds to east elevation with and modillions to sills, weather glazing to north and south elevation, replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber pedimented door surround supported on timber pilasters and console brackets, replacement timber panelled double leaf doors. Set back from the road, bounded to front site by smooth rendered plinth wall surmounted by stone coping and cast-and-wrought-iron railings and cast-iron gates mounted on cast-iron gate piers.

• House, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house with half-dormer attic level, built c. 1930, having projecting single-storey box bay windows to either end of the main elevation (north-west) central projecting smooth rendered porch, and with central half-dormer opening. Central two-storey return to rear (south-east) with modern flat-roofed two-storey extension attached to the south-east corner of rear elevation. Half-hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, terracotta finials, render cornice, profiled metal rainwater goods, central pair of yellow brick chimneystacks, and with decorative timber bargeboard to central half-dormer opening. Hipped natural slate roof to half-dormer opening having terracotta ridge tiles and terracotta finials; hipped natural slate roofs to box bay windows having terracotta ridge tiles and render cornice. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth. Basket-arched window openings to main elevation (north-west), paired to box bay windows, having moulded sills, smooth rendered reveals, and nine-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to the rear elevation of main body of building having four-over-four and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Basket-arched door opening to front face of porch having square-headed doorway with timber panelled door with bolection mouldings, brass door furniture, and with multi-paned overlight; render cornice to porch. Flight of steps to doorway. Set back from road in an elevated site with garden to front of house, located to the south-west of the centre of Stranorlar. Bounded on road-frontage to the north-east by roughcast rendered boundary wall with smooth rendered coping over. Vehicular gateway to the north-east end of boundary wall having smooth rendered gate piers (on square-plan) and a pair of wrought-iron gates; pedestrian gateway to the centre of boundary wall having a pair of smooth rendered gate piers (on square-plan) with decorative cast-iron gate.

• James Boyle & Co. Solicitors, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house with public house to ground floor level, built or modified c. 1880, and having integral segmental-headed carriage-arch to the west end of the front elevation (north). Now in use as public house with offices over at first and second floor level. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having rendered chimneystacks to gable ends (east and west), and with paired moulded brackets to eaves supporting profiled cast-iron rainwater goods over; cast-iron downpipes having decorative brackets. Pebbledashed walls to upper floors having smooth rendered\stucco horizontal and vertical bands, and with smooth rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners; channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings to upper floors having replacement windows; smooth rendered surrounds to second floor openings having chamfered reveals, and rendered surrounds at first floor level comprising fluted Doric-type pilasters (on square-plan) having segmental pediments over with plain smooth rendered friezes. Continuous projecting smooth rendered sill course at first floor level. Square-headed window opening to pubfront having fixed-pane display window, and with wrought-iron security bars; smooth rendered apron panel under window having rectangular recess with central raised circular motif. Square-headed doorway to pubfront having battened timber half-door. Square-headed doorway, offset to the west side of centre, giving access to upper floors having timber panelled door with brass door furniture, plinth blocks, modern leaded overlight, and having render surround comprising fluted Doric-type pilasters (on square-plan) having segmental pediment over with plain smooth rendered frieze. Segmental-headed carriage-arch to the west end of the main elevation (north) having channelled smooth rendered surround with moulded and chamfered reveals, and with modern metal-sheeted door. Road-fronted to the centre of Stranorlar.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace attached five-bay three-storey house, built c. 1790, having projecting stair return and later extensions to the rear (south). Formerly with retail outlet at ground floor level. Now in use a private house. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having projecting eaves course, smooth rendered chimneystacks to the gable ends (east and west) and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course, and with smooth render former fascia panel to former shopfront over ground floor window openings. Smooth rendered finish to the west gable end. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, and with two-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at second floor level, four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level, all with exposed sash boxes. Central square-headed doorway to front elevation having timber battened door, chamfered smooth rendered reveal, plinth blocks to base, and having overlight with geometric metal\leaded glazing bars. Street-fronted to the centre of Stranorlar, laneway to the east gable end. Group of detached outbuildings to the rear having pitched artificial slate roof and rubble stone walls.

• Water pump, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, lever to west face, and having lion's head motif to spout (north). Now out of use. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Located on footpath adjacent to main road to the east of the centre of Stranorlar. Roughcast rendered boundary wall to the south.

• Water pump, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, lever to west face, and having lion's head motif to spout (north). Now out of use. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Located on footpath adjacent to main road to the east of the centre of Stranorlar. Two semi-detached single-storey vernacular houses adjacent to the south-west.

• Stranorlar Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey gable-fronted Presbyterian church/meeting house, built 1906-7, with offset three-stage tower/stair tower (on square-plan) attached to the east corner of the entrance front (south) having slated pyramidal roof over, and with single-bay vestibule to the west corner of the entrance front having raised rendered parapet over with smooth rendered pinnacles over to the north-west and south-west corners having wrought-iron finials over. Single-storey vestry to the rear (north). Pitched natural slate roof to main body of building with terracotta ridge tiles; hipped natural slate roof to tower having elaborate wrought-iron finial over. Hipped artificial slate roof to vestry. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting rendered plinth course with stepped clasping buttresses between bays to side elevations of main body of building (east and west) having feathered skews/coping, stepped clasping buttresses to corners of front elevation (east), tower, porch, and vestry having feathered skews/coping. Moulded render stringcourse forming hoodmoulding over window openings to side elevations (east and west); moulded render stringcourses to front elevation and to tower; raised render block-and-start quoins to corners of tower at upper stage level; incised render ‘bell-shaped’ motifs to tower at eaves level; pointed-arched recess to parapet of porch. Date plaque to site incised ‘1906’. Pointed-arched window openings to side elevations (east and west) of main body of building and to the first and second stages of tower having leaded coloured glass windows; pointed-arched window openings to front elevation (south), flanking doorway, having leaded coloured glass and with render hoodmouldings over having decorative label stops. Trefoil window opening to the south elevation of vestibule; round window opening with leaded stained glass to the north elevation. Four-light pointed-arched window opening to the front elevation, over doorway, having leaded stained glass windows, cut stone Decorated\Geometric Gothic tracery, chamfered ashlar block-and-start surround, and with render hoodmoulding over having decorative gable stops. Trefoil openings to tower at third stage level. Tudor-arched/four-centred arched doorway to the centre of the entrance front (south) having staged render surround with colonnettes, render hoodmoulding over with decorative label stops, pair of glazed timber doors with leaded stained glass and timber tracery, and with leaded stained glass overlight. Flight of stone steps to entrance. Set back from road in mature grounds a short distance to the north of the centre of Stranorlar. Detached two-storey building to north-west of site, possibly a Sunday school or a hall, having pitched natural slate roof, roughcast rendered walls, and square-headed window and door openings with replacement fittings. Bounded on street-frontage to the south by rendered boundary wall having wrought-iron railings over with decorative finials, and with rendered gate piers (on square-plan) along length having recessed pointed-arch motifs to front faces and rendered capstones over with four gable-fronted faces having recessed trefoil motifs. Gateway to the centre, serving main doorway, having a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having recessed pointed-arch motifs to front face, rendered capstones over with four gable-fronted faces having recessed trefoil motifs, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates with decorative foliate finials over. Rendered and rubble stone boundary walls to other site boundaries. Associated former manse (see 40838042) adjacent to the north.

• Manse, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former Presbyterian manse, built c. 1881, having single-bay canted bay windows with hipped slate roofs over to either end of the main elevation (east\south-east) with central shallow projecting porch between having cast-iron railings over, and with two-storey return to the rear (west\north-west). Now in use as a private house with extension to the rear. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves with timber soffit supported on paired moulded timber brackets, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with a central pair of rendered chimneystacks. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course with stringcourse below eaves render cornice to canted bays. Square-headed window openings with continuous sill course at ground and first floor level, and with replacement windows. Central square-headed door opening to shallow projecting porch to the front elevation (east\south-east) having a pair of timber panelled doors with field panels and brass door furniture, plain overlight, and with render surround having blocks to centre and with keystone detail over; moulded cornice to porch with decorative cast-iron panels over. Set back from road in extensive mature landscaped site to the north of the centre of Stranorlar, and adjacent to the north of associated Presbyterian church\meeting house (see 40838041). Modernised single-storey flat-roofed outbuilding to the rear having rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings with red brick surrounds. Rendered boundary walls to site with main gateway to the north-east of dwelling.

• The Manse, manse, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey rendered former Reformed Presbyterian manse, built c. 1880, having single-bay canted bay windows to either end of the main elevation (south-east) with open veranda porch between having mono-pitched artificial slate roof over supported on cast-iron columns having decorative foliate capitals, and having timber trellis panels to head. Now in use as a private house with two-storey return to the rear (north-west). Hipped artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with slightly overhanging bracketed eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods, and a central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to canted bays. Continuous sill course at first floor level, running around to side elevations, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to the side elevations. Central segmental-headed doorway having replacement timber door flanked by timber pilasters having foliated consoles over, and with plain overlight. Set well-back from road in extensive mature grounds to the north-west of the centre of Stranorlar and to the north of associated Reformed Presbyterian church\meeting house (see 40838031). Gateway, at start of approach laneway to house from the east, having a pair of hooped wrought-iron gates supported on cast-iron gate posts. Detached two-storey outbuilding to the rear (north-west) having pitched natural slate roof, roughcast rendered walls, square-headed window openings with stone sills and fixed-pane timber windows, square-headed doors and loading bays with timber battened doors. Roughcast rendered walls and gate piers to site.

• Stranorlar Country House, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1905, having full-height canted bays to either end of the main elevation (east) with shallow projecting flat-roofed porch between, and with two-storey return to the rear (west). Now also in use as a guest house. Pitched natural slate roof to main body of building having overhanging eaves with render brackets, profiled cast-iron rainwater goods, and with rendered chimneystacks to gable ends having render cornice coping over. Timber open cross-braced bargeboards to gable ends. Hipped natural slate roofs to canted bays. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, with raised rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners of the front elevation, and with moulded render stringcourse between ground and first floor window openings. Square-headed window openings with chamfered smooth render reveals, and six-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Continuous moulded sills to canted bays. Central square-headed doorway to the main elevation east having timber panelled double-doors with brass door furniture, leaded overlight, and with doorcase comprising fluted columns with moulded bases and with Composite capitals over supporting entablature over with plain frieze and dentilated cornice. Square-headed door opening to north elevation with glazed timber. Set back from road in mature landscaped grounds to the north-east of the centre of Stranorlar. Single-storey outbuilding to the west, now altered and partially in use as guest accommodation, having pitched natural slate roof, rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings with replacement fittings, square-headed doorways with timber doors, and with square-headed carriage-arch to the north end of the main elevation having sliding battened timber door. Gateway to the south-west of site comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded bases, inset rectangular panels to faces with moulded borders, fluted friezes, moulded capstones with cornices and ball finials over, and with ornate cast-iron gates.

• Stranorlar Catholic Graveyard, graveyard/cemetery, 1800–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard (on irregular-plan), originally laid out c. 1820. Formerly also the site of Stranorlar Catholic church, built c. 1820, and demolished c. 1870 following the construction of Church of Mary Immaculate\St. Mary’s Catholic church (see 40838023) to the south-west. Collection of upstanding, recumbent and table-type gravemarkers of mainly late nineteenth and twentieth-century date, some with metal railed enclosures. Site surrounded by roughcast rendered rubble stone walls, exposed rubble stone to the southern boundary. Main gateway to the north of site comprising a pair of squared and coursed rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) with capstones and a pair of modern metal gates. Located to the north of the centre of Stranorlar, and to north-east of Ballybofey.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Stranorlar

Area

1,046,243 m² (104.62 ha, 258.53 acres)

Civil parish

Stranorlar, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe South

Electoral division

Stranorlar, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Stranorlar electoral division: 4,706 people in 1,787 households; 61% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Admiran, Ballybofey, Dreenan, Drumboe Lower, Glebe, Greenhills, Mullandrait, Navenny

Placenames

Stranorlar 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.