Knockbrack
Knockbrack is a townland in the civil parish of Leck, barony of Raphoe North, Co. Donegal. Its name in Irish is An Cnoc Breac.
Parcel 1317526
- Area
- 52,544 m² (5.25 ha, 12.98 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Knockbrack
Planning applications on this parcel
19 Nov 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AN AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED, (2) A SILAGE PIT AND (3) A MANURE PIT, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562017
26 Sept 2025N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED, (2) SILAGE PIT, (3) MANURE PIT, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561671
2 Dec 2020Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051838
5 Oct 2020N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051430
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 182.4 ha
- 451 acres
- Land parcels
- 117
- registered freehold, median 3,709 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
117 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbrack, from 25 m² to 120,449 m² (12.04 ha, 29.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knockbrack 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
27 Jul 2026Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661394
12 Mar 2026Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING, DETACHED, TWO STOREY HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS, AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED BUNGALOW HOUSE WITH ALTERATONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SITE SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660403
20 Jan 2026Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660055
19 Nov 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AN AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED, (2) A SILAGE PIT AND (3) A MANURE PIT, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562017
26 Sept 2025N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED, (2) SILAGE PIT, (3) MANURE PIT, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561671
13 May 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560753
14 Apr 2025Refused
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (2) PLACEMENT OF A MOBILE HOME ON SITE UNTIL DWELLING HOUSE IS COMPLETE, WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2550045
31 Jan 2024Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE CONSTRUCTED WITH DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE / STORAGE SHED (EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR THE DURATION OF THE REPLACEMENT DEVELOPMENT WORKS AS TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION) AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460064
23 Oct 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Outline permission · Donegal County Council, 2351603
23 Aug 2023Refused
AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED, REDUCTION AND RAISING OF GROUND LEVELS, DESIGNATED AREAS FOR STORAGE OF SCAFFOLDING PLANT AND MATERIAL CHANGE OF USAGE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXISTING HARDSTAND CONCRETE YARD AREAS FOR AGRICULTURAL USAGE, ALL WITHIN FARM COMPLEX
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2351256
18 May 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE AND A HALF STOREY STYLE DWELLING, PROVISION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, ACCESSED VIA EXISTING LANEWAY
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350677
23 Mar 2023Conditional
CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN AND REORIENTATION ON SITE FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 13/50429 AND EXTENDED UNDER PLANNING REF: 18/50081
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350375
11 Nov 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251842
16 May 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & DOMESTIC GARAGE & INSTALLATION OF A NEW ON-SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250838
25 Mar 2022Refused
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND A DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250511
4 Oct 2021Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & DOMESTIC GARAGE & INSTALLATION OF A NEW ON-SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151964
8 Jun 2021Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH A DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH AN ONSITE SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151116
21 May 2021N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH A DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH AN ONSITE SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150987
15 Jan 2021Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF DWELLING AND DECOMMISSIONING OF SEPTIC TANK (2) ERECTION OF DWELLING AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150039
18 Dec 2020Unconditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD POWER LINE WITH ASSOCIATED POLES, MASTS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, SITE WORKS AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, FOR A 38KV GRID CONNECTION TO LINK THE CONSENTED LETTERGULL WIND FARM, MOMEEN AND LETTERGULL TOWNLANDS, RAPHOE WITH THE EXISTING LETTERKENNY 110KV SUBSTATION IN LISTILLION TOWNLAND, LETTERKENNY. THE POWER LINE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10.16 KILOMETRES LONG. ALL STRUCTURES RANGE IN HEIGHT FROM 12 METRES TO 19 METRES. THE MAJORITY OF THE OVERHEAD LINE STRUCTURES ARE WOODEN POLE SETS; INCLUDING 5 STEEL MAST STRUCTURES. THE ELECTRICITY POWER LINE WILL BE OVERHEAD EXCEPT FOR SHORT SECTIONS ALONG THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS; N13-8 LISTILLION TOWNLAND (TD.), L-5794-1 LISTILLION TD., L-5634-2 KINCRAIGY TD., L-5644-1 ROOSKEY TD. AND L-5664-1 ROOSKEY TD. WHERE IT IS TO BE LAID UNDERGROUND. THE PROPOSED POWER CABLE WILL TRAVERSE THE FOLLOWING TOWNLANDS (FROM SUBSTATION TO CONSENTED WIND FARM SITE); LISTILLION TD, LURGY TD, KNOCKBRACK TD, AGHLEHARD TD, TREANAVINNY TD, GLENMAQUIN LOWER TD (PART UNDERGROUND) KINCRAIGY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), ROOSKEY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), LISCLAMERTY TD, CARRICKNAMART TD, MONDOOEY UPPER TD, MONDOOEY MIDDLE TD, BALLYHOLEY FAR TD, DRUMATOLAND TD, SHESKINAPOLL TD, CARRICKADAWSON TD, WOODLAND TD AND MOMEEN TD (PART UNDERGROUND)
Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2051961
2 Dec 2020Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051838
5 Oct 2020N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051430
24 May 2020N/a
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050549
26 Sept 2019N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SHEEP SHED & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951472
19 Sept 2019N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SHEEP SHED & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951423
The 25 most recent of 34 applications.
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 Knockbrack.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Knockbrack.
Architectural heritage
- Bridge, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch former railway bridge, built c. 1909, carrying the former Strabane to Letterkenny narrow gauge railway line over small stream. Railway line now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Squared construction to spandrels and abutments. Round-headed arch with rendered voussoirs. Timber fencing to parapets. Grass deck. Located in private garden adjacent to former railway crossing guard’s house (now altered and not in survey). Located in the rural countryside to the south-east of Letterkenny.
- Bridge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arched bridge carrying road over small unnamed stream, built c. 1860. Segmental-headed arch with roughly dressed stone voussoirs; squared rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Squared and coursed rubble stone construction to spandrels and abutments. Rubble stone construction to parapets with rubble stone coping over. Modern repairs in places Tarmacadam deck grass verges. Located in the rural countryside to the south-east of Letterkenny.
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 Knockbrack, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as 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 Knockbrack.
- 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 Knockbrack with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Knockbrack · An Cnoc Breac
- Area
- 1,823,712 m² (182.37 ha, 450.65 acres)
- Civil parish
- Leck, and its townlands
- Barony
- Raphoe North
- Electoral division
- Magheraboy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,719 people lived in 542 households in the Magheraboy electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghlehard, Dooballagh, Glenkeeran, Lurgy, Treanavinny
- Placenames
- Knockbrack 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.