Woodland

190 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Woodland, from 18 m² to 85,842 m² (8.58 ha, 21.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 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 Woodland 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.

• 14 Jul 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF MICA DEFECTIVE DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661302

• 2 Jun 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2650081

• 24 Apr 2026Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660724

• 10 Jun 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRE-CAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DETACHED TWO STOREY DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, CONSEQUENT TO THAT PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 23/50279 WITH ALL EXISTING ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES TO BE RETAINED AND REUSED FOR THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT DWELLING

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560961

• 29 May 2025N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560887

• 29 Apr 2025Conditional

  DOMESTIC GARAGE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560667

• 25 Feb 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MICA DEFECTIVE HOUSE AND ERECTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560254

• 13 Feb 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF DEFECTIVE PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY REPLACEMENT REDESIGNED / REPOSITIONED DWELLING WITH ACCOMPANYING SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE TO MAKE USE OF ALL EXISTING SITE SERVICES INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560174

• 19 Nov 2024N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461875

• 11 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461814

• 1 Jul 2024Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, INCREASED GARAGE LENGTH, UPDATED SITE LAYOUT PLAN AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 20/51557

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460992

• 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

• 9 Jun 2023Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SAND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO SERVE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 94/1297

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350820

• 8 Mar 2023Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING (DEFECTIVE/MICA) DWELLING HOUSE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE ELEVATIONS AND CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350279

• 22 Feb 2023N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING (DEFECTIVE/MICA) DWELLING HOUSE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE ELEVATIONS AND CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350204

• 23 Dec 2022Conditional

  SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND PERMISSION FOR A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2252095

• 15 Dec 2022Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION OF DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PL.REG.REF.NO:21/50087

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2252010

• 21 Dec 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152581

• 22 Sept 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151904

• 21 Apr 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING , SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150721

• 18 Mar 2021Conditional

  (1) ERECTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION TO REAR WALL OF SILAGE PIT (B) STEEL STANCHION STRUCTURE AND SHEET CLADDING AROUND EXISTING SILAGE PIT (C) NEW CORRUGATED ROOF STRUCTURE ABOVE EXISTING SILAGE PIT AND ATTACHED TO STEEL STANCHIONS AND SHEET CLADDING (D) NEW LEAN-TO STORAGE SHED ADJACENT AND LINKED TO NEW STEEL STANCHION, SHEET CLADDING AND CORRUGATED ROOF STRUCTURE (2) MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF SILAGE PIT TO STORAGE SHED (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150474

• 22 Feb 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM & PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150282

• 26 Jan 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150087

• 11 Jan 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150013

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Woodland.

Recorded monuments

• DG053-011 Souterrain
  Description

  There is no trace of the 'cave' or souterrain marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps and recorded by Kinahan (1885-86, 427). The area which is on the SE slope of a hill in very good land, has been considerably altered. Kinahan also records a second souterrain or possibly part of this one closeby. Monitoring was carried out by Mary Henry of Mary Henry Archaeological Services Ltd under licence No. 04E1596 as part of planning permission granted for the construction of a house at Woodlands, Letterkenny. The site is near a megalithic tomb. Other than evidence for cultivation, the site was featureless. No archaeological features were uncovered in the course of monitoring. (Excavations Bulletin 2004) Testing was carried out at Woodlands, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, by Eoghan Kieran, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services under licence No. 06E0062 on 8 February 2006. The work was undertaken in advance of the construction of four houses and septic tanks at the site (NGR 219450/415000). The development was at the location of two souterrains (DG053-012----). There was no visible trace of these monuments on the site. Testing took place over one day and involved the excavation of ten trenches along the footprint of the proposed buildings, septic tanks and approach roadway using a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket. No archaeological material was noted in the development area and bedrock and boulder clay were recorded very close to the surface (Bennett 2009, 101). 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. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 14 November 2011

• DG053-012 Souterrain
  Description

  Marked as a 'Cave' on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch maps and recorded by Kinahan (1885-86, 427). There is now no trace visible of this monument. It was situated on the SE slope of a hill in good land. There has been a lot of reclamation in the vicinity. Testing was carried out at Woodlands, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, by Eoghan Kieran, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services under licence No. 06E0062 on 8 February 2006. The work was undertaken in advance of the construction of four houses and septic tanks at the site (NGR 219450/415000). The development was at the location of two souterrains (DG053-011----). There was no visible trace of these monuments on the site. Testing took place over one day and involved the excavation of ten trenches along the footprint of the proposed buildings, septic tanks and approach roadway using a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket. No archaeological material was noted in the development area and bedrock and boulder clay were recorded very close to the surface (Bennett 2009, 101). 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. 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 Woodland.

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Woodland

Area

834,776 m² (83.48 ha, 206.28 acres)

Civil parish

Aghanunshin, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Castlewray, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castlewray electoral division: 3,681 people in 1,340 households; 83% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardarawer, Castlebane, Knockybrin, Lisnanees Lower, Lisnanees Upper, Lisnenan, Loughagannon, Loughnagin

Placenames

Woodland 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.